SKILLS CENTER INITIATIVE SKILLS CENTER INITIATIVE Wisc onsin De par Wisc onsin De par tme nt of Childr tme nt of Childr e n and F e n and F amilie s amilie s • • wante d pilot pr oje c t Conc e pt was shor t-te r m oc c upational skills tr aining • Pr opone nt of wor k e xpe r ie nc e • Par tne r s inc lude : • • Chambe r Ch b f C of Comme r c e • Community-Base d Or ganization • Manpowe r • SWWDB Initial ide a was tr aditional gr ant applic ation for • funding funding ENCLOSURE 8
SKILLS CENTER INITIATIVE SKILLS CENTER INITIATIVE Wor Wor kfor kfor c e initiative s in Wisc onsin c e initiative s in Wisc onsin • • • Be Bold 2 Study • T he R oad Ahe ad R e por t Wisc onsin De par tme nt of Wor kfor c e De ve lopme nt • Conc e pt of e mploye r “Skin-in-the -Game ” • Str St onge r r ole for l f e mploye r l s • Pr ogr am de sign – c ontinge nc y staffing mode l •
WORK TODAY PROGRAM WORK TODAY PROGRAM E E mploye r mploye r F F oc use d oc use d • • T ale nt-Dr ive n R e c r uitme nt Pr oc e ss • E mployme nt Plac e me nt Ve r p y sus Wor k Se ar c h Mode l • Wor k-Base d, Job Spe c ific Asse ssme nt and T r aining • Wor k Re adine ss/ E mployability Skills • Job Coac hing • Wor ke r Suc c e ss Suppor t Gr oup •
Wor Wor k T k T oday is a r oday is a r adic al and innovative pr adic al and innovative pr ogr ogr am am • • de signe d to addr e ss the skills gap E mploye r -c e nte r e d pr ogr am linking e mploye r s with • ope n jobs with loc al job c andidate s Cr e ation of Wor k T oday E mploye r Allianc e (WT E A) • • Ide ntifie s job skill r e quir e me nts and e sse ntial qualific ations • Ide ntifie s job skill r e quir e me nts and e sse ntial qualific ations • Ac tive r ole for e mploye r s in de signing instr uc tional c onte nt and c ur r ic ulum • Aligns tr Ali t aining with job spe c ific c ompe te nc ie s with skill i i ith j b ifi t i ith kill attainme nt doc ume nte d thr ough ac tual job pe r for manc e
WT WT E E A c ompr A c ompr ise d of pr ise d of pr ivate -se c tor ivate -se c tor e mploye r e mploye r s s • • Public / non-pr ofit or ganizations suppor t WT E A and • de live r se r vic e s Ope r ational with 5 e mploye r s c ontr ibuting funds • Gr ant fr om AT & T F oundation • L oc al e c onomic de ve lopme nt age nc y c ontr ibuting • funds 4 additional e mploye r 4 additional e mploye r s e xpr s e xpr e sse d inte r e sse d inte r e st in joining e st in joining • Pur sue funding – r e ve r se funding appr oac h •
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