🚨 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
WRTP | BIG STEP
Staffing and Recruiting
Milwaukee, WI 1,380 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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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
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Otis Dunning
Manufacturing Program Coordinator at WRTP/BIG STEP Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership
Updates
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Recently, WRTP | BIG STEP was featured by TMJ4 News for our talent pipelines that connect people with sustainable careers in the skilled trades 🛠 We provide education, hands-on training, and ongoing support to connect individuals directly with future employers. Joseph Jimenez, looking to transition from residential to commercial construction, explains, “The opportunities [WRTP | BIG STEP] gives you, the hands-on training they give you, tutoring here… They do a lot of things that help you out, and if you want it, you can get it; you just gotta put in the work.” Read the full story on our website: 🏗 https://lnkd.in/g55aFecH #Career #Trades #Construction #Milwaukee #Employment
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📣 IMPORTANT EVENT LOCATION UPDATE 📣 Due to overwhelming interest, this event is moving to a larger location to accommodate more guests! While we apologize for the inconvenience, we are excited to be able to expand this opportunity to all who are interested. The event will now be held at: Delta Hotels Ballroom 7111 Washington Ave Mt. Pleasant, WI The hotel is three miles from the iMet Gateway location, and there will be signage posted there to alert anyone who may miss this announcement. We look forward to seeing you there! #Construction #Manufacturing #AI #DataCenter #Milwaukee #Networking #Careers #Update
Join us at the MKE Data Center Project’s “Networking and Matchmaking” event! The morning will include: 🗣 Remarks by The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western and NAMC 🤝 Networking and vendor booths 💻 Presentations by WRTP | BIG STEP and Microsoft 🛠 Opportunities to work on the MKE Data Center 📅 July 12 ⏰ 9 AM - 12:30 PM 📍 SC Johnson iMET Center | 2320 Renaissance Blvd; Sturtevant, WI 53177 Register for the event and say hello 👇 https://lnkd.in/gjv2SA89 #Construction #Manufacturing #AI #DataCenter #Milwaukee #Networking #Careers
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“I want to thank WRTP | BIG STEP for helping me take my big step into my career.” -Jonathon B, VJS Construction Services, Inc. 🌟 We are so proud of all of our program graduates! Want to share your success story? Reach out today to be featured in our new documentary: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ecadSS8u #Documentary #ShareYourStory #Construction #Career #Manufacturing #Success
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At the 2024 National Skills Coalition Summit in Washington, D.C., our CEO Lindsay Blumer and Comcast’s Daniel Sieberg discuss how WRTP | BIG STEP is filling the gaps in the skilled trade industry amid nationwide shortages 🧰 Watch the full video: 📺 https://lnkd.in/gcj--3-4 🌟 Learn more about career paths in the skilled trades: 🔗 https://wrtp.org #SkilledTrade #Construction #Manufacturing #Union #Careers #Success #Employment #UnionStrong
CEO Lindsay Blumer speaks during 2024 National Skills Coalition Summit
wrtp.org
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WRTP | BIG STEP’s Racine Summer Trades Academy is on the move 🏗 Recently, participants toured The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western’s Microsoft job site! Between exciting presentations from industry leaders, hands-on experiences, and networking opportunities, these students are having so much fun learning about the trade industry 🌟 Discover the various career paths in construction: 🔗 https://wrtp.org #Construction #Racine #Career #Apprenticeship #Manufacturing #TradeIndustry #Union #Microsoft Gurtz Electric Co.
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🛠 Get the OSHA 30 training you need to build your construction career with WRTP | BIG STEP! 📅 Saturday, July 20 📅 Sunday, July 21 📅 Saturday, August 3 📅 Sunday, August 4 ⏰ 8 AM - 4:30 PM 💵 $65 prepaid 🏗 All four days are required 🚘 Please bring your driver’s license or ID 📍 The Tributary Hub | 2102 E Springs Dr; Madison, WI 53704 Questions? 📞 (608) 255-0155 📧 [email protected] Start the OSHA 30 certification process: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gUFdsprQ #Construction #OSHA #Safety #NowHiring #Career #Madison #WorkplaceSafety
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Join us at the MKE Data Center Project’s “Networking and Matchmaking” event! The morning will include: 🗣 Remarks by The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western and NAMC 🤝 Networking and vendor booths 💻 Presentations by WRTP | BIG STEP and Microsoft 🛠 Opportunities to work on the MKE Data Center 📅 July 12 ⏰ 9 AM - 12:30 PM 📍 SC Johnson iMET Center | 2320 Renaissance Blvd; Sturtevant, WI 53177 Register for the event and say hello 👇 https://lnkd.in/gjv2SA89 #Construction #Manufacturing #AI #DataCenter #Milwaukee #Networking #Careers
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“The land of opportunity. You just need the right people and the right work ethic and you can accomplish anything.” -Bob Poser Wishing everyone a wonderful Fourth of July, from all of us at WRTP | BIG STEP! 🎇 #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #Freedom #Fireworks #USA
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WRTP | BIG STEP is excited to be a part of the forward-thinking leadership positioning Wisconsin as a global biohealth leader! Biohealth and personal medicine sectors continue to grow, and WRTP | BIG STEP is committed to creating inclusive talent pipelines that address these pressing workforce challenges. 💪 Let’s get to work!
We did it - Exciting news! The Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub has been awarded $49M in federal funds by the EDA. This will add to $24M in private investment and $7.5M from our state. We beat out 180 applications from almost all states to be one of the top states recognized as a final Tech Hub. This investment will advance personalized medicine and position Wisconsin as a global biohealth leader. Stay tuned for updates on our transformative projects! #WIBiohealthTechHub #EDATechHubs #Innovation #PersonalizedMedicine #EconomicGrowth
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