Career and Technical Education Leader Chelle Travis Appointed Executive Director of SkillsUSA

Posted August 16, 2019 in Features, Press Releases

Brings 17 Years of Experience, Passion to Advance Mission Leesburg, Va., August 14, 2019 --- SkillsUSA, a leading career and technical student organization in America, has named Chelle Travis as… Read More

SkillsUSA WorldSkills USA Team Heads to International Competition for Young Skilled Workers

Posted August 6, 2019 in Features, Press Releases

Highlights Importance of a Competitive, Highly Skilled Workforce Leesburg, Va., Aug. 6, 2019 — SkillsUSA, the organization that represents the United States in the WorldSkills Competition, is sending 22 career and… Read More

Fine Homebuilding and SkillsUSA’s #KeepCraftAlive Scholarship Winner Students Show Passion for the Trades

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Leesburg, Va. — SkillsUSA, in the third year of partnership with Fine Homebuilding, is proud to announce the #KeepCraftAlive Scholarship winners. Twenty-four students, all studying in construction-related fields and planning… Read More

Building a better workforce: SkillsUSA partners with Lowe’s on Generation T

Posted July 29, 2019 in Features, Press Releases

Tim Lawrence shares on LinkedIn that SkillsUSA has joined Generation T, a national movement launched by Lowe’s Home Improvement to address the widening skilled trades gap. Read the full story… Read More

SkillsUSA Names Top Three Chapters in Models of Excellence Program

Posted July 25, 2019 in Press Releases

Winners Highlighted for Application of SkillsUSA Framework in Chapter Programming Leesburg, Va. –– SkillsUSA recently named its top three chapters in the 2019 Models of Excellence program. Chapters at Norwalk High… Read More

SkillsUSA Joins Movement to Rebuild the Skilled Trade Workforce

Posted June 23, 2019 in Press Releases

Lowe’s Launches Generation T to Convene Job Seekers and Companies to Close the Skilled Trades Gap SkillsUSA has joined Generation T (“Gen T”), a national movement launched by Lowe’s Home Improvement… Read More

The keys to building a better workforce — SkillsUSA event returns to Louisville

Posted June 22, 2019 in Press Releases

This is the 55th annual conference the fifth year in Louisville, bringing an estimated economic impact of $26.7 million. Read the full story from Louisville Business First. This was a guest… Read More

3M Gets an Up Close and Personal View of Future Workforce

Posted June 14, 2019 in Features, Press Releases, WorldSkills Competition, WorldSkills USA, WorldTeam

Deciding to offer time, talent and resources to an organization that stages competitions for kids to learn more about the STEM field is a major undertaking. At 3M, they take this… Read More

Presidential CTE Scholars Include SkillsUSA Members

Posted June 4, 2019 in Features, Press Releases

The U.S. Department of Education announced the 55th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, which for the fourth year includes students in career and technical education (CTE) fields. SkillsUSA members receiving… Read More

Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Provides Travel Scholarships for SkillsUSA Members

Posted in Features, Press Releases, Scholarships

Assistance for Students to Demonstrate Their Skills LEESBURG, Va.—Harbor Freight Tools for Schools has awarded $50,000 in scholarships to 38 high school students from across the country to help cover travel… Read More

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