Regional Workforce Development in Southeastern Wisconsin

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• Regional Workforce Development in Southeastern
  Wisconsin

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Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic
Development
Generation 1 Red Generation 2 Grey
Generation 3 Gold
Total of 39 WIRED Regions funded by US
Department of Labor Employment and Training
Administration
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Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic
Development
November 15, 2006
Source Excerpt from letter to WIRED Regional
Leads, November 15, 2006 Asst. Secretary Emily
Stover DeRocco
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Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic
Development
Elements of Workforce Investment System
Transformation
Source Letter to WIRED Regional Leads, November
15, 2006 Asst. Secretary Emily Stover DeRocco
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Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic
Development
Elements of Workforce Investment System
Transformation
Source Letter to WIRED Regional Leads, November
15, 2006 Asst. Secretary Emily Stover DeRocco
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Align for a Regional Win

• Align the education, economic development and
  workforce systems with a focus on the talent
  pipeline
• Cultivate workforce talent,
• Deliver demand-driven talent development
  services, and
• Catalyze systems integration for seamless
  solutions.
• Target investment in M7 driver industries - every
  driver industry job creates 5 other jobs in the
  economy

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Highlights of RWAs Workforce Innovation Fund
Workforce Innovation Fund of 2.5 million total
by RWA for Milwaukee 7 Region To be
announced at April 11, 2008 Workforce Innovation
Forum event A Different Mindset from
Traditional Funding Grant Investment Deficit-b
ased Asset-based Funder at arms length Funder
as co-innovator Risk-adverse Risk-tolerant

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Highlights of RWAs Workforce Innovation Fund

• Three Funding Tiers
• Exploratory Investments 250,000 total for
  awards up to 20,000Supports research
  development and partnership formation through a
  small investment to develop concept
• Demonstration Investment 1 million total for
  awards up to 100,000 Supports innovative pilot
  program or training
• Implementation Investment 1.25 million total
  for awards up to 250,000Brings innovative pilot
  program or training to a regional scale,
  leverages / coordinates with additional funding
  sources

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Demand Side
For Employers One point of contact via Milwaukee
7 website Demand-driven business
services Proactive in forecasting, yet as
responsive as possible to immediate workforce
needs Implement industry council workforce
strategies Innovative pilot projects
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Supply Side
For Job Seekers Recreate the talent pipeline by
funding innovative approaches Prepare more to
enter Science, Technology Engineering, and Math
fields Collaborate across K-16 education
following Milwaukee 7 economic framework Promote
careers in driver industries Local pilot
programs for specialized needs
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Transformation
Workforce Infrastructure Workforce system
transformation Alignment of workforce board
training funds Connection with private foundation
investments
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Regional Workforce Alliance Governance Structure