New Report Highlights “The SkillsUSA Advantage” A new report from the Student Research Foundation affirms what more than 14 million members served since 1965 already know: SkillsUSA involvement better prepares students for personal and professional success. “The SkillsUSA Advantage” report shows that SkillsUSA members consistently outperform peers not enrolled in a career and technical student…
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Chelle Travis Attends White House Event SkillsUSA Executive Director Chelle Travis took a recent trip to the White House to celebrate a national call for partnerships to support a more inclusive infrastructure workforce. Read the story here. Plan Ahead for SkillsUSA Week SkillsUSA Week is Feb. 6-10, 2023, and you can participate in many ways:…
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SkillsUSA WorldSkills Competitor Wins Bronze A huge congratulations to Jordan Packer of Utah for winning a bronze medal in Welding at the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition! Packer was the sole U.S. competitor at the event, which was held Oct. 17-20 at the Lincoln Electric Welding Technology and Training Center in Cleveland. The event was…
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SkillsUSA Instructors Earn Big Prizes for Teaching Excellence Harbor Freight Tools for Schools has honored 12 SkillsUSA instructors with teaching excellence awards in the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence program. Over $1.25 million in prizes were awarded this year to 20 outstanding skilled trades teachers and teacher teams in public high…
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Welcoming a New Year: “Our Time is Now” SkillsUSA thanks all our dedicated advisors for the life-changing work you accomplished last year. Now, it’s time to set our sights on 2022-23, and our big expectations are perfectly expressed by this year’s theme: “SkillsUSA: Our Time is Now!” The theme was unveiled in June during our…
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2021 Models of Excellence Chapters Share Their Success The finalists for SkillsUSA’s Models of Excellence (MOE) program will be announced soon, with the top three winners named at our national conference in June. In the meantime, our 2021 winners recently shared how they earned their MOE status, providing a great look into how any…
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