The certified direct care professional (CDCP) path:
Free training, certification, employment and a $500 bonus.
Begin your certified direct care professional career by completing an approximately 30-hour online training. As a certified direct care professional, your on-the-job role may include personal care activities of daily living, such as dressing, eating, and mobility, to supportive home care duties such as general household tasks. Learn more.
As a certified direct care professional, you’ll have the credentials needed for many workplace opportunities – from home and community-based services to one-on-one care, adult family homes, and more. View this video to explore the career path of a certified direct care professional.
The certified nurse aide (CNA) path:
Employment first, earn while you learn, and a $500 bonus.
Choose where you want to work. Get paid by a WisCaregiver Careers employer while you receive free nurse aide training and testing. Every day you’re on the job at a participating nursing home, you will brighten the day of the residents and continue to gain the skills you need to advance in the health care profession. Learn more.
As a certified nurse aide, you’ll receive a listing of all the participating WisCaregiver CNA employers in your area of the state. No matter your age or work experience, you can follow your dreams and enter the field of health care. Watch this video to explore the CNA career path.