Wisconsin Caregiver Academy
Inspiring Leadership and Purpose
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Wisconsin Caregiver Academy provides training for caregiving professionals and practitioners throughout Wisconsin. We develop innovative training initiatives and courses that deliver sustainable results for assisted living facilities, including:
Medication Administration
Standard Precautions
Fire Safety
First Aid and Choking
If you are a current instructor, you may earn the required continuing education hours by taking our online classes.
You can digital badges for completion of any of four DHS state-approved Train-the-Trainer courses, a validation
your accomplishment, which you can include on your resume, social media or email signature. Learn more about importance of digital badging.

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Client Groups
Dementia, Disability, Mental Health, Youth Stabilization & Others
Task Specific
Resident's Rights, ISPs & Assessments, Negotiated Risk Agreements & Others
Online Training
The pandemic has created many health implications for our communities, including making it difficult to bring staff together for continuing education.
As a solution, the Wisconsin Caregiver Academy has created online classes for your staff to receive either parts or all of their DHS 83.25 mandated continuing education, including:
- Standard Precautions
- Medications
- Client Groups
- Resident Rights
- Prevention of Abuse and Neglect
- Fire Safety & First Aid
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We can create curriculum for any need in addition to our core topics required by the DHS.
We're here to help. Don't hesitate to reach out to
Kerry Winkler, Program Specialist, Wisconsin Caregiver Academy, at
winklerk@uwgb.edu or
920-465-2508 for any need.
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For any questions related to train-the-trainer courses, class registrations or Wisconsin Caregivers Academy in general please contact
Sherri Meglic, Program Specialist, Continuing Professional Education, at 920-465-2642 or
wicaregiveracademy@uwgb.edu.