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.

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Earn & Learn Partner Regions

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