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What is RISE?
RISE is a joint initiative of the Wisconsin Technical College System and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, and funded in part through a “Shifting Gears” grant from the Joyce Foundation.
- Led by the Wisconsin Technical College System and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
- Drawing on local, state and national expertise to make "career pathways" a central part of Wisconsin's education and job training systems.
- Engaging the business community at both the state and regional levels to address the skill needs of major industry sectors.
An intensive process of policy innovation
- To develop and refine prototype career pathway models and industry-driven pathway training curricula.
- To realign state-level program and policy to support career pathways in Wisconsin.
- To implement career pathways in regions throughout the state.
A new structure of regional opportunity
- For workers: higher skills, better jobs a more accessible and navigable training and career advancement system.
- For employers: a reliable supply of workers whose skills are geared to industry needs.
- For workforce training and education programs: more effective engagement with industry and more efficient targeting of resources.
The challenge:
- Build a highly skilled workforce to secure our future economic success
- Address looming worker shortages in key industries
- Create career-building educational opportunities for low-skilled adults
- Ensure advancement opportunities for our current workforce