| Human Capital Initiative Team: Current Projects |
| Project name: |
No Worker Left Behind |
| Client: |
State of Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth |
| Timeframe: |
January 2007 to January 2008 |
| Purpose: |
To design and implement a guaranteed tuition program for 100,000 vulnerable Michigan Workers |
| Expected Outcome: |
Increased educational attainment among Michigan workers, expanded labor pool for high-tech industries, improved broad-based support for education generally. |
| Current Status: |
After managing the design process, convening four separate advisory boards and crafting a final report and demonstration to the governor, CSW continues to support the Department of Labor and Economic Growth on this program. Enrollment opens on August 1, 2007 and ends in August 2010. CSW is providing policy expertise and operational guidance as implementation gets underway. This program offers two years of free tuition at any accredited post-secondary educational institution in Michigan, and focuses in particular on workers who need basic skills improvement before they can move on to community college studies.
The No Worker Left Behind program has already attracted national attention for its unique approach to partnering education, work, and multiple funding streams. It has the potential to revolunionize Michigan's workforce, galvanize its high-tech industries, and improve the state's economy.
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| Project name: |
Grow Oklahoma |
| Client: |
State of Oklahoma |
| Timeframe: |
March 2007 to present |
| Purpose: |
To close the skills gap between Oklahoma's workers and the needs of key state industries by increasing the educational attainment level of all Oklahoma adults. |
| Expected Outcome: |
This program is predicated on three major strategies: to develop career pathways and career exploration opportunities that all Oklahomans can access; to create a paradigm shift among Oklahomans and employers such that lifelong learning is valued; and to develop coordinated, responsive and proactive service delivery models and talent retention and recruitment to meet the needs of individuals and employers. |
| Current Status |
CSW has provided strategic advice and helped develop written products that create concrete steps to push the Oklahoma labor force and economy to improved performance. The State of Oklahoma has convened three Grow Oklahoma work groups, each of which is grappling with one of the strategies (state under Expected Outcome) by considering policy changes and program innovations that can help the state meet its goals. The Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development is guiding the overall effort and will approve the final plan. Approval is expected in August 2007 with full implementation to follow shortly thereafter. This program will buildion many individual initiatives such as multiple agency support for a Career Readiness Certification program and creation of a Grow Oklahoma website.
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