Career EXCELerate | Wisconsin

Welcome to Career EXCELerate Wisconsin, a highly personalized program to help individuals interested in developing job skills and growing a career. 

This comprehensive career-training program is offered at no cost to individuals who want an opportunity to find a career pathway that will help them launch a lasting career but are struggling and would benefit from individualized support. 

Career EXCELerate Wisconsin provides students with:

• Career skills, coaching and resume building
• Technical training within eight highly in-demand career pathways
• Assistance finding employment at a local workplace upon completion
• Support services provided throughout training and for the first year of employment
• Connection to resources for childcare, transportation and housing

Career Educational Certificate Options

Certificate programs range from approximately two weeks to two semesters depending on career paths. 

Educational and Health Services

• Nursing Assistant: Overview | Schedule (Spring 2025)
• Early Childhood Teacher Aide: Overview | Schedule (Spring 2025)
• Patient Care Tech: Schedule (Spring 2025)

Construction

• Woodworking Technician: Overview | Schedule (Spring 2025)
• Plumbing Fundamentals: Overview | Schedule (Spring 2025)

Retail

• Retail Education: Schedule (January 2025) | Schedule (April 2025)

Manufacturing

• Welding Fundamentals: Overview | Schedule (Spring 2025)
• Manufacturing Technician: Overview

Truck Driving and Maintenance

• Professional Truck Driving - Class A and B CDLs: Overview |  Schedule (Spring 2025)
• Heavy-Duty Vehicle Maintenance - Diesel Technology Assistant: Overview | Schedule (Spring 2025)

How it Works

Connecting
with us:

A prospective student can either be referred by a local agency or apply for one of the educational certificate options by

• Completing the form below

or

• Connecting with a program specialist at 920-204-7002.

Understanding your interests:

The program specialist will meet with the prospective student to

• Understand career interests.

• Offer skills-training opportunities.

• Identify any resources needed for a student to participate and be successful in completing the program.

Navigating your personalized experience:

The goal of the program is to ensure that participants have all the tools needed to navigate their pathway.

• Choose a career path.

• Get real-life job experiences.

• Discover opportunities to launch a fulfilling career.

Meet your success team

Goodwill NCW, Fox Valley Technical College and Rawhide Youth Services are teaming up to help students with personalized ongoing support to launch their career at no cost to the student.

Questions about this program? Contact us.

This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP0135 awarded to Goodwill via the Wisconsin Workforce Innovation Grant Program by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.