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Community Health Worker

CHW

A Texas state credential with a competency framework.

Texas Community Health Worker training uses competency and service-hour pathways. A future edition would need its own verified curriculum, renewal rules, and DSHS submission mapping.

Texas-regulated credential

At a glance

Credential
Texas DSHS CHW certification
Exam
Competency-based curriculum (no single exam)
Regulator
Texas DSHS Promotor(a)/CHW Program
Hours
180 hrs / 9 competencies (2026) · or 1,000 hrs supervised service · Competency + service-hour credential

Competency model

Planned competency hours + DSHS mapping
$51,030

median · $24.53/hr

+11%

2024–2034 · much faster than average

~7,800

openings / year

Texas

state-regulated

Why the demand: Health-equity funding and payer investment in community-based prevention and navigation. — BLS OOH, Community Health Workers, May 2024.

The program

What students master.

Explore the planned competencies for this credential.

1

Core competencies

  • Communication & advocacy
  • Service coordination
  • Health promotion
  • Capacity building
2

Community practice

  • Cultural mediation
  • Outreach & education
  • Resource navigation
  • Ethics & documentation
3

Certification & renewal

  • 180 training hours (9 × 20)
  • or 1,000-hour service pathway
  • 2-year certification
  • 20 CEU renewal

On the platform

How CHW fits the roadmap.

Planned capabilities will be tailored to this program’s training and reporting requirements.

  • 1

    State-specific evidence

    A CHW edition would need approved competency, service-hour, renewal, and DSHS export rules.

  • 2

    Competency-hour tracking

    The training and service pathways would need separate verified hour buckets and supervisor authority.

  • 3

    Funder reporting

    Completion and outcome reports would need a reviewed format and consent-aware data boundary for grant-funded operators.

The competitive edge

A Texas-regulated credential whose grant-funded operators desperately need clean, exportable outcome data.

On the roadmap

Roadmap — strong Texas portfolio play.

Enrollment

Program prerequisites.

These credential prerequisites inform the planned enrollment experience for this program.

Age 16+
Proof of Texas residency
No HS diploma required to enter

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Book a 30-minute call. We'll show you exactly how CHW maps onto the platform — and where it sits on the build sequence.

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