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RISE Workforce Policy Forum
On Tuesday, February 19th workforce development policy and program staff as well as stakeholders, met to discuss efforts for moving a Career Pathways model forward in Wisconsin. Guest speakers included Roberta Gassman, Secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development and Julie Strawn, Senior Policy Analyst from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), and Susan Gleason, Employment and Training Deputy Division Administrator within the Department of Workforce Development.
The links below provide each speakers power point presentation, as well as the materials handed out to all participants.
DWD Secretary Gassman's Presentation
Julie Strawn, CLASP
Julie Strawn presented information from recent work done for Wisconsin by the Center for Law & Social Policy (CLASP) to identify state workforce program policy levers for taking career pathways to scale. To collect this information, CLASP researched state and regional examples relevant to the various components of career pathways. In addition, they compared Wisconsin's RISE elements to various workforce programs to look both for alignment or possible barriers. The effort resulted in two spreadsheets (linked below) that identify career pathway components and key workforce development funding streams, with state policy examples/contact information listed under each.
- Summaries of Key Workforce Programs
- Career Pathways Core Elements WIA Apprentice
- Core Elements - TANF, FSET, JS, Vets, DVR, TAA
Handouts