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SkillsUSA Instructors Recognized as Winners for the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence

SkillsUSA instructors are among 25 outstanding teachers from 18 states who are winners for the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. In total, [$1.5 million] in cash prizes were awarded to the teachers and their programs.

SkillsUSA Names Missouri Automotive Student to 2026 WorldSkills USA Team

SkillsUSA has selected James Cahill of Saint James, Missouri, as the official U.S. competitor for Automobile Technology for the 2026 WorldSkills Competition. This prestigious international skills competition, often referred to as the “Olympics of skilled trades,” will be held Sept. 22-27, 2026, in Shanghai, China.

SkillsUSA and Aerotek to Award ‘Make Your Mark’ Scholarships

SkillsUSA has partnered with Aerotek, a leading staffing and services provider in the manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation and facility management industries, to provide “Make Your Mark” scholarships to SkillsUSA members toward tuition for the spring 2026 semester.

Apply Now for the ACTE Trade and Industrial Education Division’s Teacher and Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), in partnership with SkillsUSA, is now accepting nominations for the National Trade and Industrial Education Division Awards, which will be presented at the annual ACTE CareerTech VISION conference.

SkillsUSA Selects Connecticut Plumbing Apprentice for 2026 WorldSkills Competition, Backed by Industry-Wide Support

SkillsUSA has selected Charles Goede of Waterford, Conn., as the official U.S. competitor for Plumbing and Heating for the 2026 WorldSkills Competition.

SkillsUSA Partners with Pathful to Deliver Work-Based Learning Platform to Student Members

SkillsUSA and Pathful today announced a partnership that brings a comprehensive work-based learning platform to SkillsUSA’s more than 444,000 members nationwide.

SkillsUSA Honors 47 State Associations for Excellence

A total of 53 SkillsUSA state leaders representing 43 state associations gathered in Cheyenne, Wyo., for their annual State Directors Association (SDA) professional conference.

SkillsUSA Elects 2025–26 National Student Officers to Champion Career Readiness and Leadership

Fourteen outstanding career and technical education (CTE) students from across the nation have been elected to serve as the 2025–26 SkillsUSA National Officer Team.

SkillsUSA Alumna talks AI during World Youth Skills Day

“My generation must bear the full weight of responsibility on how AI is handled.”