Bridges to Success

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Contact Information
Bridges to Success
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WFD System
Impetus for Change

• 50 of those sent through the Work First program
  return to cash assistance within one year
• 70 of longer term cash assistance recipients
  sent to Work First return to cash assistance
  within one year
• 25 of MIs working families cannot meet their
  needs?
• Unemployment in January 2008 in Michigan was 7.4
• Michigans Challenge Helping Low Income
  Families Attain Self-Sufficiency
• ?Mi League for Human Services (2004) 2006,
  American Community Survey

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A New Social Contract

• We cannot guarantee you any lifetime employment.
  But we can guarantee you that government and
  companies will focus on giving you the tools to
  make you more lifetime employable.
• - Thomas Friedman from The World is Flat

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July 2002, The SOURCE

• A network of businesses reaching out to community
  and government resources to collaboratively
  provide solutions that positively impact the
  lives of employees and provide a sustainable
  economic and competitive advantage to each
  stakeholder.
• www.grsource.org

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Private / Public Partnership A Dual Customer Focus
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• Intuitive (Soft) Skills
  Technical Skills
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• Assessment ( PSAs )
  Assessment (WorkKeys)
• Life Skills Training
  Remediation

Balance The New Success
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Bridges to Success

• Assessment
• Training and Advancement
• Skills Matches between Manufacturing Health
  Care
• Transition Pathways

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Impact The SOURCE SW 2006

• 617 employees trained
• 87 average yearly retention rate
• 239 average Return on Investment
• 1 million savings to the State

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• West Michigan TEAM is a nonprofit organization
  pioneering breakthrough approaches to workforce
  development.
• We work across sectors to improve the lives of
  workers, increase the success of businesses, and
  optimize the effectiveness of government.
• We bring together private, public and nonprofit
  organizations to strengthen local economies
  throughout the region.
• Through a unique, proven Tri-sector Employment
  Advancement Model (TEAM), we create vibrant local
  networks that benefit employees and employers.

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Return on Investment

• Prevent the cost of turnover
• Improve the return on training dollars spent
• Public Sector dollars leveraged on behalf of
  employees
• Increase employee engagement, efficiency and
  productivity

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Competitive Advantage

• Ability to recruit and retain from a larger pool
  of candidates when the labor market tightens up
• Access to dollars through strategic
  Public/Private partnerships
• Consortium controls the programs, measures of
  success and outcomes
• Ability to be proactive in human capital
  development instead of reactive, build awareness
  for employers to connection

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TEAM delivers distinct value in three ways. We
provide   New connections for small and midsize
companieshelping them participate in local
workforce resource networks as well as
government-funded workforce development
programs. Expanded reach for public and
nonprofit agencieshelping them efficiently
engage and effectively serve more workforce
members.   Easy access to opportunities for
lower-wage employeeshelping them access
on-the-job supports and advance through training
and education programs.  
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West Michigan Regional Network
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Relevant Definitions
Consortiuma group of businesses connected by
geography or industry that are working
together in the TEAM model. Example The SOURCE
SW   Affiliate networka group three or four
consortiums sharing knowledge and support
through a TEAM leader. Example The SOURCE or
Health Field Collaborative   Regional network a
group of three or four affiliate
networks advancing the TEAM model across a
broader geography. Example West Michigan TEAM
  National networkthe group of all regional
networks, affiliate networks, and consortiums
advancing the TEAM model.
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Next Steps

• Continued Regional Expansion in connection
  with 21st Century Jobs Initiative
• Middle Skill Development - next level of
  development focus for training and advancement
  programming
• Regional Metrics Gathering increase
  quantifiable measures for broader systems impact
  

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Success in Numbers

• By the end of 2010 West Michigan TEAM seeks to
  have launched 15 consortiums
• Serving 120 companies/ 30,000 employees
• Leveraging 1.5 million in private dollars
• Utilizing 600 thousand in public sector dollars
• Returning a value of 3 million for employer
  investment
• Saving the public 6 million.

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Contact Information

• James Vander Hulst
• 1.616.454.8738
• jvanderhulst_at_westmichiganteam.org
• Ashleigh Emmerson
• 1.616.454.8738
• aemmerson_at_westmchiganteam.org

This work has been made possible, in part, due to
support through the Michigan Regional Skills
Alliance, Mi DLEG and WIRED, US DOL innovations
Thank you