ForgePath

Why partner with us

Better together, right here at home

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Start with what you may qualify for

Students and job seekers

Your next step shouldn't depend on who you know.

  • Help paying for school may be closer than you thinkTuition, certifications, tools, child care, a ride to class. A free 2-minute check shows what may fit.
  • Real work, not just applicationsPaid work experience, apprenticeships, first jobs and internships (paid, time-limited, with someone to guide you).
  • Someone in your cornerWe review your application, help you put your best foot forward and introduce you to employers with your OK.
  • Always freeNo fees, ever. Your information is shared only with your OK.
See what you may qualify for
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Hire local talent you have seen work

Employers

A pipeline you can see work, then train your way.

  • Motivated local talentFrom Panhandle schools, training programs and communities. We talk to every candidate before you do.
  • See the work before you commitPaid work experience and internships show you what an interview can't.
  • Train them on the jobYour equipment, your standards. Part of the training cost may be supported; the local workforce board decides.
  • You stay in chargeYou hire directly. The new hire works for you from day one.
See how it works for employers
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A wider front door for the students and clients you serve

Education and workforce agencies

More skill builders reach you, and they reach you ready.

  • A free place to startSkill builders can see what they may qualify for at no cost, in plain language, before they ever walk in.
  • A warm handoff, not a replacementWe pre-screen and point skill builders your way. Eligibility decisions and public funds stay with those responsible for them.
  • From the program to the first jobA local board of entry-level and trainee roles gives your students and graduates somewhere to go next.
  • Independent, and clear about itWe are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Texas Workforce Commission, any workforce board or any college.
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