CEnter for employability outcomes

Advancing prosperity through a shared understanding of skills

Applied research and development to ensure a skilled workforce for Texas.

A nonprofit division of TSTC

What We Do

Center for Employability Outcomes

The Center for Employability Outcomes (C4EO) at Texas State Technical College is a research, development and commercialization division focused on optimizing student employability.

Building the Shared Skills Language Library

Helping Colleges Align Curriculum Skill by Skill

Automating Analysis via Natural Language Processing

Validating Competency Profiles through Industry Experts

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Our Mission

C4EO is on a mission to advance prosperity and drive positive economic impact for Texans and Americans through the research, development, and deployment of innovative data-driven initiatives and applications

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Innovations

SkillsEngine

SkillsEngine is a skills data platform and tool suite designed to connect communities through shared technology and a common skills language.

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Skills Data APIs

Enhance your app and operations using SkillsEngine skills data to surface insights with web-scalable APIs.

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Why Texas

10thlargest economy in the world

2nd
largest US state by population

8.6%of total US GDP

3 of 10largest US cities by population US state workforce

49Fortune 500 headquarters

14MTexas civilian workforce

2nd
largest US state workforce

10%
of total US manufacturing

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Resources

Articles

Heard on the Street

This Heard on the Street report shares insights from interviews with 20 Waco-area employers, highlighting the critical skills and knowledge local businesses value most. Part of our work with Workforce Solutions Heart of Texas.

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Navigating Career Lattices

Career advancement often involves navigating unexpected turns and continuous upskilling. The Heart of Texas career progression lattices project illustrates this dynamic, offering 35 pathways to upward wage mobility through real-world examples and case studie

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The Winding Road to Career Success

Career advancement requires continuous skill development. This Workforce Solutions Heart of Texas report applies career lattices to show how entry-level workers can strategically acquire skills leading to higher-paying positions.

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Life After COVID: Economic & Job Market Phenomena to Ponder Post-pandemic

This discussion offers a few thoughts on trends and behaviors that may be more permanently shaped by the events of 2020. Specifically, the focus of this report is on how these trends will impact worker preparation, and which industries and occupations will be most influenced.

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The unmanned aircraft industry is on the verge of a significant expansion. Current job demand in this sector is quite limited in Texas today, but the industry is poised to take off during the next three years as the Federal Aviation Administration continues to roll out new rules. This brief provides instructional leaders with focused insights into this emerging and evolving sector through interviews with industry experts, online searches of training activities, and analysis of employment demand data.

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Graphic Design

Explores the career potential in the centuries-old tradition of graphic design and printing, and provides insights into what the future holds for those interested in entering this career field.

CEnter for employability outcomes

Advancing prosperity through a shared understanding of skills

What We Do

Center for Employability Outcomes

Building the Shared Skills Language Library

Helping Colleges Align Curriculum Skill by Skill

Automating Analysis via Natural Language Processing

Validating Competency Profiles through Industry Experts

About

Our Mission