What is Milwaukee Talent Dividend? Talent Dividend is building a regional infrastructure that will connect education to business and students to career pathway information in order to make good career and post secondary education decisions.

My Life! My Plan!

My Life! My Plan! is presented by the Milwaukee Talent Dividend

We have a skills gap in the United States…The U.S. is still wrestling with high unemployment, yet 49% of employers report difficulty filling open positions

Students who are involved in career exploration are… more likely to plan their high school courses of study carefully to gain the skills they will need.

Source: America Promises Alliance

Career exploration can help bridge these gaps…

What is My Life! My Plan! ?- Workshops that uses experientially learning about career clusters and pathways in

SE Wisconsin- Students work with ‘career coaches’ to help them set goals and next steps- Students gain access to programs, information and resources to PLAN for career &

education pathway

Milwaukee Talent Dividend presents a solution… 

Every My Life! My Plan! graduate has the opportunity to…

• Graduate from high school

• Make informed decisions in their career path

• Enter a path that matches their interest, skills & plays a key role in the economic development of our region.

…and a vision for a better community.

What Makes My Life! My Plan! Unique?

Career Coaches

‘Career Coaches’ are volunteers from the business community. Our partners include:

o Manpowero Accentureo US Banko PNC Banko Wells Fargoo Foley and Lardnero Marcus Corporationo City of Milwaukee - DCDo The Water Council

o FABo Milwaukee Hiltono Volunteer Center of Milwaukeeo Volunteer Center of Waukeshao Morgan Stanleyo Mt. Mary Collegeo Waukesha Business Alliance/o Dream It! Do It!o MAWIBo Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington WIB

What Makes My Life! My Plan! Unique?

Real Time Information

What Makes My Life! My Plan! Unique?

An Action-Oriented

Approach

My Life! My Plan! In Action…

My Life My Plan Graduates  

2,413volunteers serving as career coaches

699 My Life My Plan

workshops

98

What are My Life! My Plan! graduates saying?

Students participating in the MLMP workshop report that… o 93% feel more confident in making career planso 90% feel better prepared for post-secondary education &o 86% feel they can now make better decisions about their high school

courses and activities in order to prepare for their future career.

My Life! My Plan! in Milwaukee Public Schools

MPS designated MLMP as a cornerstone in college & career readiness curriculum.

For 2013-2014:

o Every MPS high school will have at least one MLMP workshop.  

o 75 workshops projected for 2013-2014 school year 

MLMP will serve over 3000 MPS students.

My Life! My Plan! in the Milwaukee 7 Region

MLMP will serve 600 students in M7 region in the following districts:

- Waukesha- South Milwaukee- St. Anthony's - Oak Creek

- New Berlin- Oconomowoc- Brown Deer

My Life! My Plan! Reaches Students Beyond the School Day

MLMP is collaborates with Youth-Service Organizations:

o Big Brothers Big Sisters

o YMCAo Pearls for Teen Girlso Lead to Succeedo College Possibleo Pathways to Collegeo UWM Upward Bound

Growing Our Capacity

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Next year we can serve 4,100+ students

How?

o Create Middle School My Life! My Plan! workshop

o Modify materials for bilingual and special education populations

o Create Parent Engagement strategies and materials

Sponsored by the Milwaukee Talent Dividend

My Life! My Plan! provides a direct link between

business & education