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August 2020

CPWR-NIOSH COVID-19 Webinar Series: Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

August 27 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Join WRTP/BIG STEP’s partners at CPWR on Thursday, August 27th [...]

Protecting Yourself Against COVID-19 in the Workplace -Training in Spanish

August 29 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

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Join WRTP/BIG STEP’s partners, the Latino Academy of Workforce Development [...]

September 2020

How Manufacturing Facility Teams Can Build Better Factories with a Connected Platform

September 10 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Join Autodesk Construction Cloud for their latest webinar, “How Manufacturing [...]

National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction

September 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Join OSHA, NIOSH, and CPWR for their "2020 Kickoff: National [...]

Ladder Use and Setup, Guardrails, and Warning Lines and Safety Monitoring Systems

September 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Join NRCA for their National Safety Stand-Down Week’s three-day webinar [...]

Personal Fall-Arrest Systems (PFAs), Including Calculated Clearance Distances

September 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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The next webinar in NRCA’s National Safety Stand-Down Week’s three-day [...]

Personal Fall-Arrest Systems (PFAs)

September 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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The next webinar in NRCA’s National Safety Stand-Down Week’s three-day [...]

Rescue Techniques and Suspension Trauma

September 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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The final webinar in NRCA’s National Safety Stand-Down Week’s three-day [...]

She Builds…A Brighter Future

September 17 @ 3:15 pm - 5:30 pm

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WRTP/BIG STEP is honored to have been selected as a [...]

Investigating Fall Fatalities: Lessons Learned and Tools for Prevention

September 18 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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CPWR will be hosting a webinar, entitled “Investigating Fall Fatalities: [...]

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WHO WE ARE

WRTP | BIG STEP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs.

WRTP MISSION

Our mission is to enhance the ability of public and private sector organizations to recruit, develop, and retain a more diverse, qualified workforce in construction, manufacturing and emerging sectors of the regional economy.

WRTP HISTORY

WRTP was initially created to renew our traditional industrial base in the Milwaukee area during the 1990s. The recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage by the end of the decade. In response to this threat to economic growth and prosperity, we created our successful model of pre-employment training for job seekers to qualify for family-sustaining jobs in the industrial sector.

WHY WE SUCCEED

Supported by public, private, and philanthropic investments, WRTP | BIG STEP’s mission is to assist economically disadvantaged minorities, women, and youth (primarily from the central-city) develop the skills needed to participate meaningfully in the workforce and share in the area economy while ensuring that member companies have the skilled workers needed to prosper and grow in a competitive global economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

WALBEC GROUP RECRUITMENT EVENT

Jan 22, 2019

In partnership with the Wis DOT, local stakeholders, the WI Fast Forward Grant and the Walbec Group (which is the parent company of Payne and Dolan and Zenith Tech), I am excited to announce the upcoming training opportunity and recruitment date of January 22 for the next Racine class. The Walbec Group will be assisting with recruitment, screening and training and will be sourcing Spring 2019 hires from this training cohort. Class will start 1/28/2019 and will run through 3/8/2019 and will be held Monday-Friday 8 am to 4 pm. The locations for training will vary from the Racine Gateway Campus, Gateway iMET Center and training centers in the area.

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IRONWORKERS RECRUITMENT & INFORMATION SESSION

Jan 23, 2019

WRTP/BIG STEP, in collaboration with the Ironworkers Local 383, are recruiting qualified candidates for the Ironworkers Apprenticeship Program. Please come to the Ironworkers Recruitment and Informational session to learn more about the Ironworkers trade and apprenticeship opportunities within the union. Contractors and union representatives will be present to answer your questions. Applications for the Ironworkers Apprenticeship Program will be available during this session.

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