Work Up! Academy
Training for Long-Term Employment
WorkUp! Academy is a specialized training program that helps participants transitioning back into the workforce find and retain employment. Graduates gain key skills that increase their confidence and employability, receive a stipend for successfully completing the program, and then into job placement through the Southwest Transitional Employment Program (STEP).
Build Essential Career and Life Skills
This program is designed to help participants find and retain employment through a holistic approach. After years development and evaluation, Common Wealth has crafted a meaningful curriculum that will help program participants to:
1. Clarify your personal and career goals.
2. Increase your motivation, accountability, and personal boundaries.
3. Understand mental health and increase tools for personal wellness.
4. Navigate conflict resolution with more ease.
5. Develop financial and technological literacy.
6. Successfully communicate in a professional context and ace job interviews.
7. Apply for jobs and set long-term goals!
8. After program completion, graduates move into job placement through our STEP program.
For more information, contact Adult Workforce Development Manager Kari Alston
at kari@cwd.org or (608) 516-5332.
I want my participants to look back and recognize that they can break bad employment habits and create a new future! Let’s take the time to do things right and then maybe this hard time will be the last time.
- Kari Alston, AWD Manager
