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On September 24, 2004 the Bureau of Child Support (BCS) received notice from the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) that the KIDS child support data system achieved full federal certification.
The DWD Biennial Budget Request was submitted on September 15, 2004 requesting a total of $2.25 billion in spending authority for the biennium.
Secretary Roberta Gassman introducing Governor Doyle at the June 2005 Council on Workforce Investment meeting
DVR won the 2012 National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) President’s Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation.
DWD's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) assisted 4,875 individuals with disabilities achieve their employment goals during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, representing the highest number of successful year-end closures on current record.
In March 2016, DWD completed an improved Internet Weekly Claim application (IWC) after success with the dramatically improved online inquiries application (IIQ) and an Internet Initial Claim application (ICR).
Through September 2016, over 3,000 new apprentices began training and over 9,000 apprentices were gainfully employed and receiving on-the-job training with nearly 2,100 employers.
The Youth Apprenticeship program issued $3.2 million in grants for the 2016-17 year to 32 local partnerships.
Through November 2017, the program achieved a 70 percent placement rate for the nearly 50 former offenders that participated in the program.
The balance of the Trust Fund was over $1.6 billion on June 30, 2018, an increase of 21.4 percent when compared to the same date the previous year.
Governor Tony Evers appointed Caleb Frostman as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development on January 7, 2019.
Governor Tony Evers appointed Amy Pechacek as Transition Director of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development on September 18, 2020.
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