WRTP | BIG STEP Email Format
Staffing and RecruitingWisconsin, United States51-200 Employees
WRTP | BIG STEP is a Milwaukee-area nonprofit that serves as a workforce intermediary focused on manufacturing and construction. It collaborates with organized labor and employers to design training programs aligned with industry needs, acts as a clearinghouse for assessing, preparing, and placing job-ready candidates, and offers apprenticeship preparation, training certificates, referrals, and industry-recognized credentials to community residents seeking careers in these sectors. The organization aims to connect workers with family-supporting jobs while helping businesses maintain competitiveness and productivity in the regional economy. Based in Milwaukee with offices in Madison and Racine, WRTP | BIG STEP positions itself as an industry-led, worker-centered, and community-focused model widely recognized in the workforce development field. Its activities cover the lifecycle from job readiness to placement, and it collaborates with unions and employers to address timely skill needs in manufacturing and construction, as well as emerging sectors.