MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today announced that the Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment (CWI) has launched a new CWI Dashboard, an online data tool to measure the success of the state’s workforce programs that support workers and employers.
The dashboard will serve as a rich information resource for council members, workforce system partners, employers, and the public by providing a way to track the progress of the actions items within the 2022 – 2026 CWI Strategic Plan. The dashboard also provides another public resource as DWD continues its dedication to transparency and public accountability.
“We are making continuous investments in building our workforce, and measuring the results of our efforts is critical to our long-term success,” Department of Workforce Development Secretary Amy Pechacek said. “The dashboard will strengthen the collaboration between DWD and its partners as we prepare Wisconsinites for good jobs and support employers’ economic growth.”
CWI is Wisconsin’s federally required workforce board, and it works closely with DWD to craft a comprehensive workforce development strategy. The dashboard incorporates many aspects of the CWI Strategic Plan, including the plan’s four focus areas: Education, Employers, Workforce, and System Alignment. Each focus area includes action items and key workforce system benchmarks. The dashboard also includes data to monitor the state workforce system’s performance and outcome requirements under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
CWI held its most recent quarterly meeting on August 27 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, where the dashboard was reviewed by members. The quarterly meeting also included a presentation from University of Wisconsin – Green Bay about the school’s effort to expand its nursing clinical instructor capacity. The program received a Workforce Innovation Grant in June 2022 from the Department of Workforce Development and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The grant-funded program has developed partnerships with three healthcare providers, fostered 11 co-clinical instructors, and taught 98 students.
Members of CWI were also provided a tour and hands-on learning experience of the Simulation Center on the Aurora BayCare Medical Center campus. The Simulation Center provides a space for nursing students and other medical professionals to practice their techniques and learn new medical technologies.
To access the CWI Dashboard, visit the CWI website.
