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| Department of Safety and Professional Services Adds Credentials to Modernized Licensing System Applicants for 66 business licenses will now apply online in LicensE, the self-guided, cloud-based platform for occupational license applications and renewals in Wisconsin |
| Madison, Wis. – The Department of Safety and Professional Services continues its move away from paper forms and antiquated license application processes. On May 8, 2023, DSPS is adding 66 business credentials to LicensE, Wisconsin’s self-guided, cloud-based occupational license application and renewal platform. These professions join more than 70 health professions that are already available for application and renewal in LicensE (license.wi.gov). “LicensE has transformed the license application and renewal process in Wisconsin,” said DSPS Secretary-designee Dan Hereth. “We are excited to bring more credentials into the platform so that we can offer modern, online applications to more of our customers.” The Department will continue to move credential applications and renewals to LicensE. By the end of the year, all occupational credentials will be in the new system. LicensE launched in May 2022. The modern platform replaced paper forms, eliminated data entry, and automated some credentialing functions. These improvements enabled credentialing staff to focus more on higher-level tasks, including application evaluation and customer service, and dramatically reduced application processing timelines. “LicensE is a twenty-first century platform that offers improved service to applicants and greater efficiencies to agency staff,” Hereth said. “It shows that when we invest in the Department, we see great results. Continued support for processes, technology, and people will yield continued improvement and enable us to meet increasing demand for our services and quickly adapt to ever-changing workforce needs and expectations.” The following is a list of new professions launching on May 8: Accounting Firm Aesthetician Aesthetics Establishment Aesthetics Instructor Agent for Burial Agreements Appraisal Management Company Architect Auction Company Auctioneer Barber Barber Apprentice Barbering Establishment Barbering Instructor Cemetery Association Cemetery Authority-Licensed Cemetery Authority-Registered Cemetery Preneed Seller Cemetery Salesperson Cemetery Warehouse Certificate of Authorization Certified General Appraiser Certified Residential Appraiser Cosmetologist Cosmetology Apprentice Cosmetology Establishment Cosmetology Instructor Certified Public Accountant Crematory Authority Designer of Engineering Systems Electrologist Electrology Establishment Electrology Instructor Engineer-in-Training Firearms Certifier Firearms Permit Funeral Director Funeral Director Apprentice Funeral Establishment Geology Firm Home Inspector Hydrology Firm Interior Designer Landscape Architect Licensed Appraiser Manicuring Establishment Manicuring Instructor Manicurist Nursing Home Administrator Peddler Private Detective Private Detective Agency Private Security Person Professional Engineer Professional Geologist Professional Hydrologist Professional Land Surveyor Professional Soil Scientist Real Estate Salesperson Real Estate Broker Real Estate Business Entity School of Aesthetics School of Barbering School of Cosmetology School of Electrology School of Manicuring Soil Science Firm Applicants for these professions are encouraged to wait until May 8, 2023, and apply for their credentials in LicensE. Because LicensE eliminates mail handling, data entry, and document matching, applicants in LicensE will see faster decisions than if they submit paper forms or use other application delivery methods (e.g., mail or email). The Department will process applications that arrive via other methods, but utilizing any application method other than LicensE may delay application decisions. About DSPS: The Department of Safety and Professional Services issues more than 240 unique licenses, administers dozens of boards and councils that regulate professions, enforces state building codes, runs the state fire prevention program, and maintains the award-winning Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, which is a key tool in the multi-faceted public health campaign to stem excessive opioid prescribing. A fee-based agency, the Department of Safety and Professional Services is self-sustaining and receives no general fund tax dollars for its day-to-day operations. With five offices and 250 employees throughout Wisconsin, DSPS collaborates with constituents and stakeholders across a wide range of industries to promote safety and advance the economy. ### |
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