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April 26, 2018

Virginia County’s ‘Signing Day’ Celebrates Seniors Heading to Jobs, Not College

This is a great article from Today.com about students in Henrico County, Va. The county held its first-ever “Career and Technical Letter of Intent Signing Day” on March…

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April 26, 2018

High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University

Like most other American high school students, Garret Morgan had it drummed into him constantly: Go to college. Get a bachelor’s degree. Read the full story on…

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March 30, 2018

WorldSkills Flag Circling Globe Stops in Atlanta

SkillsUSA represented the United States as the WorldSkills flag, which is traveling around the world in advance of the next competition, made a stop in Atlanta March 24.

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March 26, 2018

SkillsUSA Logo Runs on the Dollar Shave Club Camaro

SkillsUSA’s logo was one of hundreds of companies featured on the No. 2 Dollar Shave Club Chevrolet Camaro at the March 10 NASCAR race at Phoenix ISM Raceway. The…

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March 07, 2018

SkillsUSA Joins CareerSafe ‘One in a Million’ Celebration

SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence received a Founders Award as part of a CareerSafe event Feb. 22 to celebrate the milestone of 1 million students trained in safety. In…

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January 16, 2018

Former SkillsUSA Competitor Selected to the WorldSkills Champions Trust

Kieron Kohlmann Represents the United States and the WorldSkills Americas Leesburg, Va. — Kieron Kohlmann, a former SkillsUSA Championships and SkillsUSA WorldTeam competitor, has been chosen to represent the western…

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December 18, 2017

Annual SkillsUSA Week Celebration Highlights Workforce Development and CTE

Leesburg, Va. — Thousands of local SkillsUSA chapters are joining more than 50 state associations for SkillsUSA Week Feb. 4-10, 2018. The annual celebration, presented by Carhartt, represents over 300,000…

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December 11, 2017

Good Jobs for High School Graduates Still Exist

Quality jobs shift from blue-collar industries to skilled services. Many believe good jobs for workers without a bachelor’s degree no longer exist in a labor market buffeted by automation and…

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December 01, 2017

SkillsUSA Highlighted in New Education Research

“Attracting the Next Generation” Report Shows Value of SkillsUSA Within Career and Technical Education Leesburg, Va. — SkillsUSA membership increases career and technical students’ likelihood of continuing in the career…

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