Vocational Evaluation
Vocational Evaluation is offered to assist and empower individuals to make informed decisions regarding their career choices and future employability. Our comprehensive service provides a personalized, timely and systematic process by which participants learn to identify vocational options and develop action plans to achieve their goals.
- Psychometric testing
- Functional evaluations
- Aptitude assessment
- Career counseling
- Education/rehabilitation planning
Training Services
MCFI's Training Services provide work experience and occupational skills training services that develop essential skills and basic competencies. These services refine work behaviors to enable participants to be more self-supportive and achieve supported or competitive employment.
- Work Experience
- Transitional Work Training
- Assembly/packaging
- Forklift certification
- Food service
- Custodial service
- Office/computer skills
- Housekeeping skills
Certified Nursing Assistant Training
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are in demand in today's job market, and the need for CNAs is growing rapidly as the population ages. The Milwaukee Center For Independence (MCFI) is now offering a series of CNA training classes at its Main Campus, 2020 W. Wells St.
A unique aspect of MCFI's CNA training is that students will be able to work in a variety of settings during the clinical portion of the course. Students will gain experience working with different age groups and populations, including medically fragile children, adults with developmental disabilities and older adults.
The course consists of 120 hours of classroom training, 20 hours of which are clinical. The clinical portion is held on-site at MCFI's Main Campus, so that students don't have to go to multiple locations for this part of the training.
We also offer separate classes in Supportive Home Care, Personal Care and other health care topics.
For more information on CNA training,
costs and an application for classes, please contact:
Joe Ydunate
Phone:(414) 937-2167
Email:jydunate@mcfi.net
Please check the MCFI calendar for class times and dates.
Employment Services
Employment Services assists employers in locating qualified candidates. In response, these services also provide willing individuals with resources to conduct a job search, secure a position and successfully maintain employment. Services are designed to create an effective match. Ongoing consultation and assistance are provided to ensure a lasting partnership.
- Candidate recruitment
- Job readiness training
- Job search training
- Community employment
- Supported employment
- Temporary help
- Job coaching
- Assistive technology
- ADA consultation
- Benefits analysis
For more information about vocational evaluation, training and employment services, please contact:
Carrie Belsky, Director of Employment Services
Phone: (414) 937-2147
E-mail: cbelsky@mcfi.net
Chef-line Food Service
Flavorful foods are prepared fresh daily by MCFI's food service staff for school hot lunch programs, day care centers, nursing homes, elder care centers and home-delivered meals. This professionally staffed business hires and trains people with disabilities for employment in the food services industry. Chef-line is:
- DPI certified
- Milwaukee Health Department licensed
- Managed by registered dieticians
- Member: ADA & WDA
- Member: American School Food Service Association
- Member: Wisconsin Restaurant Association
For more information about Chef-line, please contact:
Mara Zywicke, RD
Phone: (414) 937-2239
FAX: (414) 937-2021
E-mail: mzywicke@mcfi.net