Find information and resources on the benefits and services available under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.
Learn about TWC’s Office of Apprenticeship Program, which supports apprenticeship training activities through coordination, guidance, planning, technical assistance, and funding supports. The program focuses on meeting the needs of employers throughout the state of Texas.
Find resources on the Choices program, which helps Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients find jobs. TANF is cash provided by the government to families in need. The goal of Choices is to prepare people for work and end the need for government help.
The Wage & Hour program administers laws & regulations. The Payday law helps employees who were not paid correctly by allowing them to file wage claims. The Child Labor law protects children from working at a job where they could be hurt. The Minimum Wage law sets rules for how employees are paid.
The Purchasing from People with Disabilities program helps disabled people work and be more independent. People with different disabilities make things or do services through Works Wonders. Before, it was managed by a group, but now TWC oversees it.
Find resources on the Foreign Labor Certification program. This program allows employers hire foreign workers for temporary jobs in the United States.
Find information on the Career Schools and Colleges program, which regulates career schools and colleges in Texas. These are private postsecondary schools where students learn vocations or to aid them in their current jobs.
Find youth programs that help middle and high school students grow their skills, learn about STEM, and explore career fields. Youth programs include Texas Science & Engineering Fair, Governor’s Science & Technology Champions Academy, Governor’s Summer Merit Program, Camp Code, and Youth Robotics.
Find resources on how the Texas Workforce Commission provides employment, training and related services to veterans through a network of partnerships, Workforce Solutions offices and dedicated staff, as well as specific rules, policies, guidance and initiatives.
The Civil Rights Division enforces state and federal laws. The division conducts investigations into discrimination in employment and housing across the state.