Mission, Purpose, and Vision

The TSATA Apprenticeship Endorsement Committee was created to promote, enhance, and advance the Texas Licensure Apprenticeship route (Method A) to state licensure.  The Committee offers an endorsement process for apprenticeship programs. These endorsed programs are recognized as being committed to ensuring apprenticeship students are instructed and assessed on the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) set by the Committee.  The KSAs have been identified as the foundational level of knowledge required to pass the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) Licensing Examination for Athletic Trainers in order to practice as a Texas Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT).  The Committee strives to improve the organization, guidance, and modeling of curriculum and apprenticeship for endorsed programs. The Committee and the endorsement process seek to increase the first-time passing rate for the TDLR examination as well as streamline the communication between the TSATA, TDLR, and the academic institutions that provide athletic training apprenticeship programs.