Our Training Partners
UpSkill Waco training partners are the core of the initiative. These partners provide the skills training, credentialing, and job placement/coaching support for all our participants. Through their dedicated partnerships, we can provide more equitable workforce training pathways for McLennan County residents!
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Funding Partners
We are thankful for the many ways our funding partners support UpSkill Waco! From providing scholarships for low-income students to capacity building support, we would not be able to grow and sustain this initiative without our generous partners.​
We’re excited to share that our community partnership has been selected for the 2025–27 cohort of Advance Together. An initiative of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the program helps collaborative efforts in Texas build capacity to connect local residents with quality jobs.
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Advance Together supports public, nonprofit and business leaders who are collaborating to address education and workforce gaps in their communities. Over the next three years, we’ll receive training and other support to increase the impact of our programs. We look forward to joining a peer network with four other community partnerships in Texas. Learn more about Advance Together and the work of all five participants.
Texas Mutual has donated over $250,000 in grants to cover scholarships and stipends to assist individuals get the training they need to secure a higher paying job.
The City of Waco awarded UpSkill Waco with $75,000 to go towards training scholarships. This allowed us to provide full scholarships to about 60 individuals unable to cover training costs on their own.
Texas State Technical College has awarded UpSkill Waco with $487,000 to go towards a dedicated Workforce Director to assist individuals through the application process with UpSkill Waco. In partnership with TSTC, we are facilitating recruitment for TSTC training programs for the new WorkSITE.
The Cooper Foundation awarded UpSkill Waco with a $230,000 grant to fund scholarships and stipends to students unable to cover training costs alone.
The Trellis Foundation's Regional Ecosystem Innovation for Reskilling and Upskilling awarded a $250,000 grant to go towards scholarships and a dedicated staff member to guide new enrollees through the UpSkill Waco process.