The Participants from 12 countries entered competitions in 20+ trade areas. Twenty-eight countries sent trade experts and Technical and Official delegates to observe and assist with the management of the competitions.

The SkillsUSA WorldTeam consisted of five technical experts supporting the two students competing in Automotive Service Technology and Cabinetmaking. Daniel Lehmkuhl, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA is competing in Automotive Technology. Chase Trayal, Meridian Community College, Meridian, MS is competing in Cabinetmaking. Both are medalists from the 2009 SkillsUSA Championships.  SkillsUSA’s Official Delegate and Technical Delegate to WorldSkills International are also attending, as is the WorldTeam’s Team Leader. 

SkillsUSA's WorldTeam earned two silver medals in the first ever WorldSkills Americas competition. Daniel Lehmkuhl in Automotive Technology and Chase Trayal in Cabinetmaking. Congratulations!

The technical experts were as follows:

1. Kelly Caudle, Stanly Community College; – IT/PC Networking
2. Ray Connolly, DRS Technologies – Welding
3. Pat Klarecki, Ferris State University – Graphic Design and Printing
4. Scott Norman, Pittsburg State University – Automotive Technology
5. Rob Tobias, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology – Cabinetmaking

We believe we can improve our performance at the next WorldSkills competition in London in October 2011 due to our students and technical experts participating in WorldSkills Americas. The competition mirrored the WorldSkills Competition and runs four days, the same schedule the students will face in London.