Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin

Education and Training Programs

We:

- Educate the public about the importance of recycling.

- Give individuals who are not prepared for immediate, regular employment an opportunity to acquire general work skills and positive work habits while working at a Goodwill site.

- Provide, through The Goodwill Career Center, assistance to those wanting to earn a general educational development (GED) certificate.

- Inform area employers about the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the benefits of hiring persons with disabilities.

- Provide federally required training to cab and paratransit drivers so they can operate their vehicles and equipment safely, and properly assist and treat individuals with disabilities using their service in a respectful and courteous manner.

- Offer state-certified human services training programs that provide Community Based Residential Facilities workers and other human services employees with the information and skills they are required to have in order to perform their work in state-licensed facilities.

Human Services Training Program

Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin provides training programs for Community Based Residential Facilities (CBRF) workers, as well as customized courses for other types of human services care providers, including:

- Adult Family Home (AFH) providers
- Assisted living facility staff
- Group home staff
- Home health care providers
- Case management staff
- Day services providers
- Anyone who provides care and services to vulnerable persons in our community

For example, we provide:

- Wisconsin Department of Health Services-approved training (i.e., standard precautions, first aid and choking procedures)

- All-employee training (i.e., residential rights, recognizing and responding to challenging behaviors, client group specific – mental health)

- Task-specific training (i.e., dietary training, needs assessment and individual service plans)

- Adult CPR training

- Abuse, neglect, and misappropriation training

- CBRF fire safety training

- An Annual Training Day to obtain six hours of CBRF or AFH continuing education requirements

Sessions are held at Goodwill’s Corporate Office in Madison, at 1302 Mendota Street. Professional training facilities are available for groups of up to 20 people. Documentation of course completion will be provided electronically.

Click here to view our April through June course offerings and schedule.

For more information on Goodwill’s Human Services Training Program, please contact our Training Coordinator, Bonny Lyons (608-246-3140, ext. 153).