TECPDS Eligibility

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Last updated: Jun 26, 2023 by Shenikia Cossey
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The Texas Workforce Registry (TWR) is a web-based application for early childhood professionals to keep track of all of their education and employment history, as well as the clock hours of training they have accrued. Through your TECPDS account, create a professional development profile, view reports, link to your program or school, connect to the WorkInTexas.com job search resource and matching system, and evaluate trainings presented by Registered Trainers.

The Texas Workforce Registry offers features for the early childhood workforce through TECPDS accounts, available at no cost.

  • Specialist: Early childhood specialists are those professionals (regardless of early childhood setting) who support practitioners and administrators in quality improvement and professional development efforts

    • Common job titles for specialists include: coordinator, mentor, coach, school specialist, and trainer

  • Center Director/Administrator: Early childhood program administrators are those professionals who are responsible for planning, managing, implementing, and evaluating early childhood programs

    • Common job titles include: center director, site manager, school administrator, program manager, coordinator, and principal

  • Practitioner: Early childhood practitioners are those professionals (regardless of early childhood setting) who provide direct instruction and/or care to young children

    • Common job titles for practitioners include: teacher, assistant teacher, provider, and caregiver

      • Base account for all users when signing up for a TECPDS account, that can be updated with the proper documentation and connection

Please keep in mind, you don’t need a CLI Engage account to create a TECPDS account