Transcript W-2 Webinar 2-14-11

ABC’s of Career Pathways
A Better Future For Wisconsin
Healthy communities
with successful
businesses providing
good jobs
Reliable, relevant
& realistic ways
for lower-skill
adults to gain
skills for better
jobs
Improved supply
of skilled workers
for Wisconsin
businesses
Pathway to the Middle Class
“…Postsecondary education or training has
become the threshold requirement for
access to middle-class status and earnings in
good times and in bad. It is no longer the
preferred pathway to middle-class jobs—it
is, increasingly, the only pathway.”
-- Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education
Requirements Through 2018, Carnevale, Smith,
Strohl, 2010.
Education Required for Wisconsin Jobs
Wisconsin’s Forgotten Middle-Skills Jobs, National Skills Coalition, 2009.
Calculated from WI Department of Workforce Development data.
Wisconsin’s Workforce of Tomorrow is in the
Workforce Today
3,183,170, or 89% of 2015 group
2,795,320, or 78% of 2020 group
2,355,500, or 66% of 2025 group
From WI Department of Administration population projections, 2008
Labor Force Stagnates; Skills Needed
 Wisconsin’s labor force has stopped growing
 Baby-boomers retiring (big portion of labor force)
 Young people entering labor force at lower rate (education)
 Unless productivity increases, economy could
stagnate
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Productivity commonly (not always) tied to earnings
With flat labor force, increased production of goods and
services depends on productivity gains
Impact of Aging Population on Wisconsin’s Workforce,
Dept. Workforce Development Office of Economic Advisors, 2009
Value of Applied Associate Degree
Median Wages and
Education Level, 2009
Wisconsin
United States
Wages
Shares
Wages
Shares
$9.16
4.3%
$10.01
8.7%
High School
$13.78
29.9%
$13.29
28.4%
Some Coll., No Deg.
$12.87
21.4%
$13.44
19.9%
Associate Degrees
$17.40
13.2%
$16.96
10.3%
Applied
$17.24
8.8%
$16.82
4.6%
Liberal Arts
$17.81
4.4%
$17.08
5.7%
$23.07
31.0%
$24.81
32.4%
Dropouts
Four-year College
Center On Wisconsin Strategy, State of Working Wisconsin - 2010
The Tipping Point
One year of college level credits
plus a credential
is needed to produce rewards:
• Earnings gains that stick
• Meet employer expectations for
skilled workers
• Prepared for moving even higher
in postsecondary education
Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges
RISE Target Population
18-54 yr old and either less than 2or 4-yr degree or Limited English
Proficiency
Worked last year
Less than
median wage
COWS (Center on Wisconsin Strategy), Sep. 2009
1.4 million
1.3 million
695 thousand
(Regional Industry Skills Education)
Goal:
Increase the number of adults who earn
postsecondary credentials related to
occupations in high demand.
Strategy: Career Pathway and Bridge Programs
Career Pathway—The Basic Idea
Education
Industry With Jobs
Skilled
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Bridge
High School or Less
For workers:
• Predictable path to job advancement and
higher wages
• More employer support; easier access to
education
• More security
Low Skill
For employers:
• Larger pool of qualified workers
• Better pipeline to fill skilled jobs from within
• Higher retention, employee loyalty
Career Pathways Model
Questions about Adult Career Pathways?
Please contact:
Linda Preysz, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
(608)266-8437
[email protected]
Willa Panzer, Wisconsin Technical College System
(608)267-9065
[email protected]
 RISEpartnership.org