MADISON, May 26, 2021 – The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW) in partnership with the City of Madison, Destination Madison, Downtown Madison Inc., Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Job Center of Wisconsin, Madison’s Central Business Improvement District…
Worker Relocates to Wisconsin After Layoff for New Opportunities
WorkSmart provides career connections to job seeker. Nathan connected with the WorkSmart Network in October 2020 after a referral from a community agency. He recently moved to Wisconsin from Illinois after a reduction in hours at his job and was…
Dane County putting $2 million into Badger Prairie Needs Network expansion, new job training initiative
Shanzeh Ahmad | Wisconsin State Journal Dane County is set to invest $2 million into expanding Badger Prairie Needs Network’s building and kick-starting a new job training initiative at the Verona-based organization to help communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Aspire Awardee Aims to Improve Foster Care System
Individual builds skills to succeed in education, career. DeeDee connected with the Independent Living Program in 2018 for career and housing assistance. With additional support through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programming, she enrolled at Madison College, purchased a…
Workforce Shortage Challenges Reemerge as Wisconsin Businesses Dig Out of the Pandemic
Mitchell Schmidt | Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin’s return to near pre-pandemic unemployment levels has brought with it the reemergence of one of the biggest challenges facing some of the state’s largest industries – a workforce shortage. The need for workers…
DWD Announces a New Resource for Wisconsinites: Apprenticeship Navigators
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has created five new Apprenticeship Navigator positions to help Wisconsinites find open apprenticeship opportunities. Apprenticeship is an industry-driven training model that combines on-the-job learning with job-related classroom instruction. As an “earn and…
WDBSCW to Host Virtual Career Fair with 85 Participating Companies
May 7, 2021, MADISON – The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW), in partnership with the WorkSmart Network, Wisconsin Job Service and the county economic development partners, are hosting a Virtual Career Fair on May 11 from 10…
Turning a Layoff Into an Opportunity
Laid off worker explores new industries thanks to WIOA. After almost two decades at Oscar Mayer, Jenn was dislocated due to a plant closure. She connected with the WorkSmart Network in December 2016 as part of a Rapid Response session…
Helping Communities and Building Skills During a Pandemic
Participant enters work experience at local nonprofit. Mimi was struggling to find steady employment during the pandemic until she was referred to the Employment and Training Association (EATA) by a partner agency and learned about the COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Grant…
How can California help laid-off retail workers find jobs? This state’s approach may work
Jeong Park | Sacramento Bee The COVID-19 pandemic was one for the record books for the retail industry. More than 40 major retailers declared bankruptcy, and more than 11,000 stores closed in 2020 across the U.S., according to CoStar Group.…