A non-profit that aims to squeeze out of a community as many resources as possible for the purpose of connecting people with good-paying jobs is setting up shop in Racine in advance of Foxconn hiring.
Matt Waltz, operations director for the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, says his agency’s specialty is recruiting hard-to-employ workers, then doing what it takes in conjunction with other non-profits to get them the skills they need to land good jobs. "We really hope to reach out to the community and work with those individuals that really are under-represented, unemployed, under-employed and provide them with services and a real true career pathway that provides long-term family-sustainable income," he says.
The partnership will be doing the heavy lifting to accomplish the stated goal of local officials to find jobs for at least 900 chronically unemployed workers in the Racine area.
The Partnership plans to officially open an office in Racine at Gateway Technical College next month. It already has offices in Milwaukee and Madison.
The agency will be represented at a resource fair to be held in Racine Thursday, March 29th for people looking for Foxconn-related work. It’ll be held from one until four at Festival Hall.
The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership is funded by some 60 entities, including the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Neither employers or employees are charged for services.
In addition to arranging classes and apprenticeships, the Partnership has its own temporary help firm.
Beyond the resource fair, the partnership has already scheduled a 130-hour-long, entry level class for workers interested in the road-building industry. It'll be held Apr. 9th.
Waltz says some $100 million worth of Foxconn-related public works projects have been scheduled.
The manufacturing complex itself will cost $10 billion to build and equip. It's expected to keep busy 10,000 construction workers each year over the next four years.
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