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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madison, WI — February 20, 2026 — The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW) has been awarded $970,000 in Congressional Direct Spending funding through Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office and the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education & Related Agencies to expand and strengthen apprenticeship access and support across the region. The two-year initiative, Enhancing Apprenticeship Navigation & Support Systems

Since 2006, Opportunities, Inc. has proudly partnered with the WorkSmart Network to provide no-cost career and training services for eligible adults, dislocated workers and youth in Jefferson and Dodge counties. Will Smith, a current participant in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker program, at Green Valley Enterprises, a division of Opportunities, Inc., completed two 9-week work experiences earlier this month. Of his experience, Smith said,

On August 27, 2025, a cohort of aspiring manufacturing professionals marked the completion of a transformative 6-week training program...

WIOA Youth Participant Zoe Mathias Finds Long-Term Employment Through Youth Apprenticeship Zoe Mathias (pictured on right) at SkillsUSA,...

As a Youth Apprentice in the Physical Therapy/Sports Rehab program, Carina is already immersed in the work she hopes to dedicate her life to.

May 13, 2025 | Jonathan Stefonek PORTAGE, Wis. – Last Thursday Poynette High School students took over Madison College’s Portage Campus, turning classrooms and offices into the divisions of a one-day-only manufacturing business. The Mini Manufacturing World, presented by Madison College in partnership with the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin, aims at giving students a sense of manufacturing, beyond just the factory floor, but the process from front to b