24A60CC000028

Lead Applicant Organization Name: Western Technical College
Project Title Name: Smarts Parts -Total Funding Requested: $5,750,000
Type of Applicant: Consortium
Industry Sector: Advanced Manufacturing
Geographic Area Served Labor Market Area: St. Croix, Pierce, Dunn, Pepin, Buffalo, Trempealeau, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Taylor, Clark, Jackson, Kenosha, Racine, Walworth, Calumet, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Adams, Juneau, Marathon, Portage, Waushara, Wood, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Washington, Lincoln, Price, Langlade, Menominee, Shawano, Waupaca, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Barron, Rusk, Sawyer, Burnett, Polk, Washburn, Waukesha, Jefferson, Vernon, La Crosse, Monroe, Juneau, Crawford, Richland, and Sauk Counties
Number of Participants: 2,196

SCC Partnership Institution Consortium Partners
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Two-Year
Gateway Technical College
Two-Year
Lakeshore Technical College
Two-Year
Mid-State Technical College
Two-Year
Moraine Park Technical College
Two-Year
Northcentral Technical College
Two-Year
Northwood Technical College
Two-Year
Waukesha County Technical College
Two-Year
Sector Convener
Western Technical College
Advanced Manufacturing
Employer Partners
Ashley Furniture
Advanced Manufacturing
Crystal Finishing
Greenheck Group
Workforce Development System Partner(s) (Required for All Applicants)
Fox Valley Workforce Development Board
Workforce Development Boards
North Central Workforce Development Board
Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board (NWWIB)
Other Optional Partner(s)
D.C. Everest School District
K12 School District
Wausau School District

Strategy Options Proposed:
A1: Engage advanced manufacturing employers to inform a curriculum redesign to embed relevant, shorter-term, industry recognized credentials
A6: Leverage employer resources in the form of donated machinery and time.
B1: Colleges will provide navigation coaching services for student participants.
B2: Colleges will provide wrap around support services for student participants.
B3: The consortium will partner with regional community-based organizations currently engaged with the underserved populations and communities of the service area regions to promote educational and employment pathways into the advanced manufacturing industry.
C3: The colleges will offer hands-on training on the identified industry-recognized credentials and microcredentials to offer shorter term trainings resulting in employment.
C4: Some colleges with establish IET pathways to advanced manufacturing.
C6: The consortium faculty will cross-walk the competencies of the identified credentials to the competencies of the programs to embed the credentials and create the map by which to award credit for prior learning for students who enroll in the program with the industry credentials already attained.

Industry-Recognized Credential(s) to be Awarded:
By project end, all colleges will be awarded 16 SACA credentials for credit in addition to industry employer identified short-term credentials that can be embedded within the programming.

Summary of Program Activities:
By the end of Smarts Parts, 9 of the 16 WTCS Technical Colleges will have uniform offerings of embedded industry-recognized credentials, shared OER materials within the programming, and a reduction in equity gaps within advanced manufacturing programming and employment within the regions served.

Past SCC Experience
Are any proposed institutions part of an SCC1, SCC2, or SCC3 grant?
Yes, SCC3
Chippewa Valley Technical College (Lead College)
Mid-State Technical College (Consortium)
Northwood Technical College (Consortium)
Western Technical College (Consortium)
Grant Number: 23A60CC000012-01-00
Sector: Healthcare Industry -- Education and Support for Triaging and Accelerating Training in Rural Healthcare (Edustat in Rural Healthcare)

Public Contact Information
Point of Contact Name and Title: Liz Wallace, Director of Grants
Phone Number: 608-785-9433
Email Address: wallacee@westerntc.edu

Western Technical College

TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MORE EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF THE U.S. LABOR MARKET BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, OR LABOR MARKET INFORMATION.

17.261 - WIOA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) [DOL]

Office of Workforce Investment [DOL - ETA]

Wisconsin United States

State-Wide

Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (FOA-ETA-23-15)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 04/30/28 to 06/30/28 and the total obligations have increased 40% from $5,705,571 to $7,999,114.