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H ere's a look at operational recommendations from Be Bold 2: Growing Wisconsin's Talent Pool: » Focus strategic management by replacing the Governor's Council on Workforce Investment and the Governor's Council on Workforce and College Readiness with a new Governor's Talent Development and Acquisition Council (Talent Council). » Provide the Talent Council oversight of a $100 million Talent Development Fund to enhance the ability of Wisconsin workers, employers, educators, trainers, economic development professionals and communities to respond to supply and demand changes in critical skill clusters. » Develop a comprehensive talent supply and demand projection for Wisconsin that examines the skills required by Wisconsin's employer groups. » Develop the most comprehensive real-time looking to move into Wisconsin. Several summits will be held around Wisconsin over the next couple of months to share information about the summit and rally support in the state Legislature to create and fund the Governor's Talent Development and Acquisition Council, which would control a $100 million talent development fund to oversee the ability of Wisconsin workers, employers, educators, trainers, economic development professionals and communities to respond to supply and demand changes in critical skill clusters. "Legislators have told us that solid workforce/talent data warehouse in the nation. » Develop a mobile application that provides job and career information on demand to everyone. » Leverage real-time data, innovation and educational and training best practices to maximize citizen benefit from Wisconsin's world-class education and training systems, empowering citizens to engage in lifelong learning that enhances employability and employment security. » Support internships and experiential learning in targeted skill sets by enabling youth to enter the world of work by encouraging employers to align internships, apprenticeships and applied learning programs with the skill clusters road map. » Alert employers and workers to Wisconsin's ability to supply job creators in the United States and worldwide with the best, rightly-skilled talent in the world. research and numbers would be critical in getting support for this initiative so that's part of the reason we went down this road" and did the study, Salchenberger says. Be Bold 2 fits well with initiatives going on elsewhere regarding the state's workforce, she adds, including the work done by Tim Sullivan, former president and CEO of Bucyrus International, the Council on Workforce Investment, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. DASHING THROUGH regional roundup UPFRONT Growing the state's workforce Development in the New North By Mar yB eth Matzek For links to economic development groups in the New North, visit www.thenewnorth.com/ communitiesmap. » Highway 41 Corridor Brown, Calumet, Outagamie, Winnebago, Fond du Lac Counties Military spending decline hits Oshkosh Corp. hard The Oshkosh Corp. will lay off 450 production employees in January in response to a decline in military spending. The layoffs will occur during a three-week period starting Jan. 11. A reduction in U.S. Defense budgets and a return to peacetime military spending forced the decision, the company said. Oshkosh Corp. said it "explored multiple options to lessen the impact on the Defense workforce" such as extending medium tactical vehicle production for the U.S. [continued ] » THE SNOW ······························ ··············· ··········· ·········· ······ ········ ········ ········ ······ ········· · ····· ·········· · · · · · ·· · ··········· ············ ····· ···················································· 19995 $ 1.800.538.6285 cellcom.com Any Retail Location facebook.com/cellcom Offer valid 11/26/12-1/5/13 or while supplies last. No rainchecks. 4G LTE service available in select markets. Compatible device and data plan required. Average download speeds while on the 4G LTE network are 5-12 mbps. 30 Day Guarantee: If within 30 days you are not completely satisfied with Cellcom's wireless service, pay for the services you have used and return the equipment in acceptable condition. Offers not valid with myChoice prepaid wireless service. Other restrictions apply. See store for details. Android is a trademark of Google, Inc. Trademarks and tradenames are the property of their respective owners. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. $199.95 Galaxy Tab 2 requires a subscription to Cellcom broadband service. Limit one promotional discount per line per contract term. Some restrictions apply. See store for details. w w w. i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m D e c e m b e r 2 012 • Insight | 11