SPEAKER’S TASK FORCE ON YOUTH WORKFORCE

READINESSREPRESENTATIVE BOB KULP, CHAIR

Mark TylerPresident

OEM Fabricators, Inc.

In the Spirit of Full Transparency…

• Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment, Chair• Wisconsin Technical College System, State Board• University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents• Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Board• Manufacturing Works / Gold Collar Careers, Board• Wisconsin Technology Council, Board• Success By 6, Executive Board

Today’s Comments

(From the view of a Business Owner)

Our Current Situation (NW Wisconsin)

OEM’s Journey to Find Great People

After 30 Years, What We Have Learned(Focusing on Youth Workforce Readiness)

Current Situation……Demographics!

Current Situation… …Not Enough Productive Sex!

Current Situation… …Decades Old Perceptions!

Suit (Desk Job) = Successful

Manual Work = Not Successful

STEM…STEM…STEM

Let’s take a look at some facts….

Knowledge and Success

Average Student Debt Payment is $335 per Month

and Average is 18.7 Years to Pay

WTCS Average Graduate Starting Wage $33,844

Increase in the First Five Years in Nearly 50%

Wisconsin Technical Colleges 92% in 6mo.76% in Field

Tomorrow’s Careers

52% to 72 % of Careers in the Next Ten Years

Will Require More than High SchoolAnd Less than a Baccalaureate Degree

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math

Opportunity is Knocking:• Manufacturing• Engineering• Information Technology• Health Care• Software Developer• Information Security• Financial Services• Logistics

OEM’s Journey – In the Beginning

• Technical Colleges & Universities– Advisory Committees– Recruiting– Advocacy– Supporting– Board Service– Centers of Excellence– Leadership Search Committees– Legislative Study Committees & Task Force

OEM’s Journey – Expanding Reach

• High Schools– Career Days– Advisory Committees– Career and Technical Education Programs– Making Connections with Higher Ed.– Equipment & Material Donations– Legislative Study Committee– Leadership Search Committee

OEM’s Journey – Expanding Reach

• Workforce Development– Career Venture– Board Service– Job Centers– Incumbent Worker Training– Displaced Worker Training

OEM’s Journey – Expanding Reach

• Grass Roots and Organization Based Programs– Gold Collar Careers– Business World– Badger State– Junior Achievement– Boy & Girl Scouts– First Lego League– Science Olympiad

OEM’s Journey – Most Recently

• Children & Early Childhood Development– Drawn In by the Research• Federal Reserve• Harvard

– Success By 6– Coloring Book– Hope Academy

OEM’s Journey – - What Have We Learned?

Workforce Development is Best Achieved By:Working the entire continuum

From Prenatal to Post Retirement

OEM’s Journey – - What Have We Learned?

We Need Collaboration Across All Systems

K-12Higher EdBusinessGovernmentEconomic DevelopmentEarly Childhood Development

What Have Others Learned?

OEM’s Journey – - What Have We Learned?

Learning is not compulsory...

…neither is survival.W. Edwards Deming

Best PracticesSuccess By 6Academic Career PlansSchool District In-ServiceCareer VentureImage & Relationship BuildingCollaboration

Success By 6

Who we are is basically set by the time we go to school.

The Achievement Gap Starts Early

46% of kids start school w/o the basic skills.

Low-wage kids are 1-2 years behind in language.

What’s the Early Childhood

Solution?

Academic and Career Planning

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Advisory Council Created

Administrative Rule Development

Software System Research

ACP Guidance, Training, Support Materials Development

Software System Procurement

Administrative Rule Input, Review, Establish

ACP Process Pilot

ACP Guidance, Training, Support Materials Revised

ACP Early Implementation Refine Process

ACP Guidance, Training, Support Materials Refined

State-wide Implementation of ACP process

ACP Process Monitoring & Evaluation

ACP Process Monitoring, Evaluation, Improvement, & Enhancement

ACP Process Updates & Annual Training

Wisconsin Academic and Career Planning (ACP) Process

2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

District Wide In-Services

Partners

School DistrictLocal BusinessesTechnical Colleges

Tours Career OpportunitiesDual EnrollmentAdvanced PlacementYouth Apprenticeship

2700 Students70 Businesses Hands on Experiences

We Need to Market Our Opportunities!

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