Established by the 74th Legislature in 1995, The Skills Development Fund was designed to better utilize the public community and technical college system in Texas as well as other training organizations and have them partner with businesses throughout the state (with priority on small businesses) to train workers to meet the labor needs of employers and the regional labor market.
The Skills Development Fund is Texas' premier job-training program providing local customized training opportunities for Texas businesses and workers to increase skill levels and wages of the Texas workforce. The Texas Workforce Commission administers funding for the program. Success is achieved through collaboration among businesses, public community and technical colleges, Workforce Development Boards and economic development partners.
This training grant is administered by McLennan Community College or Texas State Technical College in partnership with Workforce Solutions for the Heart of Texas. Both colleges have a history of successfully securing this grant repeatedly for returning companies. Grants average $1,800 per trainee and the standard length of a contract is 12 months.