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May 2025  May 2025  

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The Transition to Our New PTT Learning Center Portal is Moving Along!

The new PTT Learning Center portal is scheduled to go live on Monday, June 9, 2025.

There are a few things for all staff to be aware of:

  • The Current PTT Learning Center will be unavailable from June 2 - 6, 2025
    Access to the Learning Center will be discontinued at 4:30pm on Friday, May 30th. Any training courses you are working on will need to be completed before this time. Any courses not finished will need to be re-taken in the new Learning Center beginning on Monday, June 9th.

  • Your user logon ID is changing
    Your logon ID will now be your agency email address. Also, there will be a password associated with your logon ID. When you log into the Learning Center with your email address for the first time, you will be required to create a password for yourself. More specific instructions on how to change your password will be sent to all users when the portal goes live on June 9th.

  • Access and print your complete Training Transcript on or before May 30, 2025
    From now until 4:30pm on May 30th, you still will have access to the current PTT Learning Center. If you would like a complete listing of your Training Transcript, you can access your Transcript and print it before that time. The new Learning Center will only have a read only listing of your training history.


 


 

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Balancing Domestic Abuse Issues and W-2 Participation - Face to Face Classroom
Workshop participants will develop an understanding of domestic abuse and develop strategies for working with victims/survivors of domestic abuse.

  • November 12 - 13, 2025 in Milwaukee

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Note: This course is required for new W-2 workers. New workers have one year from date of hire to complete this course.


Balancing Domestic Abuse Issues and W-2 Participation - Virtual Classroom
Workshop participants will develop an understanding of domestic abuse and develop strategies for working with victims/survivors of domestic abuse.

  • June 24 - 27, 2025 (AM)

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Note: This course is required for new W-2 workers. New workers have one year from date of hire to complete this course.


Building Stronger Families Together - Webinar
Discover how families can thrive! Parents participating in W-2 often balance challenges that touch every part of their lives, and by supporting the whole family, you can help them achieve their goals.

This webinar provides an overview of Whole Family Case Management. Explore its core principles, understand its significance in service delivery, and learn engagement strategies to make a lasting impact on the families you serve.

  • May 12, 2025 (PM)
  • June 18, 2025 (AM)
  • August 20, 2025 (PM)
  • October 16, 2025 (AM)

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.


Building the BEST Connections in Case Management - Face to Face Classroom
What’s the secret to guiding conversations with participants about assessment, goals, activities, and accommodations? Discover the BEST approach to build a solid foundation for your case management practices.

You’ll learn how the BEST approach fits into principles of assessment, then apply those concepts to W-2 assessments, EP goals, EP activities, and accommodations.

  • July 15 - 16, 2025 in Milwaukee

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Note: This course is required for new W-2 workers. New workers have one year from date of hire to complete this course.


Building the BEST Connections in Case Management - Virtual Classroom
What’s the secret to guiding conversations with participants about assessment, goals, activities, and accommodations? Discover the BEST approach to build a solid foundation for your case management practices.

You’ll learn how the BEST approach fits into principles of assessment, then apply those concepts to W-2 assessments, EP goals, EP activities, and accommodations.

  • May 13 - 16, 2025 (AM)
  • December 2 - 5, 2025 (AM)

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Note: This course is required for new W-2 workers. New workers have one year from date of hire to complete this course.


CWW Troubleshooting: How to Get the System to Work for You - Webinar
Do you ever find yourself frustrated with CWW? Unsure why a case keeps failing when you know it should pass?

If so, the CWW Troubleshooting Webinar is for you!

  • September 24, 2025

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.


Domestic Abuse Awareness for W-2 Staff - Virtual Classroom
Chances are you will work with a victim of domestic abuse in your role at the W-2 agency. This class includes activities designed to increase your awareness of domestic abuse and its impacts on victims, including how to recognize warning signs of abuse, effective strategies to work with victims, and making appropriate referrals.

  • May 21 - 22, 2025 (AM)

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.


Empowering Change Through Motivational Interviewing - Face to Face Classroom
Are you looking to enhance your communication skills and help others initiate positive behavior change? Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based communication approach that empowers you to effectively guide others toward their goals. In the course, you will learn and practice skills that will help you facilitate change in individuals who may feel ambivalent about it.

  • May 14, 2025 in Milwaukee
  • May 15, 2025 in Milwaukee
  • May 20, 2025 in Milwaukee

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.


Engage with Ease: Case Management Fundamentals - Face to Face Classroom
How can you create meaningful connections while maintaining professional boundaries? This course helps you build the skills you need to connect, collaborate, and succeed with participants as a W-2 Case Manager!

  • May 7 - 8, 2025 (Pilot) in Milwaukee
  • June 10 - 11, 2025 in Wausau
  • August 6 - 7, 2025 in Madison
  • October 21 - 22, 2025 in Milwaukee

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Note: This course is required for new W-2 workers. New workers have one year from date of hire to complete this course.


Human Trafficking: Helping Victims - Webinar
Human trafficking is on the rise in Wisconsin. Are you prepared to help victims when they disclose?

This webinar is a continuation in our human trafficking series and builds off the Introduction to Human Trafficking course. We discuss available resources and outline the steps you need to take when an individual discloses that they are a victim. Additionally, you’ll look at services to provide victims during ongoing case management.

  • August 28, 2025

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.


Human Trafficking: Risk Factors - Webinar
This webinar is a continuation in our human trafficking series and builds off of the Introduction to Human Trafficking course by discussing human trafficking risk factors. Additionally, it dives deeper into how traffickers use those risk factors to lure in victims and exploit them.

  • July 24, 2025

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.


Human Trafficking: Seeking Help - Webinar
This webinar is a continuation in our human trafficking series and builds off of the Introduction to Human Trafficking course by exploring why victims are hesitant to seek help. Additionally, it dives deeper into what indicators to look for and what questions to ask if you believe you may be working with a victim.

  • August 14, 2025

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.


PIN Comments - Webinar
Join us on a journey through practical scenarios and real-life examples, demystifying the art of PIN Comments. Gain the insights and justification you need for entering PIN Comments in assessments, activities, placements, time limits, and beyond. Elevate your understanding and leave confidently equipped to navigate PIN Comments like a pro!

  • June 30, 2025
  • September 3, 2025

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.


Practical Applications in CWW - Face to Face Classroom
The purpose of this course is to develop a clear understanding of CWW processes and to use CWW accurately in W-2 eligibility determination.

  • June 3, 2025 in Franklin
  • October 8, 2025 in Franklin

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Reminder: This course is required for new W-2 workers. New workers have one year from date of hire to complete this course.

NOTE: This is a very popular course, and classes often have a wait list. If you have taken this course within the last two years, you likely will be allocated out of a wait-listed class. Consider accessing the CWW Troubleshooting: How to Get the System to Work for You Webinar.


Working with Justice-Involved Participants - Webinar
This webinar defines basic justice-involved terminology, describes case management strategies for working with justice-involved participants, and identifies resources to use when working with employers.

  • December 16, 2025

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.


Working with W-2 Participants with Multiple Barriers - Virtual Classroom
In this class you’ll network and strategize with other W-2 workers on the topics of assessment, goals, and engagement techniques. Using real participant stories, you’ll think about how you can use, modify, or adjust your current techniques and W-2 activities to better engage participants with barriers, helping them take steps forward.

  • October 29 - 31, 2025 (AM)

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.



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Congratulations!
Join us in congratulating the following individuals who have successfully completed all the requirements of initial W-2 New Worker Training for their specific job function during March 2025.

Take the time to congratulate them and provide them with your support as they make the transition from new worker to ongoing worker.

Emily Bernhardt - Forward Service Corporation
Antoinette Blackwell - America Works
Lakeisha Coleman - Maximus
La Tanya Dukes - DCF
Rosslyn Ford - Maximus
Gena Gleason - Forward Service Corporation
James Hood - America Works
Lindsey Jackson - ROSS
Sheena Johnson - Maximus
Makiesha Kaatz - DCF
Zharnae Lamar - Maximus

Laura Ledezma - Maximus
Janet Lopez - Maximus
Shaune Malone - ROSS
Sarah Marquardt - Forward Service Corporation
Luciana McKenzie - Maximus
Ali Mausser - Maximus
Ramdy Santiago De Jesus - UMOS
Peggy Shea - Workforce Connections
Mieve Thao - America Works
Sal Vang - Forward Service Corporation
Tanya Vaughn Johnson - Workforce Connections


 

 

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Creative Ways to Treat Your Mom This Mother’s Day
The first special woman in almost everyone’s life is their mother. So, this Mother’s Day, show how much you appreciate all she's done for you by particularly acknowledging this important day.

  1. Breakfast in Bed
  2. Give Her Flowers
  3. Give Her a Day Off
  4. Throw a Surprise Party
  5. Spend a Day Together
  6. Surprise Her with a Lovely Gift
  7. Pamper Her

Learn more


 

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Review Your Training History for Accuracy
It is important to keep your training history accurate and up to date.

In the left navigation pane of the PTT Learning Center, choose My Information, then Transcript. If you are prompted to Sign On, enter your Learning Center Logon ID and click OK.

Your training history displays any upcoming classes you are registered for and displays the last 3 years of your training history. To view your entire training history, select Entire Training Transcript in the upper right portion of the screen.

Review any items in your training history that still have a registration status of “Started/In-Progress." These courses contain a required component that is not finished, so you are not getting credit for completing the course.

Click the Select button to the left of the course name to access the course, and complete the modules that still are outstanding.

If you have any questions, please contact the Registration staff at regstaff@uwosh.edu.



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Print Your Own Participant Guides
Training participants are responsible for downloading and printing their own Participant Guides. Directions regarding this are included in the confirmation letter. 


Inclement Weather Phone Number
The Partner Training Team offers a phone number to call when the weather doesn't cooperate with training plans. If you wonder if your class will be held, call the Inclement Weather Number at 608-422-6322 before you drive! A recorded message will announce the status of training sessions.


 

 

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