Bri Shekels

Press conference for a jail-based Job Center grant award

Release: WDBSCW awarded $500,000 DOL grant to support Jail-Based Job Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2015 Contact: Stephanie Miller, Communications Director, Office of The County Executive; 608-267-8823 MADISON—Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced the creation of the Dane County Jail Based Job Center. The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin…

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Success Story: Rohrs sees success through WorkSmart Network!

Bobbi was laid off in 2013 as a teacher at Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools as a result of budgetary cuts. She connected to WorkSmart to explore education opportunities.

Workforce Development Board, DWD set forum Feb. 15

Steve Sharp | Watertown Daily Times MADISON – A workforce development forum in Jefferson Feb. 15 will highlight training resources, employment opportunities and local success stories. The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin is inviting employers, educators, community leaders,…

Building Essential Career Skills

Individual gains skills for great job after incarceration. Raymond attended the Carpentry Techniques Academy to gain new skills that would boost his career opportunities after his release from incarceration. “I took a carpentry class years ago and maintained an interest…

Driving Through a Dislocation

WorkSmart helps participant enter new job after layoff. Rocky was referred to the WorkSmart Network through his local Job Center. He had worked as an EMT for many years but left the field for a manufacturing job that provided more…

Author: Bri Shekels