Governor Doyle holds
town hall meetings at technical colleges
Governor Doyle continued his
tradition of town hall meetings at two technical colleges, Madison Area and
Chippewa Valley. The governor conversed
with his audiences on the future of the
The Governor talked about how we can
enhance our economy by taking “One Step Up,” a practice proven successful in
"If you’re already an advanced PhD
researcher, go a step further. If you’re at a minimum wage job, take a step up.
If you’re in the middle someplace, take the step up. It really is in our
technical colleges that we’re focused on having our economy take a step
up.”
Doyle used students’ stories of
personal setbacks to illustrate the technical colleges’ power in enabling
students to take this “step up,” regardless of their individual history.
“No matter what their difficulties
may have been…this is the one door that everybody in this state can walk
through. And when they walk through that door and if they’re ready to work hard
and they’re ready to take advantage of the great teaching and other activities
that go on here, they can get ahead.”
Doyle also spoke on his desire to
expand on the success of Youth Apprenticeship programs and WTCS Workforce
Advancement Training Grants by increasing the funding from $2 million to $10
million. This funding will benefit 36,000 workers and over 300 businesses.
Doyle feels the investment in private business and technical college
partnerships will benefit the economy in the long run.
“The states that are able to say to
employers that we have a fast, flexible and effective way of getting people
trained for the specific jobs that you need, are going to be the states that
are the winners.”
The Governor also spoke on his commitment to the
Wisconsin Covenant, meeting increasing demands for healthcare workers, modernizing
the agricultural sector, ensuring quality child care, and reducing the prison
population.
For a video of the complete
meeting at MATC Madison, please visit: Gov.
Doyle at MATC