Help for West Central Wisconsin Workers

Not selected by an employer because of a lack of training? Forced to quit your current job because of a disability, lack of childcare, or housing? West Central Works can help. We are the local hub for worker support and have access to federal grant funds that you can utilize.

Skill Training

Whether you are looking for CDL training, to become a nurse or welder, or to learn computer skills - West Central Works can help. Our team can serve as a career coach to help you determine what skills training is necessary to reach your goals. Then, we can subsidize the cost of that training and help you to find employment.

Unemployment Benefits (only better)

Unemployment benefits help, but they’re usually not enough to get by. We want to help you get into a good career that will provide for your family. If skills training is the issue - we can get you trained. If childcare is the issue - we can help to subsidize that too. If you need a place to live so you can work - we have a solution for that as well. Let us help you to remove barriers so you can get back to work!

Americans With Disabilities Act: Options for People with a Disability

If you have a disability, there could be ways to continue working. We can help you to gain skills that make it possible to work with your abilities. Our team can help you to determine what’s possible, get you the necessary training, and help to remove any barriers to work that your disability may cause.

Grant Funds to Help Workers

Here are a few ways we can use federal grant funds to help workers. 

• Skills training
• Certificate training
• Apprenticeships
• Daycare
• Housing
• Internet
• Equipment for remote work
• Upskilling for a higher-paying position
• Technical school
• Subsidize salaries (that makes it easier for employers to hire someone without experience) 
• Long COVID