Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board

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Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board

• Leading a New Vision for Milwaukee

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The New Vision

• The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board
  (MAWIB) serves as the force to join economic
  development, education, and workforce development
  efforts to plan, coordinate and make investment
  in the people and businesses that make our local
  communities and regional economy vibrant and
  successful.

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Milwaukee Area WIB

• Transition from County to City
• Mayoral appointments are completed and the new
  Board operating
• DWD asked MAWIB to submit a new plan in October
  to outline changes to the Governance, Operations,
  and Programs that was done and a revised version
  was submitted this month (February 08).
• Staff and programs interruptions have been minimal

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Transition Team

• Objective
• Make recommendations to the Mayor and WIB on
  overall policy and strategy development for
  Milwaukee workforce development efforts with
  special attention to the specific roles and
  responsibilities of the WIB.

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Transition Team Members

• Bill Andrekopulous
• Alderman Ashanti Hamiliton
• Alderman Willie Wade
• Dan Bader
• Darnell Cole
• Dennis Conta
• John Hiller
• Janel Hines
• Melanie Holmes
• Doug Jansson
• Tina Koehn
• Lupe Martinez

• Phil Neuenfeldt
• Rev. Louis Sibley
• Carol Sample
• Howard Snyder
• Tim Sullivan
• Don Sykes
• Supervisor Willie Johnson Jr.
• Julia Taylor
• Joseph Tucker
• Devon Turner
• Wallace White
• Steven Xiong

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Transition Team Committees

• Business Services
• Resource Development
• Economic Development
• Organizational Restructuring

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Overview  A Collaborative and Coordinated System
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Guiding Principals

• All employers will be able to access appropriate
  and needed employees through a single system.
• Employers and job seekers can access
  opportunities for skill development through
  coordinated training opportunities.
• All job seekers will obtain employment and
  employment services through the Job Center
  system.
• All entry level workers will receive access to
  work supports that enable them to obtain and
  retain employment
• All workers who obtain employment will have the
  opportunity to pursue career pathways that lead
  to jobs that increase economic well being.
• The employment and training system will
  continually strive to become a proactive system.

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The Workforce Investment Board

• Daniel Bader, Board Chair
• President - Bader Foundation and
• Chairman - Granite Microsystems Inc.
• Shirley Lanier, Board Vice Chair
• President - EnviroTech Services, LLC
• Donald Layden, Jr., Board Secretary/Treasurer
• Senior Executive Vice President - Metavante
  Corporation
• Donald Sykes, President of the Board
• President / CEO - Milwaukee Area Workforce
  Investment Board
• William Andrekopoulos, Superintendent
• Milwaukee Public Schools
• David W. Aragon, President
• SITE Personnel Services Inc.
• Sheila Cochran, Secretary / Treasurer - Chief
  Operating Officer
• Milwaukee County Labor Council, AFL-CIO
• B.G. (retired) Robert Cocroft, CEO
• Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd
• Darnell Cole, President

• Lupe Martinez, President / CEO
• U M O S  
• Sean McGowan, President
• Tramont Corporation
• John Miller, President / CEO
• Goodwill Industries of SE Wisconsin
• Mary Moore, Director
• Department of Workforce Development
• Division of Unemployment Insurance (UI)
• Jeannetta Robinson, Founder / CEO
• Career Youth Development - C Y D
• Tom Romoser, Director - Manufacturing Projects
• Harley-Davidson Inc. - Milwaukee
• Carol Sample, Executive Advisor
• Spotted Eagle, Incorporated
• Thelma Sias, Vice President - Local Affairs
• We Energies
• Howard Snyder, Executive Director
• Northwest Side Community Development Corporation

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The Workforce Investment Board

• Staff Transition Planning
• WIB Program Staff have been reviewing
  partnerships, programs, and policy to better
  align the activities of the new Board toward
  greater
• Services Coordination Integration
• Community Planning Partnership Development
• Resource Development Capacity Building

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Core Coordinating Council

• DVR
• Foundations
• Job Corp
• Department of City Development
• Community Development Block Grant
• Business Representatives

• MATC
• MPS
• W2 Agencies
• Job Service
• Milwaukee County Department of Social Services

• This Advisory Council to the One Stop System will
  replace the current WIBs Job Center Committee.
  It will provide ongoing input into the systems
  development, monitor the effectiveness of the
  One-Stop network and provide advice on its
  continuous improvement.

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Community Neighborhood Council

• Define role and activities of CBOs FBOs in
  workforce development
• Developing a coordinated strategy for serving
  those with multiple barriers to employment and
  whose needs go beyond workforce development.
• Building community infrastructure to coordinate
  economic development and address poverty.

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Industry Sector Partnerships

• Sector Partnerships Intermediary Organizations
  are key to meeting workforce demands.
• Key Sectors in Milwaukee
• Manufacturing
• Health Care
• Construction
• Business/Financial Services
• Retail
• Hospitality

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WIA ONE STOP SYSTEM

• Business Services
• Central Business Services Unit (CBSU)
• Demand Driven Training System
• Economic Development Interface
• Job Seekers
• Career Opportunity Centers
• Education Training Career Pathways
• Community Support Services Network

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Regional Connections

• WIRED
• M7
• RWA

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Milwaukee Area WIB Highlights

• Business Services
• Partnerships
• ATT
• Alro Steel
• Arandell Corp
• Associated Bank
• Bucyrus Int.
• CD Technologies
• Capital Returns
• McDonalds / MacAllen Partnership Inc.
• Roundys

• Education Training
• 215 individuals enrolled into education
  training programs
• Key Partnerships
• Milwaukee Area Technical College
• WRTP/BIG STEP

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Milwaukee Area WIB Highlights

• Awarded major grant in partnership with MPS
  through the US Dept of Labor
• Two year 4.8 million dollar grant to assist MPS
  high school youth impacted by violence, gangs and
  the juvenile justice system
• Youth Summer Employment Program placed 600 young
  people in 2007 and the 2009 plan is to integrate
  WIA, City of Milwaukee and state funds to create
  2000 youth jobs for 2008 (250-350 Year round)

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Next Steps

• Transition Team recommendations from Committees
  will be presented to the Mayor WIB next month.
• MAWIB is presently undergoing an organizational
  assessment and planning for a Strategic Planning
  or Visioning session this spring.