Initiatives

Apprenticeship Building America 2

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The Apprenticeship Building America, Round 2 (ABA2) grant is expanding and developing healthcare apprenticeships.

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Independent Living

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This initiative supports youth who have aged out of foster care with needs such as postsecondary education, housing, employment support, and more.

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Wisconsin Fast Forward

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This award is an incumbent worker training grant in partnership with UW Health that trains un- or under-employed workers to become Ophthalmology Assistants using the Registered Apprenticeship model.

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Windows to Work

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This initiative focuses on providing career coaching and supportive services to justice-involved individuals prior to release and after their return to the community.

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

 

These programs serve adults, dislocated workers, and youth by providing career planning, training and education assistance, and supportive services or resources. Program services are offered through service providers of the WorkSmart Network.

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Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub

 

Youth and young adults are introduced and connected to workforce opportunities in the fields of biotechnology, healthcare, and manufacturing under this collaborative initiative.

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Wisconsin Pathway Home 6

 

This grant award helps to support justice-involved individuals both prior to and post-release to help bridge the gap between re-entry and employment.

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Worker Advancement Initiative (WAI) Round 2

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This flexible program offers training opportunities through paid work-based learning and/or paid classroom training, along with stipends or incentives.

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Youth Apprenticeship

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This youth work-based learning initiative connects high school juniors and seniors to employment and classroom-based learning to gain industry skills, credentials, and mentorship before graduating high school.