Category: WDBSCW in the News
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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, nonprofit service providers and more to attend the forum. The event is designed to focus…
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Samara Kalk Derby | Wisconsin State Journal David Tatro gave a commencement speech at Madison College Tuesday morning that had the two people who spoke after him marveling. One of them was Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr, who said he listens to a lot of graduation speeches and added that Tatro’s was “truly one…
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‘Started from the Bottom’: Incarcerated Grads Earn Madison College Diplomas
Categories: WDBSCW in the NewsKayla Huynh | The Cap Times Following 16 weeks of electrical maintenance and industrial power courses, nine incarcerated students received technical diplomas from Madison College Tuesday morning. The Reentry Program – a partnership between Madison College, the Department of Corrections and the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin – allows incarcerated individuals to earn…
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‘Leadership Development Academy’ Graduates Recognized; Opportunities, Inc. Hosts Ceremony
Categories: WDBSCW in the NewsKim McDarison | Fort Atkinson Online Thirteen graduates of a “Leadership Development Academy” program developed by the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW), and facilitated in partnership with Opportunities, Inc. and Madison College, were recognized Monday in a ceremony held at the Opportunities, Inc. headquarters building in Fort Atkinson. According to Robin Kennedy,…
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Jonathan Shipley | WiscNews October 7, 2022 Tracy Carbonara needed a job. The Wisconsin Dells resident worked in the restaurant industry for years. She managed a restaurant but lost her job and wasn’t sure what to do next. She was unsure what her next career move would be. She was at a crossroads. She walked…
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Incarcerated Students Graduate from Madison College Carpentry Program
Categories: WDBSCW in the NewsJuliana Tornabene | NBC 15 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Incarcerated students graduated from Madison College’s carpentry program Tuesday morning. The carpentry program allows jail residents to come to the campus for classes and get a work release. Students started off by building smaller items like tool boxes and benches, then moved into making cornhole games…
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Podcast: How Apprenticeship Navigators Can Connect Secondary Students to Registered Adult Apprenticeships
Categories: WDBSCW in the NewsWisconsin Transition Improvement Grant Wisconsin’s Registered Adult Apprenticeship (RA) Program now has Apprenticeship Navigators to help guide secondary school youth to engage in the RA program. The Navigators are assigned to regions across Wisconsin and they engage youth through phone and email contact as well as attending IEP meetings when it is feasible. Today we…
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Nick Viviani and Elizabeth Wadas | NBC15 MIDDLETON, Wis. (WMTV) – More than four dozen American Girl workers will be affected by the company’s decision to relocate its corporate office in Middleton and combine some warehouse operations. A spokesperson told NBC15 News on Friday morning that 55 employees from in its warehouse and operations…
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Wis. Workforce Development Boards Receive $20 Million to Boost Employment Access
Categories: WDBSCW in the NewsJuliana Tornabene | NBC 15 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Eleven regions in Wisconsin will receive $20 million in grants to increase access to employment opportunities across the state, Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Workforce Development announced Monday. The Worker Advancement Initiative will help over 2,300 residents whose previous job has not come back…
