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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.”

SkillsUSA Honors Sandy Wilton and SME with the 2025 Champion of the Year Award

Sandy Wilton, program manager of student engagement at the SME Education Foundation and SME will be recognized with the SkillsUSA Champion of the Year Award during the Advisors Call to Action session on Wednesday, June 25 at the National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC).

DEWALT Partners with SkillsUSA to Support America’s Future Tradespeople

DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand and leader in total jobsite solutions, and SkillsUSA, the largest student-led workforce development organization in the U.S, today announced a partnership to help support America’s future tradespeople.

Chef William-Allen Peterson Culinary Arts Foundation Partners with SkillsUSA to Support Culinary Student Success at the SkillsUSA Championships

SkillsUSA has announced a new partnership with the Chef William-Allen Peterson Culinary Arts Foundation to support the 2025 SkillsUSA Championships Culinary Arts competition.