Secretary Roberta Gassman Department of Workforce Development

06/12/09

Updates: Recovery & Reinvestment Act

&Governor’s New Workforce Package

Council on Workforce Investment

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Agenda

• Economic update• American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

update• Gov’s Workforce package update

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Economic Update

• National recession = shortfalls in virtually every state

• Gov’s budget demands sacrifice; 5 core principles:

– Protect: ed, HC, pub safety

– Cut non-essential

– Use Recovery $ wisely

– Spare middle class from tax hike

– Leave state in better shape

• Last fall, Gov directed deep cuts, 10%+; Kept state jobs vacant;

• Budget cuts $2.2B; $931M from existing programs, 1% across board + add’l cuts

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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

• $3.7B to Wisconsin• WIA $ & guidance to WDBs

– Adult & dislocated workers• $5M Adult• $16M Dislocated

– Youth• $13.8M• 5,010 youth to be employed this summer • 14 – 24 yrs old

– Youth demo projects • Energy Advocates• DNR Invasive Species

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ARRA: Wagner Peyser

• Reemployment ServicesConnect UI claimants to employment &

training • $7M+• 07/01/09 – begin mobile, statewide RES sessions• 50+ staff hired in June

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ARRA: UI Programs

Increased weekly benefit check by $25UI modernization passed increasing

eligibility• Compelling family reasons• Approved training

Extended benefit programs expandedNo interest loanFederal reimbursement for extended

benefits

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ARRA: Vocational Rehabilitation

• Goal: serve 2,000 individuals from wait list during first year

• Progress: halfway to goal

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ARRA: Competitive Grants

• Multiple opportunities

– Awaiting DOL specifics

DWD working w/WDBs, tech colleges & industry partners

– Goal: strengthen WI workforce system beyond ARRA $

• Career pathways, apprenticeships, etc

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Recovery Act Jobs

Governor Doyle named JobCenterofWisconsin.com official site for posting Recovery Act jobs

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Governor’s Workforce Training Package

• $5.89M Wisconsin Sector Strategies – $3M EISP – $700K, 2nd round MSSC – $85K, supplements $250K Opportunity Grants – $1.5M Skills Jump Start – $300K Skills Assessment / Work Readiness – $175K Career 101 Pilots – $140K

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Sector Strategies• Regional, industry-led partnerships

– Determine training needs

– Align training resources w/ employer & worker needs

• Available through WDBs– $490K for convening grants

– $2.5M for training grants

• To date, 30 applications received– Recommended funding 11

• 4 grants for training $795K• 7 grants for convening $156K• 1 request pending review & others in revision

– Sectors include green/advanced manufacturing, healthcare, wind energy, water, construction, food & agricultural products, bio-plastic-composites

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Emerging Industries Skills Partnership Initiative

• 2nd round of EISP grants $700K in new worker training grants Applications due June 19 Focus on green jobs, renewable energy & lean, high-tech

manufacturing Training for incumbent, dislocated, low-wage workers & adult job

seekers Up to $100,000/award for worker training; 50% local match

required Must collaborate with industry groups, employers, UW-Extension

or tech colleges, labor, Job Service

• Builds on grants from year ago

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MSSC Expansion

Purpose: Expand efforts for Manufacturing Skill Standards Certification (MSSC) assessment & training; help more Wisconsin mfg workers become MSSC credentialed & certified

Goal to have 40% of Wis mfg workers achieve MSSC by 2016 MSSC grants

$85,000 available - announced in May; due June 19 Grants to be submitted jointly by WDB & tech college Encourage Wis mfg to join WDBs in applying Individuals eligible: incumbent workers, dislocated workers,

adult job seekers, youth transitioning from high school to post secondary ed or employment

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Opportunity Grants

Purpose: Tuition & support to low wage & underemployed who want to attend training but do not qualify for financial aid

$1.5M to WDBs via formula Short-term training at tech colleges Funding to WDBs issued this week for

programs starting in fall

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Skills Jump Start

Purpose: Help low-skilled, low-wage workers into

post-secondary training through bridge programs

$300K

Target low-wage workers lacking HS

diploma

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Skills Assessment Pilots

Purpose: Pilot implementation of a standardized skills assessment tool & work readiness certificate

Status: The pilot will be conducted through the ARRA Reemployment Services project

$175K for Skills Assessment & Work Readiness Certification

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Career 101 Pilots

Purpose: Establish pilot that link students & high schools with WDBs & employers who have demand occupations & job openings in a region

Status: Consultation w/ DPI, local school district, & one WDB completed to implement program

$140K available Awards to school districts to establish pilots & inform

students of career opportunities Focus on demand occupations

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Thank you