Texas - Resources

General
Resource Materials and Providers
Labor Market Information
Learning Support

General

The Texas Division of Adult and Community Education provides out-of-school youth and adults with opportunities to acquire basic academic skills, life survival skills and a secondary school equivalency credential necessary for employment or post-secondary education.
    URL: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/adult/index.html

The Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning helps reduce the incidence of adult illiteracy in Texas.  The Center works through a variety of externally-funded projects including the Adult Literacy Clearinghouse, the Directory of Adult Literacy Providers and various other Workplace Literacy projects.
    URL: http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/

Resource Materials and Providers

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) oversees and provides workforce development services to employers and job seekers in Texas. For employers, TWC offers recruiting, retention, training and retraining, and outplacement services.
     URL: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/bemp/bempsub6.html

The Office of Vocational-Technical Education (Texas) provides vocational-technical education programs and services to youth and adults.
     URL: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/Cate/

The Office of Workforce Adult Literacy at the Texas Workforce Commission is a resource for employers, workforce development personnel, adult educators and learners who seek basic education services integrated with an employment-readiness or employment-enrichment focus.
     URL: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/adultlit/adultlit_hp.html

The Texas Workforce Commission is part of a local/state network dedicated to developing the workforce of Texas.  The network gives customers access to local workforce solutions and statewide services in a single location — Texas Workforce Centers.
     URL: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/dirs/wdas/wdamap.html

A publication of the Texas Workforce Commission assists employers by providing local workforce development boards with an Integrated Planning Guide.
     URL: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/boards/board_plan/integratedplan.html

The Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning provides links to other local and national web sites with information on workplace literacy and learning issues.
    URL: http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/roadmaps/wwlmap.htm

The Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning offers definitions of workplace literacy versus workforce literacy as well as workplace training and workplace education.
    URL: http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/wpdefinition.htm

Labor Market Information

The Texas Association of Business works to improve the state's public education system by helping develop a workforce capable of competing in an increasingly complex and technologically advanced workplace.  The Association holds informative workshops and seminars for small and large employers.
    URL: http://www.tabcc.org/

Learning Support

The Workplace Literacy Training and Technical Assistance Project (WLTTAP) is funded by the Texas Education Agency Division of Adult and Community Education.  Its resource catalogue serves as an excellent bibliography of materials on Workforce Development. 
    URL: http://rgfn3.epcc.edu/~wlttap

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board provides information on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs, and career opportunities.
     URL: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/

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Last updated: September 20, 2002.