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 very seriously. In fact, Maureen Tholen, sustainability director for 3M’s Industrial Business, and Safety and Graphics Business Groups, was named as the chairperson of the SkillsUSA…
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A Carroll County woman will be representing the U.S. in a worldwide competition in Russia with her talents in print media technology. WorldSkills hosts the world championships of skills every two years, attracting more than 1,600 competitors from more than 76 countries and regions around the world to compete in more than 50 different trade…
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SkillsUSA National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, May 8. Over 300 schools and an estimated 3,000 students participated across the country. The event saluted career and technical education students for pledging to continue in a skilled trades career after high school, in the same way as student athletes who sign for college sports programs…
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Highlights Importance of a Competitive, Highly Skilled Workforce Leesburg, Va. — The SkillsUSA WorldTeam received four Medallions of Excellence in the WorldSkills Competition Oct. 14-19. SkillsUSA represents the United States and sent a team of 11 to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to compete in 10 skill categories during the 44th biennial event. Medallions of…
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The 2017 WorldSkills Competition ended this evening at du Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. While the SkillsUSA WorldTeam did not receive Gold, Silver or Bronze, we did receive four medallions of excellence: Chandler Vincent, Welding Krzysztof Zamajtys, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Asher Chicoine, Plumbing and Heating Kylie Burkey, Hairdressing Chandler Vincent also received Best…
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