Number
140889
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON, MURPHY, WADE, BAUMAN, KOVAC, WITKOWSKI, STAMPER, PUENTE AND BOHL
Title
Substitute resolution relating to creation of the Compete Milwaukee plan.
Analysis
This resolution expresses support for the Compete Milwaukee plan, a partnership of Mayor Barrett, the Common Council, workforce development agencies and private employers to make strategic workforce development investments that will address the problem of underemployment among Milwaukee residents. The $2 million Compete Milwaukee plan will consist of the following components:
1. Jobs Scan - Industry Assessment & Program Evaluation SPA. The $75,000 in this new SPA will be used to create a model that delivers real-time labor market data to the City and workforce development agencies, which will use the data to understand and connect the needs of employers and employees and effectively allocate resources to make those connections. Industries targeted will be those that have both the greatest number of jobs and the strongest demand for new employees over the next decade: health care, manufacturing, retail/hospitality, financial services and construction. The City may also use this SPA to fund a third-party evaluation of the Community Work Partnership-Transitional Jobs component of Compete Milwaukee. The City will enter into a MOU with the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (“MAWIB”) to provide related services.
2. Industry Advisory Board. Mayor Barrett and MAWIB will convene an Industry Advisory Board that will help the City and private employers use the Jobs Scan data to understand and connect job projections “on paper” with worker characteristics that the City and employers need.
3. Career Pathways SPA. The 2015 Proposed Budget includes $100,000 in a new SPA to provide individuals employed in the City’s transitional jobs program with case management services, including industry-ready employability assessments. This SP...
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