WIOA Local Plan: Program Years 2024-2027 - MODIFICATION 1 FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

Employ Milwaukee will be taking comments from the public for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Local Plan – Modification 1. The WIOA Local Plan​ is a 4-year action plan to develop, align, and integrate workforce development services within Milwaukee County. The plan will help Employ Milwaukee direct investments in economic, education, and workforce training programs to ensure individuals, including youth and individuals with barriers to employment, have the skills to compete in the job market, and that employers have a ready supply of skilled workers. The DRAFT WIOA Local Plan – Modification 1 will be posted on this webpage for a 30-day public review and comment period (May 1 – May 31, 2026). Comments may be submitted by email to Carrie Hersh, Compliance Manager, carrie.hersh@employmilwaukee.org, by phone (414) 270-1726, or by mail to Employ Milwaukee, located at 1322 N. 8^th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53205.

DRAFT WIOA Local Plan - Modification 1

WIOA Local Plan: Program Years 2024-2027

Employ Milwaukee, the workforce development board serving Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, develops and executes a comprehensive 4-year WIOA Local Plan as required by US DOL. The WIOA Local Plan​ outlines regional workforce development needs, provides labor market analysis and projections, establishes workforce program goals, defines governance structures and local policies, identifies service providers and locations, and conveys the performance and accountability measures for Wisconsin’s Workforce Development Area (WDA) 2. The WIOA Local Plan​ further defines the strategies and initiatives to increase workforce system efficiencies that ensure the continuing modernization of the workforce system and the creation of a customer-centered system in which:

• The needs of business and workers drive workforce solutions;
• Job Centers provide excellent customer service to all jobseekers and businesses;
• Strong regional economies are supported; and
• The local board’s vision and goals reinforce the priorities of the state workforce system.

WIOA Local Plan 2024-2027

WIOA Regional Plan Program Years 2024-2027

Workforce Development Areas (WDAs) 1, 2 and 3 have developed a WIOA Regional Plan in conjunction with regional WIOA partners and employers to provide a vision and strategy for public workforce service delivery in the 7-county Southeastern Wisconsin region for the next four years. The WIOA Regional Plan​ outlines regional workforce development needs, provides labor market analysis and projections, establishes workforce program goals, defines governance structures and local policies, identifies service providers and locations, and conveys the performance and accountability measures for Wisconsin’s Workforce Development Area (WDA) 2. The WIOA Local Plan​ further defines the strategies and initiatives to increase workforce system efficiencies that ensure the continuing modernization of the workforce system and the creation of a customer-centered system in which:

• The needs of business and workers drive workforce solutions;
• Job Centers provide excellent customer service to all jobseekers and businesses;
• Strong regional economies are supported; and
• The local board’s vision and goals reinforce the priorities of the state workforce system.

WIOA Regional Plan 2024-2027