Industry-Based Certifications
Industry-based certifications are a valuable component of strong student pathways.
TEC requires the 色盒直播 to account for high school students who earn an industry-based certification as one indicator within the student achievement domain of the state's public school accountability system. The purpose of the IBC list is to identify certifications that prepare students for success in the workforce, military, or postsecondary education.
2025-2030 Industry-Based Certification (IBC) List for Public School Accountability
To develop the new list, all IBCs on the 2022-2025 list, credentials on the TWC Inventory of Industry-Recognized Credentials List, state and federal licenses, and newly submitted IBCs were reviewed. A total of 2,036 unique credentials were considered against criteria outlined in :
2025-2030 Industry-Based Certification List for Public School Accountability
The following resources are intended to help school system staff understand updates in order to make future programmatic decisions:
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Overview of key updates to the list
- TAA (Industry Based Certifications) July 24th, 2025
- 2022-2025 IBC list for public school accountability
If you have questions regarding the 2025-2030 IBC List for Public School Accountability, please contact ibc@tea.texas.gov.
- (October 31, 2025)
- Aligned IBCs to Programs of Study Crosswalk 2024-25 ((PDF) October 15, 2024)
- Aligned IBCs to Programs of Study Crosswalk 2024-25 ((Excel) October 15, 2024)
- Aligned IBCs to Programs of Study Crosswalk 2019-2024 ((PDF) December 12, 2023)
- Aligned IBCs to Programs of Study Crosswalk 2019-2024 ((Excel) December 12, 2023)