Skill Standards Repository

Welcome to the Texas Skill Standards Repository. All Texas Skill Standards Board (TSSB) recognized skill standards are stored here. TSSB recognition means that the standards have met criteria for procedural and content validity and reliability according to the TSSB’s Guidelines for the Development, Recognition, and Usage of Skill Standards and Developing Skill Standards: A User's Guide.  All skill standards are submitted by industry groups and required to be reviewed and updated within five years. The review and update will occur during the 12 months prior to the expiration date.

The skill standards are listed in alphabetical order by title, followed by information about the standards:

  • ITAC Convenor: the name of the group which led the development effort and/or authored the skill standards
  • EXP: the date on which the standards will expire
  • Sector/CIP Code: the categories to which the standards belong:
    Sector - the related TSSB Industry Sector
    CIP Code - workforce program codes which identify related degree and certificate programs  

The titles of some of the skill standards are followed by a link to the industry certification that recognizes an individual’s mastery of the skills within that particular skill standard. The Certifications page lists the fifteen TSSB industry sectors. Each item in the list provides a link to a list of certifications associated with that industry sector.

About the Standards

-- Skill Standards/Recognition Categories
-- TSSB Skill Standards Elements
-- Expiration/Review and Update
-- Skill Standards Development Initiatives

TSSB - Recognized Skill Standards


ITAC Convenor: Shoreline College   Rationale for Recognition    Exp:7/2009      Format:CR-Shoreline      Sector/CIP Code:12 / 26.12; 41.01 National Career Cluster: Health Science  


ITAC Convenor: Shoreline College   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 7/2009      Format: CR-Shoreline      Sector/CIP Code:12 / 26.12; 41.01 National Career Cluster: Health Science


ITAC Convenor: GCPTA   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2010      Format: R-TSSB      Sector/CIP Code: 7 / 41.03 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: NACFAM   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 7/2008      Format: CR-NACFAM      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 15.03 National Career Cluster: Architecture & Construction


ITAC Convenor: NRF Foundation   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 5/2012      Format: CR-NRF Foundation      Sector/CIP Code:11 / 19.09; 52.04; 52.14; 52.18; 52.19 National Career Cluster: Marketing, Sales & Service


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-NWCET      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 11.09; 11.10; 52.12 National Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety & Security


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-NWCET      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 11.01; 11.02; 11.08 National Career Cluster: Information Technology  


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-NWCET      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 10.01; 10.03; 11.01; 11.07; 11.08 National Career Cluster: Information Technology


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-NWCET      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 11.01; 11.02; 11.05; 11.09; 11.10 National Career Cluster: Information Technology


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2008      Format: CR-NWCET      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 11.08 National Career Cluster: Information Technology


ITAC Convenor: Del Mar College   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 5/2012      Format: R-TSSB      Sector/CIP Code:12 / 15.11; 45.07 National Career Cluster: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources


ITAC Convenor: Colin County CC    Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 7/2009      Format: R-TSSB      Sector/CIP Code:15 / 15.05; 15.07; 41.03; 44.04 National Career Cluster: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources


ITAC Convenor: Eastfield CC / ACCA / Vernon College   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 7/2009      Format: R-TSSB      Sector/CIP Code:3 / 15.05; 47.02 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: TSTC   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 11/2008      Format: R-TSSB      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 47.03; 47.06 National Career Cluster: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources  


ITAC Convenor: MATEC    Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-MATEC Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.03; 15.12 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: Lamar Institute of Technology    Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 5/2012      Format: R-TSSB Sector/CIP Code:9 / 43.01 National Career Cluster:Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security


ITAC Convenor: IICTA   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 11/2009       Format: R-TSSB      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.04 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing

NIMS certification
ITAC Convenor: NIMS / NTMA   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 12/2009      Format: CR-NTMA/NIMS      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 48.05 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing

NIMS certification
ITAC Convenor: NIMS / NTMA   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 12/2009      Format: CR-NTMA/NIMS      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 48.05 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: MSSC   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2011      Format: CR-MSSC      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.06; 15.07 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: MSSC   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2011      Format: CR- MSSC      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.06 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: MSSC   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2011      Format: CR- MSSC      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.06 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: MSSC   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2011      Format: CR- MSSC      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.06 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: MSSC   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2011      Format: CR- MSSC      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.06 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: MSSC   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2011      Format: CR- MSSC      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.06; 15.07 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing

NIMS certification
ITAC Convenor: PMA / NIMS   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2011      Format: CR-PMA/NIMS      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 48.05 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing

NIMS certification
ITAC Convenor: PMA / NIMS   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2011      Format: CR-PMA/NIMS      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 48.05 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing

NIMS certification
ITAC Convenor: PMA / NIMS   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 10/2011      Format: CR-PMA/NIMS      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 48.05 National Career Cluster: Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-NWCET      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 11.01; 11.02; 11.05; 11.09; 11.10 National Career Cluster: Information Technology


ITAC Convenor: GCPTA   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 11/2010      Format: R-TSSB      Sector/CIP Code:8 / 15.09 National Career Cluster:Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-NWCET      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 11.02; 11.07; 11.10 National Career Cluster: Information Technology


ITAC Convenor: MATEC   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 11/2008      Format: CR-MATEC      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.03; 15.12 National Career Cluster:Manufacturing


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-NWCET      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 11.01; 11.02; 11.09; 11.10 National Career Cluster: Information Technology


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-NWCET Sector/CIP Code:13 / 23.11; 52.05 National Career Cluster: Information Technology


ITAC Convenor: TSTC    Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 11/2008      Format: R-TSSB      Sector/CIP Code:7 / 15.03 National Career Cluster:Arts, Audio-Video Technology & Communications


ITAC Convenor: NWCET   Rationale for Recognition    Exp: 3/2009      Format: CR-NWCET      Sector/CIP Code:13 / 10.01; 11.01; 11.02; 11.07; 11.08; 11.10; 15.12 National Career Cluster: Information Technology