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Career EXCELerate | Wisconsin

Personalized Job Training and Support Services to Transform Lives

 

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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.

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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. 

Health Services

  • Certified Nursing Assistant (online and in classroom): Overview
  • Patient Care Tech
  • Certified Direct Care Professional (online)
    • Available across Wisconsin, through the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and the WI Department of Health Services

Manufacturing

Retail

  • Retail Essentials: Overview   
    • Classroom at 1800 Appleton Rd.,  Menasha
    • Hands-on learning at the Goodwill NCW Darboy store 

Truck Driving and Maintenance

  • Professional Truck Driving - Class A CDL: Overview 

 

How it Works


Connecting
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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:

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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:

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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.

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Fox Valley Technical College

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Rawhide Youth Services

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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.