Our success hinges on the success of our collaboration with our partners.
At WRTP | BIG STEP, collaboration is our way of life. Whether we are working with employers, public agencies, lawmakers, or community-based organizations, collaboration drives our success. In addition to our strong partnerships with labor and industry, we also work closely with other organizations addressing workforce training and development through the Community Workforce Partnership. Our success hinges on the success of our collaboration with these partners:
NON-PROFIT & COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
Centro Hispano of Dane County
First Choice of Racine
La Casa de Esperanza
Milwaukee Community Service Corps
Milwaukee Urban League
Northcott Neighborhood House
Public Allies
ResCare
UMOS
YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin
Riverworks Development Corporation
Milwaukee JobsWork
Legal Action of Wisconsin
Journey House
Milwaukee Christian Center
Wisconsin Community Services
The Social Development CommissionEDUCATION & TRAINING PARTNERS
Bradley Technical High School
Labor Education and Training Center
Madison Metropolitan School District
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee Public Schools
Oak Creek Franklin School District
Waukesha County Technical College
Literacy Services of WisconsinWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding Alliance
Employ Milwaukee
Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington Workforce Development Board
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee
Building Advantage
Building Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council
National Electrical Contractors Association
PNC Bank
Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension PartnershipFOUNDATION PARTNERS
Bucyrus Foundation
Caterpillar Foundation
Forest County Potawatomi Foundation
Harley-Davidson Foundation
Kellogg Foundation
WE Energies FoundationGOVERMENT PARTNERS
City of Madison
City of Milwaukee
Dane County
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee Department of Public Works
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Make a tax deductible contribution to WRTP | BIG STEP and invest in our future workforce. WRTP | BIG STEP is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with national recognition for its efforts to create a more diverse, qualified workforce while meeting industry’s need for skilled labor. Your investment in our efforts are greatly appreciated! $10 provides an hour of tutoring in math or reading that will enable someone to enter an apprenticeship and earn family-supporting wages in a great career path. $50 helps us provide the textbooks needed to train workers in the latest skill sets required for our construction and manufacturing industries to stay competitive. Looking to build a partnership with WRTP | BIG STEP? Contact milwaukee@wrtp.org today.
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WRTP | BIG STEP
WRTP | BIG STEP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs.
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 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.
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.
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