When you choose a career in the skilled trades, you’re guaranteed these advantages and more: 💰 Sustainable wages 🏗 Always-changing projects 🩺 High-quality benefits 🌃 Real impact on your city 🏞 Skills you can use anywhere across the country Explore career pathways: 🧭 https://lnkd.in/gSHSzBuh #SkilledTrades #WisconsinMade #MilwaukeeLiving #MadisonWI #Racine
WRTP | BIG STEP
Staffing and Recruiting
Milwaukee, WI 1,384 followers
Industry-Led, Worker-Centered, Community-Focused. WRTP | BIG STEP works to recruit, train, and place community residents
About us
Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) & Building Industry Group Skilled Trade Employment Program (BIG STEP) is an Industry-Led, Worker-Centered, and Community-Focused nonprofit dedicated to family-supporting jobs. We are based in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, with offices in Madison and Racine. WRTP | BIG STEP is widely recognized as a national model and is industry-recognized as a valuable workforce development tool. As a workforce intermediary, we work with organized labor and employers in manufacturing and construction to keep businesses competitive, preserve family-supporting jobs, connect job seekers to those good jobs, help workers build skills to advance in their careers, and improve business productivity. WRTP | BIG STEP is unique because we start with the jobs. We work directly with employers and unions to develop training programs that meet the specific and timely needs of the manufacturing and construction sectors. WRTP | BIG STEP is a clearinghouse for the assessment, preparation, and placement of job-ready candidates for careers in manufacturing, construction, and emerging sectors of the economy. WRTP | BIG STEP offers services to employers and unions as well as community residents looking for careers in manufacturing and construction. Our services for community residents include apprenticeship preparation tutoring, training certificate courses in a variety of manufacturing and construction disciplines, referral services, and industry-recognized certifications. We serve as the finishing point before employment.
- Website
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https://wrtp.org
External link for WRTP | BIG STEP
- Industry
- Staffing and Recruiting
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Milwaukee, WI
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1994
- Specialties
- Manufacturing training, Construction training, welding training, CNC machining training, Construction skills, Apprenticeship preparation, and Apprenticeship Readiness
Locations
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Primary
3841 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53208, US
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2829 Perry St
Suite 205
Madison, Wisconsin 53713, US
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1001 Main St
Racine, Wisconsin 53403, US
Employees at WRTP | BIG STEP
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Chris Mambu Rasch
Executive Director
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Kimberly McGowan
Milwaukee Regional Director at WRTP/Big Step| Experienced Leader in Education and Workforce Development| Advocate for Diversity and Inclusion
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Joe Nicosia
Manufacturing & Industrial Lead Coordinator at WRTP/BIG STEP Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership
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Rick Barricelli
Making a better world one individual at a time
Updates
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✨ We are so proud of Noel McChristian for his success as a journeyman Operating Engineer! 🎓 After completing the City of Milwaukee’s Residential Preference Program, Noel began to take classes at WRTP | BIG STEP, eventually, with our full support, transitioning into the Laborers Local 113 as an apprentice 🛠 Noel’s success is a testament to our commitment to building sustaining careers. In his own words, “BIG STEP gave me a future I never imagined” Read the full success story here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gbunZATF #Wisconsin #Trade #Apprenticeship #Construction #Manufacturing #HardWork #Career #Union #SuccessStory
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Our very own Lindsay Blumer spoke at today’s Tech Hub press conference celebrating the $49M award to the Wisconsin BioHealth Tech Hub initiative. As a committed member of the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub Consortium, WRTP | BIG STEP will prepare Wisconsin’s #workforce for all sorts of pre-apprentice and #registeredapprenticeship opportunities in growing fields. Thank you Senator Tammy Baldwin, Governor Tony Evers, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and event host Milwaukee Area Technical College. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/g5Fe9cjA
I had the privilege of speaking at today's press conference celebrating the $49M award as part of Wisconsin's Biohealth TechHUB initiative and the important workforce component. This investment will help create a diverse talent pipeline that includes union pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship opportunities. Wisconsin is lucky to have Senator Tammy Baldwin and Governor Tony Evers and the folks at Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation! Thank you Milwaukee Area Technical College for hosting. WRTP | BIG STEP is ready!
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WRTP | BIG STEP sends a huge thank you to Lunda Construction Company 🌟 Recently, they visited our Milwaukee campus to talk with our students about their company, careers in the skilled trades, exciting apprenticeships, and more! 🧰 Thank you for helping us prepare people for success! #SkilledTrades #Construction #Manufacturing #Apprenticeship
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College isn’t the only pathway to a great career 🏗 WRTP | BIG STEP prepares job seekers for high-paying careers in the skilled trades by providing the training and resources they need to land a registered apprenticeship—all at no cost. Start planning your apprenticeship journey: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gHtrsq77 #Apprenticeship #ApprenticeshipTraining #DebtFreeLife #WisconsinJobs #MilwaukeeJobs
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🎉 The McKenzie Regional Workforce Center is celebrating its one-year anniversary! 🎉 WRTP | BIG STEP and our partners Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County, Madison Area Builders Association, and the Latino Academy of Workforce Development, Inc. have been recognized for our role in creating this great facility by WisBusiness.com 🌟 The center is empowering young adults to find careers in the skilled trades industry: 🧰 Nearly 3,000 individuals served 🧰 70% of participants identified as BIPOC and 40% as female 🧰 Provided skills training for over 250 people through camps and programs Read the full story on our website! #Construction #Careers #Manufacturing #SkilledTrades #Anniversary #Workforce #Wisconsin #DaneCounty
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The skilled trades offer limitless opportunities for success, but it can be intimidating to choose from so many great careers. Here are some questions to ask yourself when considering your options: 👥 Do you like collaborating with others or working alone? 🏗 Do you want to operate heavy equipment? 📡 Are you good with technology? How much physical coordination and stamina do you have? 👷 Would you prefer to work in a construction or manufacturing environment? WRTP | BIG STEP offers participants hands-on experience in a wide range of trades, and our staff can provide further insight into which path is right for you. Get in touch with us: 📧 https://lnkd.in/ecadSS8u #SkilledTrades #JobTraining #Wisconsin #Kenosha #Janesville
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94% of voters support expanding access to apprenticeship programs. We have the power to build and diversify our infrastructure workforce here in Wisconsin! Read more about the National Skills Coalition’s Public Perspectives on Infrastructure Jobs: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dcRy2JTJ #Infrastructure #Apprenticeship #Construction #Manufacturing #TradeIndustry #SkilledTrade
There's a demand to fill new #infrastructure jobs, but these jobs must be #goodjobs. National Skills Coalition set forth recommendations, the American public agrees: https://lnkd.in/e2KEMSCM
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Registered apprenticeship isn’t just free—it also provides you with a full-time salary and benefits to support you as you learn 💸 WRTP | BIG STEP is here to help you take the first step in your career journey with apprenticeship readiness training and placement assistance. Learn more about apprenticeship: 👷 https://lnkd.in/gHtrsq77 #RegisteredApprenticeship #WisconsinJobs #Milwaukee #Madison #Racine
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🚨 Limited spots available! Secure your place in our OSHA 30 training dates now: 📅 July 20 📅 July 21 📅 August 3 📅 August 4 Questions? 📞 (608) 255-0155 📧 [email protected] Increase your employment potential with WRTP | BIG STEP: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gUFdsprQ 📍 The Tributary Hub | 2102 E Springs Dr; Madison, WI 53704 ⏰ 8 AM - 4:30 PM 💵 $65 🏗 All four days are required #Construction #OSHA #Safety #NowHiring #Career #Madison #WorkplaceSafety #Employment
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