System Partners and Programs

Texas Workforce System

The Texas workforce system is composed of 18 programs, as well as five academic education programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels. These programs are administered by eight state agencies and 28 local workforce boards, as well as independent school districts, community and technical colleges, and local adult education providers.

The Council works with its workforce system partners to promote and enable state-level coordination and collaboration among workforce programs and the agencies that administer them, as well as other system stakeholders.

Vision: A collaborative workforce system that drives economic prosperity for Texas and Texans.

Mission: The mission of the Texas workforce system is to develop and align training and education with current and future employer needs, integrate system programs and services to inspire, develop and support Texans with diverse needs, improve data integration and analysis across agencies, and elevate awareness of programs and services resulting in a resilient and agile workforce and economy.

Workforce system partners include:

Workforce system programs include:

Texas Agency	Program	Who Is Served?
Department of Criminal Justice	Postsecondary Community and Technical Colleges Corrections	Individuals 25 and younger in state prisons and jails with a high school diploma or the equivalent; and within five years of parole eligibility
	Academic Education Windham	Incarcerated adults who do not have a high school diploma or the equivalent
	Career and Technical Education Windham	Incarcerated adults in state prisons and jails, without a high school diploma or the equivalent
Education Agency	Secondary Career Technical Education, Perkins Act	Secondary students
Education Agency	Secondary Education	Secondary students
Health and Human Services Commission	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T)	Recipients are mandatory work registrants, unemployed, or employed less than full time, and able to work
Higher Education Coordinating Board	Community and Technical College Academic Education	Students with a high school diploma or the equivalent
Higher Education Coordinating Board	Community and Technical College Technical Education	Students with a high school diploma or the equivalent
Juvenile Justice Department	Secondary Academic Youth Corrections	Secondary students in youth correctional facilities
Juvenile Justice Department	Secondary Technical Youth Corrections	Secondary students in youth correctional facilities
Veterans Commission	Veterans Employment and Training	Any person who served on active duty for 180 days and was honorably discharged or released because of a service-connected disability
Workforce Commission	Adult Education, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title II	Persons at least 16 years old and not registered in a secondary school and who lack basic education skills
	Adults, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title I	Adults and youth, 16 years or older, with a high school diploma or equivalent
	Apprenticeship, Chapter 133	Students with a high school diploma or the equivalent
	Dislocated Workers, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title I	Dislocated workers who are unemployed due to layoffs or adverse market conditions and unlikely to return to their jobs
	Employment Services – Wagner Peyser, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title III	All applicants looking for work and all employers seeking employees
	Rehabilitation Services, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title IV	Adults who are blind or visually impaired, or with a mental or physical disability
	Self-Sufficiency Fund	Recipients of TANF or SNAP benefits, or a parent, with wages at or below $37,000
	Senior Community Service Employment Program	Low income adults aged 55 or older
	Skills Development Fund	Adult incumbent workers in need of updated skills, or adults to be hired upon completion of training
	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Choices (TANF)	Eligible single-parent families and eligible two-parent families with children
	Trade Adjustment Assistance	Workers adversely affected by trade agreements as certified by the U.S. Department of Labor
	Youth, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title I	Persons between age 14 and 21, who face barriers to school completion or employment