Video: The CDCP career path
Learn more about becoming a certified direct care professional (CDCP) here.
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Becoming a certified direct care professional is easy.
It starts with signing up at WisCaregiverCDCP.com.
All CDCP training is free and online.
You’ll learn at your own pace and you’ll be certified in about 30 hours.
Plus, you can earn up to $500 in bonuses.
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.
As a CDCP, 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.
It’s easy to find a job as a CDCP.
Visit the WisCaregiver Careers certified direct care professional website:
Then use our interactive map to find CDCP employers near you.
There are employer agencies all across the state.
As a CDCP, you can continue to advance your career by earning microcredentials in areas such as dementia care, diabetes care, and more.
Microcredentials allow CDCPs to expand their knowledge and expertise to serve a wider range of employers.
Explore WisCaregiverCDCP.com to learn more about the many benefits of becoming a certified direct care professional.
WisCaregiver Careers is a professional workforce advancement program of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Visit our website at WisCaregiverCDCP.com.