Earn & Learn Resource Hub
Created for the Career Connect Texas Network
About Career Connect Texas
Career Connect TX brings together community colleges and workforce organizations to develop and expand innovative work-based learning experiences with academic instruction that addresses employer needs in high-demand careers.
Earn & Learn Partner Regions
Abilene
Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas
Austin/Central Texas
Workforce Solutions Capital Area
Dallas/North Texas
North Central Workforce Solutions
El Paso
Houston/Gulf Coast
Rio Grande Valley
Resources
Earn & Learn 101
October 2025 Webinar Recording
October 2025 Webinar Slide Deck (PDF)
Earn & Learn Pathway Design
Labor Law and Liability Concerns
Occupational Standards + Key Competencies
Apprenticeship Standards Library
Healthcare Apprenticeships Library
Texas CTE Practicum Training Plan Template
O*Net Occupation Overviews - Includes relevant skills and credentials, wages, demand data
Pathway Mapping + Planning Resources
Texas Education Agency
Texas CTE Programs of Study Mapping Application
Course Enrollment Reports - Includes data on CTE enrollment by district
CTE Program of Study to Industry-Based Certifications Crosswalk 2025-2030 (Preliminary)
Texas Workforce Commission
Eligible Training Providers List - Includes information about select apprenticeship programs
Texas Labor Market Information
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Dual Credit Data - Enrollments, semester credit hours, student outcomes
Funding Student Success: Credentials of Value & Fundable Outcome Refinements
US Department of Labor
Apprenticeship Job Finder - Searchable database of registered apprenticeship programs currently accepting applications
Interactive Apprenticeship Data Dashboard - Includes data on current apprentices by County
El Paso Community College
Level 1 Certificate High School:Postsecondary Crosswalk Examples for Healthcare
Funding
TEA CTE Program of Study FAQ - Includes information on tiered funding formulas for CTE courses and related accountability standards.
US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Grant Opportunities
TWC Apprenticeship Funding Opportunities
School Transportation Allotments: CTE Route Services (page 13)
CTE route services are transportation of regular- or special-program students during the school day to attend a TEA-approved CTE course that is not available at the students’ campus of attendance and is provided at: •
another secondary public-school campus or work-based instructional site inside or outside your district
a campus in a neighboring district with which your district has a cooperative agreement, or
a state-regulated public or private postsecondary educational institution or proprietary trade or technical school under a contract for CTE instruction.
Transportation reported as CTE route services must be transportation to attend a CTE course or CTE courses that make up only a part of the student’s instructional day. Transportation to a school at the beginning of the day or from school at the end of the day must not be reported as CTE route services. A district administrator must confirm that a course is a TEA-approved CTE course before your district reports CTE route services related to the course.
Further Reading
Apprenticeships for America: apprenticeshipsforamerica.org
Jobs for the Future Center on Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning: jff.org/work/apprenticeship-work-based-learning
Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) Resource Library: payaresourcelibrary.org
Urban Institute: apprenticeships.urban.org
US Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship: apprenticeship.gov
Get in touch
Contact Sarah Oldmixon at sarah@oldmixonconsulting.com