{"id":1017,"date":"2025-06-09T22:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyomingtraining.com\/subject-matter-minute-blog\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2025-06-09T22:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:15:12","slug":"subject-matter-minute-episode-73-spotlight-an-agency-workforce-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wyomingtraining.com\/subject-matter-minute-blog\/subject-matter-minute-episode-73-spotlight-an-agency-workforce-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject Matter Minute, Episode #73 – Spotlight An Agency – Workforce Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

The below post is taken from the Video Blog, the Subject Matter Minute. You can view the episode on YouTube if you would like. Find it here:\u00a0Episode #73 – Spotlight An Agency – Workforce Services<\/a><\/p>\n

If YouTube is blocked for you or your agency, you can scroll to the bottom of this post to view it from Google Drive. (I would prefer you view it on YouTube, so I know how many people have watched)<\/p>\n

You can also listen to an audio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Subject Matter Minute. If you are a regular viewer, I\u2019m guessing that you might have been thinking, \u201cwell, I guess that\u2019s it\u2026 he must be done making these things.\u201d Right? Well, it has been a long time\u2026 But, if you\u2019ve been worried\u2026 the show will go on!<\/p>\n

The last episode, all those months ago, was on Hinge Health, the service offered by EGI that allows you to do physical therapy and exercises through an app. If you missed the episode, or don\u2019t know about it, check it out. It\u2019s a great service.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned in the episode, I am using it because my left hip had gotten somewhat sore and inflexible. I told you that I would give you an update. Well, it turns out, Hinge Health isn\u2019t going to help my hip. After about 6 months of using the app, it wasn\u2019t getting any better. My other hip and body in general were benefitting, but not the left one.<\/p>\n

So\u2026 I finally got an x-ray. Yeah\u2026 it\u2019s bone on bone and has some bone spurs thrown in just for fun. So, I guess at 55, I am shopping for a new hip. I have heard repeatedly that if you are going to replace something, the hip is the one to do\u2026due to the quick recovery and general success of the procedure.<\/p>\n

So\u2026 I don\u2019t really want to hear any negative stories, but if you have positive experiences or advice to share about your hip replacement, and I\u2019m sure there are a bunch of them out there, please throw them in the show notes! If you\u2019d rather keep it private, throw me an email. I suppose it wouldn\u2019t hurt to hear if there are doctors to avoid, but maybe keep that to an email so we don\u2019t start a kerfuffle in the show notes!<\/p>\n

Ok\u2026 enough about me!<\/p>\n

Today I want to start an occasional one-off series about state agencies. If you are anything like me, you get the work done for your agency, but don\u2019t really have much of an idea what others are doing in theirs.<\/p>\n

I came up with a simple acronym, so everyone can remember the name of the series. I\u2019m calling it What The Heck Does That Agency Do Anyway? Or simply WTHDTADA. See\u2026 easy to remember.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today we are going to talk about Workforce Services. (music)<\/p>\n

Before I dive in, I want to thank this episode\u2019s Subject Matter Expert, Erin Turbitt and her team at DWS. They quickly got me what I needed to put this together. Thanks Erin!<\/p>\n

The reason I\u2019m starting with Workforce Services is because I attended a meeting where Chris Wiederspahn and Stacey Wren were talking about a fabulous program they have called \u201cDads Making A Difference.\u201d This is a training-to-work program for low income custodial and non-custodial fathers. I thought I might do an episode on that program, but then realized that, hopefully, there aren\u2019t a ton of State employees that qualify for it. It\u2019s a great program, though, and I\u2019ve included a link in the show notes.<\/p>\n

That led to this general episode on the department of workforce services. So\u2026. what the heck does that agency do anyway??<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with their mission statement, ‘Collaborating to support a thriving workforce and economy\u2019 \u2013 and then their vision is \u2013 \u2018Leading workforce innovation and investing in employee development today, for a stronger tomorrow.\u2019 So, looking at what they actually do, their mission and vision covers it quite well.<\/p>\n

So, as a quick list of the major things they do that help all Wyoming employees and employers\u2026<\/p>\n