Partners

Partnering to Power Texas's Digital Economy Workforce

The Texas Flywheel Initiative works because no single organization can build a talent pipeline alone. Our partners bring employer relationships, training infrastructure, funding, and on-the-ground reach across Texas — each playing a distinct role in connecting learners to careers in data centers, energy, and digital infrastructure. Below are the organizations driving this work forward.

Featured Partners

  • ACCESS for Success

    Builds K-12-through-workforce career pathway platforms, connecting students in the Permian Basin and beyond to labor market data, career planning tools, and credential opportunities.

  • Charles Koch Foundation

    Provides founding support and philanthropic investment behind the Texas Flywheel Initiative, backing bottom-up approaches to economic mobility for Texans without a college degree.

  • Cholla Inc. (Energy)

    A Texas energy and infrastructure company providing employer perspective and hands-on site access — including facility tours — that make digital infrastructure careers visible to students and job seekers.

  • Education Design Lab

    The national nonprofit facilitating the Texas Flywheel Initiative, co-designing skills-based education-to-work pathways between employers and colleges across the state.

  • Make it Movement

    Produces career-awareness content, including video spotlights, that helps students and career-changers see what digital infrastructure and skilled-trade careers actually look like day to day.

  • SkillUp

    Operates the West Texas training and job-matching platform that connects job seekers directly to vetted local training programs and open digital infrastructure roles.

Become a Flywheel Partner

Whether you're an employer, training provider, funder, or community organization working to connect Texans to in-demand careers, there's a role for you in the Flywheel. Reach out to explore how your organization can join this growing coalition.