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WisBusiness: Tech Colleges to Be Workhorses of New Economy

Wisconsin’s technical colleges are a “secret weapon” for economic development, cranking out more than 20,000 graduates annually, nearly 90 percent of whom stay and work in the Badger State.

That was the thrust of a talk by two of Wisconsin’s technical college leaders who spoke Tuesday at a Wisconsin Innovation Network luncheon.

“Our economy is in transition, and worldwide trends are driving the shift from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy,” said Dan Clancy, president of the state’s technical college system.

“We can help prepare students for that shift and we are working closely with employers to do that,” he said.

“We are closely tied to the region’s labor market and our focus is on job placement and employer satisfaction,” he added. “Our goal is to meet future workforce needs.”

That aim is successful, he said, because 90 percent of technical college graduates have jobs within six months of leaving school.

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com

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