Accelerated Training for Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals

StaffUp ASAP

Ready to launch your career in Vocational Rehabilitation?

StaffUp ASAP is designed to equip emerging professionals and those exploring careers in public VR and community partnerships with the essential knowledge and skills in disability and employment. Delivered through flexible, university-based stackable credentials, this program offers a fast-track to learning and professional growth.

Whether you're just starting out or transitioning into the field, StaffUp ASAP strengthens evidence-based practices and prepares you to make a meaningful impact. The result? A new generation of VR professionals helping more participants achieve competitive, integrated employment and thrive in their communities.

Let’s build the future of the VR workforce—starting with you.

   Vocational Rehabilitation 
   Essentials Certificate

This Accelerated Training program has been collaboratively designed by a consortium of national VR leaders (CSAVR) and educators (SVRI and UW–Madison). Because of the program’s high-impact learning experience, participants who successfully complete it will earn a Vocational Rehabilitation Essentials Certificate—an official university credential awarded by UW–Stout. This certificate not only validates core competencies in the field but also enhances career readiness and advancement opportunities in public VR and related roles. The table below lists the required micro-credentials that will lead you to your certificate.

View the infographic for the Vocational Rehabilitation Essentials Certificate.