Career EXCELerate | Wisconsin
Personalized Job Training and Support Services to Transform Lives
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. The program provides individualized support to participants on their journey from assessing career interests to helping secure jobs. Some career pathways have enabled participants to increase their hourly wage by more than $10 upon completing the program.
Career EXCELerate Wisconsin supports students by:
- Developing job skills, coaching and resume building.
- Training within highly in-demand career pathways.
- Assisting with finding employment at a local workplace upon completion.
- Providing support services throughout training and the first three months of employment.
- Connecting to resources for childcare, transportation and housing.
Career Educational Certificate Options
Depending on career paths, certificate programs range from approximately one week to one semester.
Programs offered on-site at Fox Valley Technical College unless otherwise noted below.
Certified Nursing Assistant | Overview
| Location | FVTC - Appleton |
| Dates | 9/8/2025 - 11/3/2025 |
| Days & Times | Mondays & Wednesdays 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
| Clinicals | 6:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Patient Care Tech | Overview
| Location | FVTC - Appleton |
| Dates |
Session 1 - 9/5/2025 - 10/10/2025 Session 2 - 10/24/2025 - 12/6/2025 |
| Days & Times | Fridays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Certified Direct Care Professional | Overview
Available in partnership with WisCaregiver Careers across Wisconsin, through the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and the WI Department of Health Services
| Location | Online |
Welding Fundamentals | Overview
| Location | FVTC - Oshkosh |
| Dates | 8/25/2025 - 12/16/2025 |
| Days & Times | Mondays & Tuesdays 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Manufacturing Tech | Overview
| Location | FVTC - Appleton |
| Dates |
Session 1 - 8/26/2025 - 9/23/2025 Session 2 - 10/7/2025 - 11/4/2025 |
| Days & Times | Tuesdays 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Retail Fundamentals | Overview
| Location | Goodwill NCW Darboy & Mission Support Office |
| Dates |
Session 1 - 9/18/2025 - 9/18/2025 Session 2 - 10/27/2025 - 11/6/2025 |
| Days & Times |
Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Week 2 - Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Professional Truck Driving - Class A CDL | Overview
| Location | FVTC - Appleton |
| Dates |
Session 1 - 9/22/2025 - 10/16/2025 Session 2 - 10/20/25 - 11/13/2025 Session 3 - 11/17/2025 - 12/11/2025 |
| Days & Times | Monday - Thursday 6:45 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
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
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Connecting with a program specialist at 920-204-7002.
Understanding your interests:
The program specialist will meet with the prospective student to
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Understand career interests.
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Offer skills-training opportunities.
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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.
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Choose a career path.
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Get real-life job experiences.
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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.
