The WIRED Initiative - South Central-Southwest Wisconsin

The WIRED Initiative - South Central-Southwest Wisconsin   In July 2007, the Department of Labor award a $5 million grant to the South-Central Southwest GROW region which includes twelve Wisconsin counties: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Marquette, Richland, Rock and Sauk.

Mission Statement

WIRED Wisconsin-South Central/Southwest (WIRED SCSW) will develop innovative and entrepreneurial infrastructures and investments to support a sustainable talent development strategy for the region that will assure a skilled workforce aligned with the 12-county region's high-growth and emerging industries.

Key Strategies

1. Develop robust and regional infrastructure and training strategies to support an innovative and entrepreneurial talent development system. 

2. Establish innovative cross-industry strategies to develop skills for emerging, under-prepared and incumbent workers.

WIRED Structure & Relationships

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) contract for the WIRED Initiative was with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). 

DWD sub-contracted with the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW) to serve as the administrative entity of WIRED SCSW, responsible for the grant administration and staff oversight. This responsibility included overall management of administrative functions and proper compliance with DWD and DOL procurement practices. 

WIRED Projects

WIRED SCSW funded 25 projects associated with training incumbent, dislocated and adult workers as well as older youth in preparation for high skill, high demand work of the 21st century. The projects were funded through a competitive procurement process.

Projects were disseminated into five categories including advanced manufacturing, agriculture, health care, workplace skills centers, and youth career pathways. Follow the links below to learn more about the projects and investments in the region.

Documents and Reports

For more WIRED documents, reports, and information, view the WIRED documents section.

WIRED Final Report Download Now PDF (1.5 MB)	WIRED Project Booklet Download Now PDF (1.7 MB)	WIRED Newsletters Download Now PDF (959 KB)

Multimedia

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