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Launch of Workforce Development Taskforce (continued)

UWMB is delighted to now take the next steps in this work by convening a statewide early childhood and out-of-school-time workforce development task force. Through this public/private partnership UWMB, the Schott Fellowship, and the Department of Early Education and Care plan to engage experts and thought leaders both within and outside of the early education and afterschool fields to further advance the Department’s work.

The Task Force will serve in an advisory capacity to the Department and support its effort by:

• Investigating key agreed upon questions and issues pertinent to the creation of an effective statewide professional development system
• Advising and providing further refinement and research on proposals provided by the department
• Focusing on achievable, actionable strategies to advance the development of the early childhood and out of school time workforce that will be reflected in a detailed strategic workforce development plan by this time next year

Up to 30 members will be recruited from across sectors—including higher education, state agencies, resource and referral, workforce development agencies, community and state level training organizations, and private funders—to consider the full continuum of professional development from entry level through college degrees. The Workforce Development Task Force will be an initiative endorsed and led by the Department of Early Education and Care as a collaborative effort with UWMB and the Schott Fellowship in Early Care and Education. UWMB and the Schott Fellowship will provide funding support to staff this effort.