Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, announced Tuesday that Wisconsin has achieved a state record of more than 15,900 apprentices during 2022 thanks to strong growth in traditional sectors, including construction and manufacturing and innovative opportunities in fields such as IT and health care.
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The Department of Workforce Development has named Jeremy Simon as assistant deputy secretary and Arielle Exner as legislative liaison, strengthening the department's leadership on legislative and policy matters.
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Read More »The state council for employee insurance will take written comments in 2023 as the next Legislature session approaches.
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Read More »School districts across Wisconsin are encouraged to apply for up to $50,000 in grant funding from the Department of Workforce Development to purchase technical education equipment for student training.
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Read More »The Department of Workforce Development is helping two southeastern Wisconsin businesses fund workforce training and skill development, targeting traditionally underserved communities.
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Read More »A Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development official is taking over as executive director of Employ Milwaukee after its former chief was indicted for soliciting a bribe last year.
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Read More »Madison plumbing, electric and solar contractor H&H Group reportedly shut down with little notice last week, a move its employees claim ran afoul of state law.
Read More »Gov. Tony Evers on Friday announced appointments to a task force that will examine worker misclassification and payroll fraud in Wisconsin.
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Read More »As Republicans on the state's budget-writing committee voted last week to send more money to Wisconsin tech schools and worker training, a new bipartisan bill would support careers in two emerging industries: wind and solar.
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Read More »Construction officials on Wednesday outlined a trio of projects coming to Foxconn Technology Group's massive Racine County factory.
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