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We believe there are three tenets that make up a comprehensive workforce development strategy: developing our future workforce through partnerships with educational institutions, attracting new talent to our area and retaining and skilling up our existing workforce.
We work to develop our future workforce by connecting K-12 and post-secondary institutions with businesses in order to expose students to all the career opportunities in Waukesha County and the region.
- Expose students to career opportunities in Waukesha County by hosting the Manufacturing the Future Expo, the Discover Health Care Expo, Mini Business World, Kids Building Wisconsin-Waukesha, Schools2Skills tours and more.
- Expand Careers Uncovered to bring educators into businesses to tour, interact with business leadership and enhance the Academic & Career Planning process.
- Launch the Workforce Readiness Dashboard for Waukesha County school districts to assess K-12 workforce skills development.
- Host quarterly superintendent/president roundtables to connect educational leaders with local business leaders.
- Create a program to educate parents about career pathways available for their children to pursue after high school graduation.
- Promote youth apprenticeship, dual enrollment and internship opportunities with local businesses.
- Pilot a program to connect K-12 guidance counselors and post-secondary institutions to discuss degrees, programs and/or certifications that exist for in-demand industries.
- Strengthen and support each school district’s model to partner with their local businesses.
- Develop an equipment evaluation tool to determine Waukesha County schools’ manufacturing and technical education equipment needs.
- Form a health care speaker’s bureau to streamline the process for school districts to request health care professional speakers for their classrooms.
- Support the Milwaukee 7’s “GROW HERE” campaign by encouraging businesses and educational institutions to participate in career-based learning experiences.
Fall 2020 Leadership Waukesha County Graduates
December 19, 2020The Alliance would like to congratulate our Fall 2020 Leadership Waukesha County participants for completing the first ever virtual program! Participants celebrated the final session of the program by sharing their biggest takeaways and most eye-opening experiences through virtual presentations. Kudos to each and every one of the graduates, and a big thank you to […]
2019-2020 Business & Education Partnerships
May 27, 2020As the 2019-2020 school year comes to a close, we could not be more proud of the strength and resilience our business & education partnerships have shown. While we understand the end of the school year brought a multitude challenges, this past academic year was also filled with numerous opportunities to develop our future workforce […]
Mini Business World teaches students about economic and financial literacy
March 13, 2020More than 70 students from Waukesha County school districts participated in the Alliance’s annual Mini Business World at Carroll University. The one-day Mini Business World event teaches students about economic and financial literacy, while stressing the importance of free-market enterprise and entrepreneurship. Students are put into groups with others from different schools and tasked with creating their […]
Advocating to expand Youth Apprenticeship in Wisconsin
March 12, 2020Governor Evers signed AB 72 / SB 72 into law as Act 171 on March 3, 2020. The Alliance’s Education Policy Committee advocated for the bill, which expands Youth Apprenticeship (YA) programs in Wisconsin to include all 16 career clusters. YA gives high school juniors and seniors opportunities to work in targeted fields while obtaining […]
Kids Building Wisconsin – Waukesha Expo
February 17, 2020On Thursday, February 6, more than 1,000 fifth through eighth graders came to Milwaukee Tool for the second annual Kids Building Wisconsin – Waukesha Expo. Students gained exposure to career opportunities in the construction industry through interactive activities run by forty different construction and skilled trades companies. Activities included: working in a mock demolition room, […]
Aligning local, state and federal priorities to help targeted populations re-enter the workforce
January 15, 2020One of the Alliance’s top workforce development policy priorities in 2020 is supporting programs that assist targeted populations to enter or re-enter the workforce. Earlier this week, the Alliance was proud to attend a special program of the Joseph Project, which included a roundtable discussion led by Jared Kushner, senior advisor to President Trump, U.S. Senator Ron […]
Workforce Readiness Dashboards
The Alliance, the Center for Growth and Waukesha County schools are focused on making sure our high school graduates are prepared for all the opportunities that exist for them after high school, whether that involves going straight to a higher education institution or joining the workforce right away.
Education Steering Council
Dr. Ronald Russ
Chair
School District of Merton Community – Arrowhead Feeder District
Jim Bayer
KHS USA, Inc.
Donna Bembenek
Catholic Memorial High School
Nicole Berlowski
ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Melissa Caldwell
Milwaukee Tool
Laura Catherman
Waukesha County
Paul Decker
Waukesha County Board of Supervisors
Andy Dresang
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
Barbara Felix
Dyslexia Achievement Center LLC – Elm Grove
Bob Glowacki
EconomicsWisconsin
Mark Hansen
School District of Elmbrook
Mollie Haubenschild
School District of Waukesha
Brian Hillstrom
Johnson Financial Group
Ann Hyra
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Dee Jensen
Heritage Printing
Rick Kalscheuer
R&R Insurance Services, Inc.
Dr. Phylis King
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Susan Koehn
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Dr. Ann Marie Krause-Hanson
Waukesha County Technical College
Cynthia Krueger
Wisconsin Lutheran High School
Jim McLaughlin
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
Jane Menheer
Dedicated Computing
Ashley Miller
SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc.
Joseph Miotke
DeWitt Ross & Stevens SC
Vicki Pinnow
Waukesha Metal Products
Julio Rivera
Carroll Univserity
Michael R. Sekula
Inpro Corporation