Learn the professional skills you need to help others. Free training. $500 bonus.
It’s never been easier to enter the health care field.
When you sign up to become a certified direct care professional (CDCP), you’ll begin a journey of purpose, changing people’s lives through health care. You’ll end every day feeling a sense of accomplishment, knowing that you have helped members of the community live their lives to the fullest.
- Receive free online training and certification testing
- Get a $500 bonus when you complete the course and work for an eligible employer
- See your name added to the Wisconsin certified direct care professional registry
- Become qualified to work in a wide variety of settings
- Connect with employers across Wisconsin
- Work shifts that match your work/life balance
- Learn essential skills to succeed in your caregiving career
- Grow into future positions – certified nurse aide (CNA), medication aide, licensed practical nurse (LPN), registered nurse (RN), administration, or management
- Launch a fulfilling and rewarding career that lets you give back to your community
WisCaregiver Careers is a free program that will offer thousands of caring individuals a streamlined path to successfully become a certified direct care professional.
If you think you might enjoy working in the health care field, sign up for CDCP training today!
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Becoming a certified direct care professional
Watch the video above to learn how the certified direct care professional (CDCP) program can help you start a career in health care.
Sign up now in Wisconsin
Learn more about how to become a certified direct care professional (CDCP) through WisCaregiver Careers. You’ll receive timely updates leading up to the program launch. Be among the first to become a certified direct care professional (CDCP) and earn your $500 bonus through WisCaregiver Careers.
If you are an agency or provider interested in participating in the WisCaregiver Careers CDCP program, please click here.
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WisCaregiver Careers is a free professional workforce advancement program offered by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.
If you have questions about this program, contact us.