Equipping our Workforce

Equipping the Texas Workforce

As our nation recovers from the impacts of the global pandemic, Texas has a historic window of opportunity to strengthen the critical link between education and workforce readiness to improve the lives of more Texans.  

The Texas labor market has rebounded and surpassed pre-pandemic job growth and employment levels. Yet many Texans remain either unemployed and under-employed and need to reskill or upskill to rebuild their economic footing.  

We are raising the bar for higher education to quickly align strategies and funding to help provide what our state and its people need right now. This is a key focus of our statewide strategic plan for higher education, Building a Talent Strong Texas. 

Through emergency funding provided by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds, higher education institutions are expanding offerings of high-value, high demand credentials that help Texans land better jobs with more competitive wages.  

The economic opportunities across Texas are unrivaled. Our state has a rich entrepreneurial climate and leads the nation in job creation. Fifty of the nation’s Fortune 500 companies call Texas home. Our work ensures higher education in Texas increases employment opportunities and income for individuals, creates a deeper talent pool for employers, and aligns skills with the jobs the workforce demands. 

Career & Technical Education

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act grant funds are administered for the purpose of improving career and technical education in Texas. The Workforce Education division provides oversight of CTE associate degrees and certificate programs offered by Texas public community, state, and technical colleges.

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Workforce Transfer Resources

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) is committed in aligning pathways to promote efficient time to degree through transfer initiatives aimed at reducing excess semester credits and maximizing credits earned toward their degrees and certificates at institutions of higher education.

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Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM)

WECM provides community and technical colleges with web-based inventory of pre-approved courses developed in close partnership with Instructional Specialists representing a wide variety of technical fields.

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Workforce Needs & Education

Review information pertaining to strategic alignment between workforce needs and education.

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Private Postsecondary Resources

The Coordinating Board authorizes accredited degree-granting private postsecondary institutions under a Certificate of Authorization and provides oversight of degree-granting private postsecondary institutions under a Certificate of Authority while they seek recognized accreditation.

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Reskilling Grants

Reskilling Grants to institutions support displaced Texas workers who need to reskill or upskill to get back into the workforce and Texas students who have previously stopped out of higher education institutions without completing a postsecondary credential.

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Grad TX

The goal of Grad TX is to increase the number of Texans completing a certificate or degree, in support of the completion goal identified in the state’s 60x30TX higher education plan.

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Programs of Study work to align college and career readiness standards and career and technical education standards with the knowledge, skills, and abilities students are expected to demonstrate.

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Equipping our Workforce

Inquiries regarding how we equip our workforce should be directed to Mindy Nobles.

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