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Bylaw Amendment Deadline Approaching
Current SkillsUSA members can submit proposed bylaw amendments for middle school, high school or college/postsecondary divisions. Bylaw amendment motions must be submitted in writing to Kim Hegedus at khegedus@skillsusa.org by Feb. 3 by 5[…]
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The National Membership Deadline is March 1
The national membership deadline is March 1. Students must meet both state and national deadlines to be eligible for national competition, serve as voting delegates or run for national office.[…]
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Maximizing Perkins V for Student Success!
As the deadline nears for submitting membership in SkillsUSA to allow student members to serve as delegates and compete at the district/regional, state, and national levels, it is important to[…]
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Craftsman Internships for Students
#NewportNewsShipbuilding in Virginia is hiring summer interns in the skilled trades! This is a paid internship for students currently attending a trade school or pursuing an associate degree. Basic qualifications[…]
Read moreSkillsUSA Framework
The SkillsUSA Framework illustrates how students fulfill the mission of the organization “to empower members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.”
PERSONAL SKILLS
Integrity
Work Ethic
Professionalism
Responsibility
Adaptability/Flexibility
Self-Motivation
WORKPLACE SKILLS
Communication
Decision Making
Teamwork
Multicultural Sensitivity and Awareness
Planning, Organizing and Management
Leadership
TECHNICAL SKILLS GROUNDED
IN ACADEMICS
Computer and Technology Literacy
Job-Specific Skills
Safety and Health
Service Orientation
Professional Development
About SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. We provide educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education in the nation’s classrooms.
SkillsUSA Champions magazine
This issue is focuses on the SkillsUSA Championships.
Participating in competition enhances and provides an assessment of a student’s technical skills.
Winter 2020, Volume 54, No. 2
What’s New: WLTI
The Washington Leadership Training Institute galvanizes over 500 students. Read the full story.
Championships Insiders Guide
How do SkillsUSA competitions prepare students for careers? Find out from contest organizers and repeat winners. Read the full story.
How She Rolls
Commercial fishing, state politics, restaurant kitchens, roller derby. Reality show topics? No, they’re all part of this teacher’s life story. Read the full story.
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Alumni Member
Fifteen years after his last SkillsUSA conference, medalist Brad Lang returned as a hero. See why he was chosen to throw the first pitch at a ballgame during the national event. Read the full story.
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Career Essentials
SkillsUSA Career Essentials suite resources engage students in defining, implementing and measuring their career-readiness skills along every point in their educational journey whether it be middle-school, high-school or college/postsecondary.
FOUNDATIONS
The Career Essentials: Foundations curriculum is sourced in the SkillsUSA Framework and contributes, along with a multitude of other resources, to defining career readiness.
EXPERIENCES
SkillsUSA Career Essentials: Experiences is the next generation of employability skill-building curricula developed for today’s students.
ASSESSMENTS
The SkillsUSA Career Essentials suite provides assessments for career and technical education that are supported and developed by industry, education and policy leaders.
SkillsUSA National Calendar
SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends
The SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends Association’s mission is to help promote SkillsUSA in terms of time, talent and financial resources at all levels – local, district, state and national.
SkillsUSA Fall Conferences
Photos from fall conferences all over the U.S.
