In partnership with National Skills Coalition, the Skills2Compete-Wisconsin campaign seeks to raise awareness of the need to train Wisconsin residents for middle-skill jobs, which require more than high school but less than a four-year degree. These jobs make up the largest portion of Wisconsin’s labor market. Prior to the recession, Wisconsin was already experiencing shortages of middle-skill workers in crucial industries. With high unemployment throughout the nation, this is precisely the time to ensure Wisconsin is training the middle-skill workforce that will be critical to economic recovery and long-term success. 

Key Partners

State Leads:

Center on Wisconsin Strategy
National Skills Coalition
Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin

Core Advisors:

Bay Area Workforce Development Board
Good Jobs and Livable Neighborhoods Coalition
Mid-State Technical College
Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
Regional Workforce Alliance / Milwaukee 7 WIRED Region
Thrive
Wisconsin Community Action Program Association
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership
Wisconsin Technical College System

Major Efforts

Released report, Wisconsin's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs, in October 2009, generating widespread media coverage.

As part of National Skills Coalition’s Skills2Compete fly-in, representatives from Skills2Compete-Wisconsin met with members of Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation in Washington, DC, to discuss report findings in November 2009.

Publications and Resources

Reports:

Wisconsin's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs
National Skills Coalition, Center on Wisconsin Strategy and Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin
October 2009

Report | Press Release

 

Audio Briefings:

Listen to audio clips from a press conference about the release of Wisconsin's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs report.

Media List

  • Skills2Compete
  • In the News
  • Audio Updates