WIRED Youth Career Pathways

WIRED Youth Career Pathways Projects

 

Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 2 - Stateline Academy

 

The Stateline Academy used WIRED funds to implement Automotive Technology and Health Occupations career pathway academies at six Rock County high schools. WIRED funds also supported welding, engineering and construction career pathways, and the expansion of the pathways to additional Stateline Consortium members. The curriculum incorporated a dual credit communications course, internship/job shadow opportunities and outreach to parents, teachers, and students.

 

Collaborators included Blackhawk Technical College, UW-Rock County, and the Stateline Academy school districts.

 

 

Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 5

 

The Pathways Promotion initiative educated school staff, counselors, workforce development career center advisors, students and parents on the career clusters and pathways within the WIRED industries. The initiative included professional development training in the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Comprehensive School Counseling Model, parent and youth-focused career pathway
programming, and creation of a Career Development Facilitator network and toolkit.

 

Collaborators included the School Districts of Dane, Jefferson, Columbia, Sauk and Marquette counties, Madison College, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

 

 

Dane County School Consortium

 

The Dane County School Consortium used WIRED funding to expand the Biotechnology Youth Apprenticeship Program to include biotechnology field trips, courses for teachers and workshops for school to career coordinators.

 

Collaborators included the Dane County school districts, Blackhawk Technical College, Madison College’s Biotechnology program, and the UW-Madison Master of Science in Biotechnology program.

 

 

Dane County Transition School

 

WIRED’s investment in the Dane County Transition School expanded programming and established pathways for at-risk youth. The school offered hands-on experiences in healthcare, information technology and manufacturing, as well as dual credit coursework through Madison College.

 

 

Goodman Community Center

 

Jobs with a Future assisted disconnected and underachieving students through agriculture/culinary and healthcare career pathways. The WIRED investment supported pre-employment skills training, stipend employment and career development.

 

Collaborators included Madison East High School, Madison College, and Community Groundworks at Troy Gardens.

 

 

Jefferson County Youth Agriculture Apprenticeship

 

WIRED’s investment in Agriculture Youth Apprenticeship enhanced agricultural education by updating existing youth apprenticeship competencies and developing new pathways in agribusiness, veterinary sciences and horticulture/food processing. The pathways aligned with technical college certificate and associate degree programs.

 

Collaborators included Dane County School to Career, CESA 5, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

 

 

Madison Metropolitan School District

 

The Madison Metropolitan School District expanded their certified nursing assistant and extended learning support program to an additional Madison location. WIRED funds provided transportation assistance, study skills and other support to positively impact course completion.

 

Collaborators included Madison College and the Dane County School Consortium.

 

 

Operation Fresh Start

 

Operation Fresh Start’s Career Pathways program enabled at-risk youth to complete a high school certificate, develop baseline employability & life skills, earn college credit and develop financial resources to pay for college programs. The design incorporated employment experience.

 

Collaborators included Renewal Unlimited and Madison College.

 

 

Platteville School District

 

With WIRED funds, the Platteville Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Consortium expanded its offerings to include a dual credit, capstone class in engineering design and development, MSSC instruction, a STEMposium for students, and a PLTW symposium for educators.

 

WIRED supported the expansion and alignment of the PLTW model with MSSC and post-secondary engineering pathways.

 

Collaborators included Southwest Wisconsin Technical College and CESA 3.

 

 

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

 

Energy WISeR created a career pathway for students by bringing to scale a prototyped project funded through a Perkins grant for energy programs of study. The platform included Energy Exploration Institutes for teachers, Energy Tech Camps for students, and Energy Centers at three technical colleges. Madison College (MATC), Southwest Technical College and Moraine Park Technical College each established Energy Centers and hosted Energy Camps, providing access throughout 12 counties.

 

Industry collaborators included Alliant Energy, Scenic Rivers Coop, and Focus on Energy.

 

 

For more information on these projects and the WIRED initiative, view the WIRED documents and reports section.

 

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