Wisconsin is Open for BusinessWisconsin Workforce Strategy: Advancing Synergies with

the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services Manny Perez

SecretaryDepartment of Workforce Development

April 7, 2011

Wisconsin is Open for Business

DWD MissionAdvancing Wisconsin’s economy through a leading workforce development system that attracts, creates, and retains jobs, and empowers individuals to become self-sufficient.

DWD VisionTo be the leading workforce development agency of its kind in the nation.

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• Among many other differences:

• Business-friendly climate being advanced by Gov. Walker

(tax incentives & regulatory framework)

• High work ethic: Labor force participation higher than U.S. average

• Worker’s Compensation program increases profitability of companies

• WI 5th lowest average cost per-case in nation

• WI lowest WC premiums in the Midwest

• Nationally recognized return to work program

• Strong workplace safety culture

• WI average modification rate below 1.0, meaning discounted premiums, on average, for experience rated employers

What sets us above other states?

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Wisconsin February Jobs Data• Private sector adding jobs; manufacturing up over 8,000 in 2011

• Labor demand increasing

• Over 27,600 Job Postings on JCW

• Motivate people to work

March signals start of hiring season

Wisconsin Total Nonfarm Jobs (NSA)

2,600,000

2,650,000

2,700,000

2,750,000

2,800,000

2,850,000

2,900,000

2,950,000

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2007200920102011

2.81M

2.74M

2.68M

2.66M

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DWD Overview

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Division of Administrative Services • Allison Rozek, Administrator• Division Responsibilities

Human Resources Financial Management

Information Technology General Services

• Mission. ensure: Responsive, efficient, high quality administrative support services Wide integrated management systems to achieve strategic goals Oversight, integrity of fiscal & personnel transactions, programs & services

• Vision, provide: Best management systems in state government, meeting Secretary’s

expectations, and empowering people to achieve strategic goals Quality services in a timely manner Leadership in using information technology to achieve strategic goals

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Division of Employment & Training • Jane Pawasarat, Administrator• Division Responsibilities

Apprenticeship Standards Workforce Training

Job Service Office of Veterans Services

• Mission, ensure: Seamless continuum of services to employers, workers, job seekers Skilled workforce for employers Job / career opportunities for workers

• Vision, provide: Leading employment & training system that empowers individuals to

succeed in the workplace and enables employers to expand and prosper

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Division of Vocational Rehabilitation• Charlene Dwyer, Administrator• Division Responsibilities

Employment services and counseling to people with disabilities Training and technical assistance to employers hiring consumers

• Mission:Obtain, maintain and improve employment for people with disabilities by working with vocational rehabilitation consumers, employers and partners

• Vision:

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Division of Equal Rights

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Division of Unemployment Insurance

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Division of Worker’s Compensation

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Initial Message to External Partners: Priorities• Ensure high sensing of private sector labor needs

• Work to forecast jobs & ID shortages of qualified workers• Partners to align programs to anticipate and meet private

sector labor needs• Wisconsin Technical College System• Workforce Development Boards• Chambers of Commerce• Local economic development regions

• Joint Focus: outcomes & results to anticipate and meet private sector labor needs

• Partners: Ensure financial transparency, compliance & accountability

• Motivate people to work; Report UI fraud and abuse

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Working Together to Anticipate and Meet Private Sector Labor Needs

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Chambers of Commerce

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Some action items…• Start aligning training programs to actual employment

outcomes, i.e., positions filled• Engage Workforce Development Boards (WDBs), economic

development regions, technical college system, and chambers of commerce to participate in the development of WDB plans

• Maximize coordinated use of federal funds among regions• Increase performance metrics accountability• Ensure financial compliance among all stakeholders

• Support and motivate the values of self-sufficiency, personal responsibility, and life-long learning

• Motivate people to work; Report UI fraud and abuse

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Questions & Answers

How can we work better with the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services?

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Thank You!

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What Sets Us Above Other States?• Wisconsin’s work ethic outpaces U.S.

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What Sets Us Above Other States?• Worker’s Compensation: Average per-case cost

• WI ranks 5th best (lowest) in U.S.; IL 4th worst (highest)

• Low cost = higher profitability for WI employers

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What Sets Us Above Other States?

• WI ranks best (lowest) in 5-state Midwest region

• Lower premiums = higher profitability for employers

Actual Cost Per $100 of Payroll

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What Sets Us Above Other States?

Manufacturing Skill Standards Certification• WI ranked No. 2 in number of credentials earned

Safety Module 1,221

Quality Module 643

Manufacturing Processing Module 522

Maintenance Module 380

CREDENTIALS TOTAL 2,766

What Sets Us Above Other States?

• MSSC Certified Production Technician Certificates: 176