Trellis Foundation Regional Ecosystem Innovation for Reskilling and Upskilling Cohort
Here you’ll find tools, research, and other resources related to Trellis Foundation’s Regional Ecosystem Innovation for Reskilling and Upskilling cohort.

Supporting Upskilling & Reskilling in Texas
Formed in 2021, the Regional Ecosystem Innovation for Reskilling and Upskilling Cohort is comprised of nine regional partners across Texas. The focus of this cohort is to encourage, expand, and learn about regional collaborative efforts that lead to greater opportunities and outcomes for displaced workers and students in Texas.

Aligning Workforce and Education Initiatives: Lessons for Funders, Leaders, and Practitioners
Learn about the actions that funders, leaders, and practitioners can take to align and coordinate their regional, statewide, and national efforts to drive innovative pathways design and implementation.

Strategies for Aligning Workforce and Education Initiatives: Lessons from a Workforce Board
This brief case study examines how Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas approached reorganizing and realigning its workforce and education initiatives and offers lessons for other regions looking to undertake the same.

Partnering for Success: Coordinating Cross-Sector Partners to Drive Outcomes and Increase Synergy
Effective design of education and workforce pathways requires strong coordination and collaboration between cross-sector partners. Learn about the actions that funders, leaders, and practitioners can take to coordinate efforts to drive innovative pathways design and implementation.

Effective Engagement in Regional Initiatives: Steps to Design a Communication Plan to Elevate Client Insights
Direct service community-based organizations (CBOs) have important client insights that can inform the design of regional education and workforce pathways. This tool showcases the steps that a CBO took to design a communications strategy to elevate client insights and needs with regional partners.

Progress and Learning from the Reskilling and Upskilling Learning Community
The Trellis Foundation, in partnership with JFF, supports a set of nine grantees in the Foundation’s Regional Ecosystem Innovation for Reskilling and Upskilling portfolio to strengthen reskilling and upskilling strategies and foster stronger regional collaboration among postsecondary and workforce initiatives. This report highlights lessons learned and best practices elevated over the past six months.

Grantee Poster for the Regional Ecosystem Innovation for Reskilling and Upskilling Cohort
Trellis Foundation is proud to highlight examples of grantee projects, programs, and initiatives. Learn about the different ways our grantee partners are working to improve postsecondary and workforce outcomes for students across Texas.
Explore literature and landscape scans, case studies, practical tools, and more from the Trellis Foundation staff and our grantee partners.

