Workforce Development Training Opportunities in the Capital Area (Part 1)

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One of the Boards that CAPCOG facilitates is the Capital Area Economic Development District (CAEDD), which convenes a group of elected officials, economic development practitioners, workforce development experts, and higher education leaders to coordinate responses to issues of economic competitiveness.

Recently, the CAEDD has been working to compile a snapshot of workforce development training providers in the Capital Area region. Because the region has two different workforce boards, multiple community college systems, and a vast array of apprenticeship programs, no single picture of available training resources is easily accessible.  As it turns out, compiling that picture was a challenge for CAPCOG staff as well. However, we did successfully create a database that includes the following:

• Training programs certified by the Texas Workforce Commission. This is the comprehensive list of programs that are eligible for funding and wraparound service support from area Workforce Boards.
• Community College and other job-training providers that offer programs aside from those certified by the Texas Workforce Commission.
• Apprenticeship programs registered with the U.S. Department of Labor

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