Real-World Experiences Build a Better Workforce
SkillsUSA wields a large shovel, but we have a big hole to fill. That hole is in the American economy and it is called the skills gap—the widening gap between… Read More
SkillsUSA Calendar
Category Archive: Press Releases
SkillsUSA Highlighted at CTE 101 Briefing
SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim Lawrence served as a panelist for a CTE 101 briefing for Hill staffers on Friday, Feb. 8. The event was a recruitment push for the House CTE… Read More
SkillsUSA Celebrates Workforce Development with National Advocacy Day on Feb. 5
SkillsUSA students serving as national officers visited Washington, D.C., Feb. 5 to advocate for SkillsUSA and career and technical education (CTE) during SkillsUSA Week and CTE Month.
Starting the day at… Read More
SkillsUSA Featured in ACTE Techniques Magazine for CTE Month
Career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) enhance student learning through contextual instruction, leadership and personal development, applied learning and real-world application.”
Read the full story in ACTE Techniques magazine… Read More
National Research Center Data Shows SkillsUSA Members are Learning Essential Skills and Developing Career Plans
New research at public high schools in the United States has been released by the National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA) that shows the majority of SkillsUSA… Read More
The Hot New Gen-Z Trend Is Skipping College
On a recent Wednesday morning, about 20 students at Queens Technical High School marched into a supply closet and retrieved what looked, to an outsider, like silver suitcases. They sat… Read More
Opening the Door to High-Demand Jobs: SkillsUSA Week Kicks Off Feb. 3
Channellock, Inc., and Toyota USA Foundation Sponsor National Celebration to Support Workforce Development, Close Skills Gap
Leesburg, Va. — From South Pasadena High School in California to Pulaski County Technical Education Center… Read More
SkillsUSA Participates in Education Dialogue Between U.S. and China
On October 31, SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence participated in the 4th U.S.-China State and Provincial Education Leaders Dialogue: Technical and Vocational Education and Training. The meeting gathered officials from… Read More
SkillsUSA and NASSCO Team Up to Support Outstanding Skilled Trades Students
Leesburg, Va. — SkillsUSA is proud to announce that the National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) has signed on to become an official sponsor of the organization. NASSCO is… Read More
SkillsUSA Names 3M’s Maureen Tholen as Chair of the SkillsUSA Foundation
Helps Improve Quality of Nation’s Future Workforce
Leesburg, Va., Oct. 22, 2018 — Maureen Tholen, sustainability director for 3M’s Industrial Business, and Safety and Graphics Business Groups, has been named as… Read More