All-Star College Award
Nomination Period is Open from April 21, 2023, to June 19, 2023.
All-Star College Award Nomination Guidelines
The All-Star College Award honors a community college, technical college, or Texas engineering extension service whose efforts and partnership have improved the Texas workforce system and local community efforts by identifying, creating, and contributing to skills enhancement and training in order to best support business needs. This higher-education partner focuses on skills gaps and uses innovative approaches to best support the mission of the Texas workforce system to remain economically competitive.
The nominee must have received or be currently receiving a Skills Development Fund grant.
The nomination should highlight any of the following, including, but not limited to:
- Partnership efforts with employers or local workforce development areas (workforce areas)
- Planning and designing training projects that meet the needs of employers
- The impacts that the program or skills-funded training has had on the workforce area
- The number of trainees that have benefited or will benefit from the grant
Community colleges, technical colleges, and Texas engineering extension services are encouraged to submit nominations for the All-Star College Award.
The Awards Committee will accept nominations until close of business Monday, June 19, 2023.
Use the following document for planning purposes: All-Star College Award Planning Document
Use the Microsoft Forms link to submit a nomination: All Star College Nomination Form
Questions regarding the awards may be sent to awards@twc.texas.gov.
Award Submission Tips
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Note: Documents cannot be uploaded in Microsoft Forms. Please send any supporting documents to awards@twc.texas.gov.
