About
U.S.C.I.A. Learn and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) training partnership.
WHO WE ARE
A Global Chaplaincy Body Built on Professional Excellence
The U.S. Chaplain International Association (U.S.C.I.A.) is a global chaplaincy body committed to preparing, equipping, certifying, and mobilizing trained professionals for meaningful service to people, institutions, communities, and nations.
In a world marked by uncertainty, trauma, disaster, conflict, and grief, chaplaincy is no longer only a ceremonial function. It is a necessary discipline of care, readiness, and response. The chaplain stands where people are hurting, bringing presence where there is pain, calm where there is crisis, counsel where there is confusion, and hope where there is despair.
“Wherever there is crisis, uncertainty, trauma, stress, conflict, or human need, there is a place for a trained chaplain.”
OUR STORY
Founded in 2012. Growing Worldwide.
Founded in the United States in 2012, U.S.C.I.A. has grown into a global chaplaincy body, equipping and certifying chaplains for professional service across multiple continents.
Anchored to Houston, Texas, our governance structure strengthens training delivery, quality assurance, and certification oversight across every region we serve.
Our Standard
“We are not merely building an organization. We are building a standard.”
A chaplain’s badge, certificate, or title must represent more than attendance. It must represent competence, credibility, accountability, formation, ethical maturity, and readiness for service.
PURPOSE | MISSION | VISION
What Drives Us
Our Purpose
To prepare chaplains for service in the real world, ensuring those who step forward are not only willing, but ready; not only compassionate, but competent; not only motivated, but properly trained.
Our Mission
To educate, equip, certify, and mobilize chaplains for service across communities, institutions, and nations, grounded in competency-based standards and professional discipline.
Our Vision
To become a globally respected chaplaincy body that develops trained, qualified, competent, and accountable chaplains for every major area of human need.
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
Calling Alone Is No Longer Enough
Modern society faces complex, layered challenges. These realities require chaplains who can listen, support, guide, de-escalate, refer appropriately, work within systems, and serve with both compassion and professionalism.
FORMATION
From Calling to Competence
U.S.C.I.A. believes chaplaincy must move from inspiration to competence. Our certification and training pathways are designed to transform good intentions into competent service: structured, measurable, accountable, and professionally grounded.
SPECIALIZED PATHWAYS
Chaplaincy for Every Environment
A hospital is not a prison. A school is not a disaster zone. Each environment has its own language, pressures, and protocols, so we develop specialized pathways.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Our Convictions
We believe compassion must be trained.
We believe calling must be formed.
We believe service must be accountable.
We believe institutions deserve chaplains who understand order, ethics, and protocol.
We believe communities deserve chaplains who are present, prepared, and trustworthy.
We believe trained chaplains are bridges between compassion and public service.
OUR INVITATION
From Willingness to Readiness
U.S.C.I.A. invites leaders, professionals, first responders, and care-minded individuals to consider a career in chaplaincy: to move beyond compassion into capacity, beyond title into responsibility, and beyond willingness into readiness.
THE TEEX DIFFERENCE
A Globally Recognized Authority in Training
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), part of the Texas A&M University System, is a globally recognized authority in emergency response, workforce development, and technical assistance. Established in 1948, with roots reaching back to 1919, TEEX has built more than seven decades of global capability.
Each year, TEEX trains over 225,000 personnel across all 50 U.S. states, five territories, and 124 countries, delivering millions of contact hours of competency-based instruction. U.S.C.I.A. Learn brings that same standard to chaplains and care professionals worldwide.
The TEEX Standard
Curriculum and certification aligned to the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), a globally recognized authority in emergency response and workforce development.
Accredited Delivery
Delivered through Apexis Risk Innovation Group (ARIG), an accredited TEEX Cooperative Learning Center.
Competency-Based
Credentials earned by demonstrating defined competencies through assessment, not by attendance alone.
Beyond Chaplaincy
Specializations that apply across public safety, healthcare, community resilience, and organizational leadership.
THE PARTNERSHIP
Backed by TEEX. Delivered by U.S.C.I.A. Learn.
Training on U.S.C.I.A. Learn is built on the standards of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), a globally recognized authority in emergency response and workforce development.
It is delivered through Apexis Risk Innovation Group (ARIG), an accredited TEEX Cooperative Learning Center, certifying chaplains and care professionals for service across healthcare, public safety, and community resilience worldwide.
Get TEEX-Certified
Choose individual courses or a full certification pathway, delivered on the U.S.C.I.A. Learn platform.
