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Career and Training Services

WorkSmart Network

Welcome to the WorkSmart Network! We're here to help you grow your career and improve your skills. We offer personalized services for individuals and businesses in our community. Whether you're starting your journey, making a career change, or looking to learn new skills, we’re here to support you every step of the way.

Our Services and Resources

Services

  • Career exploration & assessments

  • Career counseling and planning

  • Job search and placement assistance

  • Resume and cover letter development

  • Interview preparation

  • Employer connections

  • Training, education and certification options

  • Apprenticeship, on-the-job training and internship connections

  • Financial assistance with education 

  • Work readiness support

  • Supportive services

  • And more

Service Locations

The WorkSmart Network has service locations across South Central Wisconsin. You can access services at American Job Centers and through partner locations:

Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act
(WIOA)

One of our funding sources is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which helps us create workforce development initiatives and programs. Thanks to this federal legislation, we help people access employment, training and supportive services to succeed in the workforce. Under the Act, we also bring together business leaders and stakeholders to address industry workforce needs.

WIOA is designed to strengthen and improve our nation’s public workforce system and help get people – including young adults, dislocated workers and those with significant barriers to employment – into high-quality careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers.

What to Expect

We’ll meet one-on-one with you to determine your eligibility for WIOA programs. This means we may ask you for documents to verify your employment status, income, identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. We’ll also work with you on assessments to determine what skills you have and what career pathway is right for you.

From there we’ll help you build a career plan. We’ll work with you to create a resume and cover letter, prepare for interviews and connect with local employers. We ask that you regularly check in with your career planner, even after you find a job, to share career updates or challenges you’re facing.

Laid Off & Dislocated Workers

If you’re facing a layoff and need information related to reemployment; are seeking healthcare or Unemployment Insurance (UI) resources; want information on trainings; or need connections to other financial, health and community resources to move forward, turn to us.

We’ve helped thousands of laid off workers in South Central Wisconsin quickly transition to new employment through Rapid Response services. If you or someone you know recently lost their job due to a company closure or downsizing, we can help with services and resources. Visit our page with for more information and help.

Contact Us

Dane County

Dane County Job Center

1819 Aberg Ave, Madison, WI

(608) 288-2459

Jefferson County Workforce Development Center

874 Collins Rd, Jefferson, WI

 

(920) 674-7500

Dodge and Jefferson Counties
Columbia, Marquette and Sauk Counties

Sauk County Job Center

505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI

 

(608) 355-4808

The amazing thing of all this achievement has been how quickly it has gone, given how daunting the challenges seemed at the outset. Yet it has already proven well worth the hardships. Thus I don’t regret any of the difficulties in the least.

Delbert, WIOA Adult Program participant

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