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 continue to face ongoing challenges and the lingering impact from the pandemic and who want an opportunity to find a career pathway that will help them launch a lasting career. 

Career EXCELerate Wisconsin provides students with:

• Career skills, coaching and resume building
• Technical training within eight highly in-demand career pathways
• Guaranteed employment with a local employer upon graduation
• 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
• Early Childhood Teacher Aide: Overview | Schedule

Construction

• Woodworking Technician: Overview | Schedule
• Pipe Trades: Overview | Schedule

Manufacturing

• Welding Fundamentals: Overview | Schedule
• Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprentice: Overview | Schedule

Truck Driving and Maintenance

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

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 a personalized education plan to launch their career with ongoing support 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.