Continuing Education Certificate: 360 to 799 contact hours A coherent sequence of continuing education courses that must be submitted to the Coordinating Board as a workforce education certificate program.
OSA
Occupational Skills Award: 144 to 359 contact hours A sequence of courses that meet the minimum standard for program length specified by the Texas Workforce Commission for the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program.
IA
Institutional Award: Fewer than 360 contact hours A series of courses that represent achievement of an identifiable skill proficiency.