In the News: Middle College prepares students for success
September 22, 2014 Editor’s Note: News article reposted from the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen’s September 22, 2014 article by Terri Pederson: http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/local/article_af1069b4-f873-5a22-92ba-2285669dee96.html Middle College prepares students for success BEAVER DAM—Students are benefiting from a program at Moraine Park Technical College that allows them to take manufacturing classes while they are still in high school. Middle College […]
News Release: September is Workforce Development Month, WWDA Events Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2014 Editor’s Note: Press release issued by the Wisconsin Workforce Development Association Contact: Sue Gleason, Interim Executive Director, 608.249.9001 Preparing Your Future Workforce – In September and Year Round MADISON, WI—Wisconsin’s 11 workforce boards cover the entire state, serving over 25,000 job seekers every year and developing over 15,000 business relationships […]
News Release: Workforce Development Board Announces Recent Hires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2014 Workforce Development Board Announces Recent Hires MADISON, WI — The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW), a private, not-for-profit firm focused on developing innovative and demand-driven workforce solutions to serve business and workers, is excited to announce multiple new hires to its team. Dan Perrine Dan Perrine […]
Area Manufacturing Employees, Companies Benefit from Fast Forward Grant
Contact: Jackie Hall, 608.249.9001 LODI, WI—Columbia County manufacturer, Anteco Pharma, welcomed State representatives to its facility on August 7 to highlight its participation in new worker trainings supported by a Wisconsin Fast Forward grant award. The award will help six area manufacturers, including Anteco Pharma, in offering customized training from Madison College to more than […]
President Signs Bipartisan Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act into Law
July 22, 2014 Washington, D.C.—President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) on July 22, 2014. This bipartisan legislation was created to improve our nations workforce development system and help get Americans back to work as quickly as possible. The WIOA does this by streamlining the workforce development system, giving the […]
WIOA Clears House, Moves to President’s Desk
July 17, 2014 Editor’s Note: This post includes an excerpt from the National Skills Coalition’s July 10, 2014 blog post, “WIOA Goes to President’s Desk.” On July 10, 2014, the House passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a bipartisan, bicameral legislation reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) on a bipartisan basis, 415-6. The bill focuses […]
The Workforce Development Board of SC WI is hiring!
We’re seeking new team members! The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW), located in Madison, Wisconsin, is a nonprofit organization comprised of members committed to preparing our regional workforce for the needs of industry. We’re a small organization that plays a big role in the communities we serve across South Central Wisconsin. Our success is evident in the […]
WIOA bill clears U.S. Senate by strong majority, 95-3
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Editor’s Note: Press Release reissued from U.S. Senator Baldwin’s Office Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined her colleagues in support of the bipartisan Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which passed the U.S. Senate by a strong majority, 95-3. Baldwin pressed to include in the bill provisions to address long-term […]
Construction Company Hopes Training Program Will Produce New Hires
A $75,000 Fast Forward grant awarded to the Workforce Development Board and 10 Wisconsin companies will focus efforts to “attract workers who hadn’t considered construction careers before undergoing training, including women and ethnic minorities” through programming like the Foundations for the Trades Academy as cited in a June 2, 2014 Marshfield News Herald article. Read more
News Release: Middle College Graduates Newest Class
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2014 Madison, WI—Graduation ceremonies were held across the South Central Wisconsin region last week to honor the 40 high school seniors from 12 school districts graduating from the health care and manufacturing program tracks offered through the Middle College. The graduation events were held at participating Madison College and Moraine Park Technical […]