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Streamlining Success in Nursing Training Programs in Texas

Trellis Foundation and UpSkill America at the Aspen Institute are excited to announce a new opportunity designed to support innovations in nursing education.

Overview

Trellis Foundation and UpSkill America at the Aspen Institute launched a new opportunity designed to support innovations in nursing education in July 2025, with the inaugural cohort of implementation partners announced in September 2025.

Working with the support of a learning community, 8-10 partners were selected to participate in a three-year initiative facilitated by UpSkill America that will work to achieve the following objectives:

  • Enable nursing students working in healthcare environments to earn credit toward their clinical requirements through work. The Texas Board of Nursing Education Guideline 3.7.4 enables nursing students to meet clinical hours requirements through employment, based on the development of a partnership arrangement between the education provider and employer partner.
  • Identify and address policies and practices that are restricting nursing students’ ability to complete academic and clinical requirements while also holding a job (in healthcare or otherwise). This may include shifting didactic learning online, creating more flexible clinical placement schedules, developing regional clinical placement and faculty recruitment systems, and other approaches.
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UpSkill America Senior Director Haley Glover joined the “Behind Every Employer” podcast to discuss Streamlining Success. Speaking with hosts Anson Green and Jeffrey Abramowitz, Glover spotlights innovative approaches to building and sustaining the nursing workforce. Hear how Texas employers and educators are collaborating to train, support, and advance nurses to meet today’s critical healthcare demands.

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