MILWAUKEE, WI (April 5, 2022) – WRTP | BIG STEP (WRTP) and the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council (MBCTC) have been awarded the prestigious Mark H. Ayer's Award by North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU). NABTU announced the award recently in response to the ongoing work by WRTP and MBCTC to engage women in
Initiative includes new $1,500 scholarships for adult high school degree attainment, pre-apprenticeship training. City of Racine – Today, Mayor Mason announced the launch of a new campaign, website, and scholarships to help City residents connect to City resources and transform their futures. The Growing Residents’ Opportunities and Wealth (GROW) Racine initiative will be run
Prior to finding WRTP | BIG STEP, Quincy Clark worked in customer service for about 20 years, performing a multitude of duties: sales, marketing, hospitality, and even selling insurance. Once the pandemic hit, however, the customer service industry took a huge blow. Quincy stumbled in to WRTP | BIG STEP by way of a case
After graduating from high school, Megan Lamke decided to pursue a nursing degree and worked full-time as a CNA. As rewarding as the job was, Megan became burnt out and began to consider a career change. An acquaintance suggested that Megan reach out to BIG STEP, where
In early 2021, COVID-19 ravaged Yaphet Graham’s industry. He was left jobless and had to move from North Carolina to his former home of Wisconsin. He was also forced to leave his five-year-old son with his mother, but despite the agonizing decision, Yaphet knew he would succeed. In Wisconsin, Yaphet was on the cusp
Original content by President & CEO Lindsay Blumer Today, we are facing a near crisis around the number of skilled laborers and artisans in the workforce. During the lockdown of 2020, we saw people across America ban together to creatively support their local restaurants and shops, demonstrating that we as a community value the artisan
First published by Anthony Dabruzzi for Spectrum News Vice President Kamala Harris made a push for clean drinking water and healthy homes during a visit to Milwaukee Monday. The visit to Wisconsin comes on the heels of the vice president's announcement last month during which the Biden administration laid out a goal of removing
As posted by Spectrum News MILWAUKEE — One Milwaukee non-profit is committed to bringing more diversity into the trades industry. The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, also known as WRTP | BIG STEP, works to help traditionally underrepresented and underemployed people like women and people of color. The program has helped many people like 21-year-old
Two of WRTP | BIG STEP’s most recent success stories include Tiffany Tillis and Dwayne Sampson. Tiffany Tillis, single mother of three, turned to WRTP | BIG STEP after she was laid off during the pandemic. With WRTP, she gained CPR and first aid certification, her commercial driver’s license permit, and hands-on experience. Tillis
Raising Women’s Success in Apprenticeship (RWSA) convened a network of some of the nation’s leading organizations that are working to increase racial and gender diversity in “nontraditional” occupations. This report draws on the work of the members of the network, which was founded and led by WRTP | BIG STEP, and included Aerospace Joint
