Project Description
Vocational Training
WILC is a Supported Employment and Customized Employment along with Explore Work Vendor. The Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) program provides vocational and rehabilitative services to individuals with disabilities to help them prepare for, secure, regain or retain employment. When a student is ready, WILC helps them from the beginning of the process of enrolling to job placement. View the top ten list for info on DVR here.
DVR Vocational Partnerships
We are a vendor with Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. We work with DVR and coordinate with multiple counties where our students reside. Our students who choose WILC to be their DVR vendor, go through any and all services, including but not limited to: a career profile, job shadow(s), paid work experience(s), and job hire(s). Some students have been hired by companies with job coaching provided by WILC. 85% of our students have or are currently working through WILC DVR Supported and Customized Employment with our job coaches, Explore Work one to one either virtual or in person, work experiences, and or permanent part-time jobs. WILC has a placement rate for our graduates and current students as a DVR vendor above the national and Wisconsin state average.
Employment, Job Shadowing, and Volunteer Business Partners:
- Connoils, LLC – Waukesha, WI (Business Sponsor)
Bevco Engineering – Sussex, WI
Big Backyard – New Berlin, WI
Burlington Area School District – Burlington, WI
Central Office Systems – Waukesha, WI
Chartwells at Carroll University – Waukesha, WI
Culvers – Burlington, WI
Culvers – Waukesha, WI
Donna Lexa Art Centers – Waukesha, WI
Dragonfly Embroidery – Mukwonago, WI
Edgewood Greenhouses – Mukwonago, WI
Firestone Building Products – Waukesha, WI
Generac Power Systems, Inc. – Eagle, WI
Gexpro – Milwaukee, WI
Good Friend Inc. – Waukesha, WI
Goodwill Store & Donation Center – Waukesha, WI
Green Meadows Farm – East Troy, WI
Grimstad Control and Solutions – Muskego, WI
Health Hut Natural Foods – Mukwonago, WI
Home Depot – Mukwonago, WI
Jo Ann Fabrics – Lake Geneva, WI
The Hope Center – Waukesha, WI
Lakeland Supply, Inc. – Pewaukee, WI
L’Bri – Mukwonago, WI
Machine Shed Restaurant – Pewaukee, WI (TWE)
Marlin Printing & Graphics – Big Bend, WI
Meijer – Waukesha, WI
Mercyhealth Hospital – Lake Geneva and Delvan, WI
Michael Field’s Agricultural Institute – East Troy, WI
Office Furniture Warehouse – Waukesha, WI
Prestwick Limited – Sussex, WI
QDOBA Mexican Eats – Waukesha, WI
Reineman’s True Value – Burlington, WI
Retzer Nature Center – Waukesha, WI
Rogan’s Shoes – Waukesha, WI
SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc. – Waukesha, WI
St.Vincent De Paul – Waukesha, WI
Town Bank – Pewaukee, WI
Sentry – Waukesha, WI
Vici Beauty School – Milwaukee, WI
Walgreens – Waukesha, WI
Walmart – Mukwonago, WI
Waukesha County Executive – Waukesha, WI
Waukesha County Business Alliance – Waukesha, WI
Waukesha Downtown Transit Center – Waukesha, WI
Waukesha Food Pantry – Waukesha, WI
Waukesha Public Library – Waukesha, WI
Waukesha State Bank – Waukesha, WI
Wildwood Lodge – Pewaukee WI
Workforce Development Center – Pewaukee WI
Zachariah’s Acres – Oconomowoc, WI
Admission Inquiry
Interested in enrolling at WILC? Fill out this form and our staff will contact you with more information.
Nondiscriminatory Policy for Wisconsin Independent Learning College (WILC)
Wisconsin Independent Learning College (WILC) admits qualified students of any race, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation. No person shall, on the basis of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity, or in any employment conditions or practices conducted by Wisconsin Independent Learning College, except as provided by law. Wisconsin Independent Learning College shall comply with all state and federal laws, which prohibit discrimination and are designed to protect the civil rights of applicants, employees, and/or students, or other persons protected by applicable law. WILC is a 501(c)3 Educational NonProfit Autism Specific Organization EIN: 45-4309128