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October 02, 2026

SkillsUSA, Arconic Foundation Partner to Create Skill-building Learning Experiences Through Chapter Grants

SkillsUSA, the #1 workforce development organization for students, today announces a partnership with Arconic Foundation, an organization committed to funding nonprofit and community organizations that enhance education through skill-building learning experiences,advance environmental sustainability, and meet essential human needs.

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September 27, 2026

WorldSkills USA Team Shines in Shanghai, Earns Honors at the ‘Olympics of Skilled Trades’

The elite group of young skilled professionals that comprise the 2026 WorldSkills USA team made its mark on the global stage at the prestigious 48th WorldSkills Competition, widely recognized as the “Olympics of skilled trades.”

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September 18, 2026

SkillsUSA Partners with CareerSafe to Provide OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training for 5,000 Members

SkillsUSA, the #1 workforce development organization for students, is proud to announce a new collaboration with CareerSafe to provide 5,000 students with a CareerSafe OSHA 10-hour course.

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September 17, 2026

SkillsUSA Chapters Receive Hypertherm Grants

Six schools with SkillsUSA chapters are among the 12 recipients of Hypertherm’s 2026 Spark Something Great educational grant.

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September 10, 2026

SkillsUSA Sends U.S. Team to Shanghai for WorldSkills Competition Sept. 22-27

Elite U.S. Delegation of Trade Champions Set to Compete in the "Olympics of Skilled Trades" in Shanghai, China.

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September 02, 2026

SkillsUSA Featured on CNBC’s ‘Now We Know! with Steve Guttenberg’

SkillsUSA was featured on the Aug. 29 episode of “Now We Know! with Steve Guttenberg” on CNBC, putting our students, teachers and industry partners in front of a national audience.

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September 01, 2026

One Million Careers by 2035: SkillsUSA Joins the Building Futures Coalition

SkillsUSA is a founding member of the Building Futures Skilled Trades Coalition — the largest cross-sector skilled trades coalition in U.S. history — launched today by the Lowe's Foundation. SkillsUSA joins more than 75 educators, businesses and workforce organizations, named alongside groups like the National Association of Home Builders and NCCER, in an effort to help train and develop 1 million people for skilled trades careers by 2035.

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August 31, 2026

Business Roundtable Taps SkillsUSA to Grow the Skilled Trades Pipeline

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August 07, 2026

SkillsUSA Honors State Associations with Annual Awards for Excellence

A total of 57 SkillsUSA state leaders representing 49 state associations gathered in New Orleans, Louisiana, for their annual State Directors Association (SDA) professional conference.

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Press Releases

SkillsUSA, Arconic Foundation Partner to Create Skill-building Learning Experiences Through Chapter Grants

WorldSkills USA Team Shines in Shanghai, Earns Honors at the ‘Olympics of Skilled Trades’

SkillsUSA Partners with CareerSafe to Provide OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training for 5,000 Members

SkillsUSA Chapters Receive Hypertherm Grants

SkillsUSA Sends U.S. Team to Shanghai for WorldSkills Competition Sept. 22-27

SkillsUSA Featured on CNBC’s ‘Now We Know! with Steve Guttenberg’

One Million Careers by 2035: SkillsUSA Joins the Building Futures Coalition

Business Roundtable Taps SkillsUSA to Grow the Skilled Trades Pipeline

SkillsUSA Honors State Associations with Annual Awards for Excellence

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