Expand your opportunities with the CDCP-to-CNA ladder
The WisCaregiver Careers CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder is a unique training program for Certified Direct Care Professionals (CDCP) to use their CDCP training as partial credit toward becoming a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA).
The CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder is free and online.
The CNA training component of the CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder is free and in-person.
Individuals interested in the CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder must sign up for a special version of the CDCP training. Sign up for this special training opportunity here.
CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder Benefits:
There is no cost to participate in the CDCP or the CNA training components of the CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder.
Individuals in the CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder program who successfully earn CDCP certification gain a head start on CNA training.
Certified Direct Care Professionals in the program will receive credit for the first 20 hours of the state-required 75-hour CNA training course.
CDCPs in the CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder program are eligible for free CNA training offered by the Healthcare Workforce Training Institute.
Participation Details:
Individuals interested in the CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder training must select this option when registering, before starting their training.
If you do not select the CDCP-to-CNA Career Ladder training at the time of registration you will not be eligible for the 20 hours of credits and will not be eligible for the Healthcare Workforce Training Institute CNA course.
CNA training is conducted in-person at Healthcare Workforce Training Institute locations in Bloomer, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Fennimore, Frederic, Lodi, Menomonie, Osseo, Rice Lake, Spooner, St. Croix Falls and Superior.
Individuals who complete the CNA training will be offered three attempts to successfully complete the Wisconsin Certified Nurse Aide test at no charge.
All CNA training is administered by the Healthcare Workforce Training Institute, an affiliate of WisCaregiver Careers.
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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.
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