Now There’s a National ‘Signing Day’ for Career Programs
Published: May 08, 2019
Today is the first nationwide celebration designed to celebrate teenagers’ decisions to pursue careers in the skilled trades.
Students who go into the trades—even new-age career-tech fields like cyber security or robotics—haven’t gotten the chorus of national support that rains down on students who decide to attend—or play football for—big-name universities.
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SkillsUSA is sending eight skilled competitors to Lyon, France on Sept. 10-15 to compete in seven events during the 47th biennial WorldSkills Competition.
SkillsUSA students have been elected as national officers to serve more than 400,000 members for the 2024-25 school year. The 14 high school and college/postsecondary students will serve as advocates for SkillsUSA and career and technical education (CTE) and will lead two national conferences, facilitate sessions for students and instructors and advocate on behalf of SkillsUSA to elected officials and representatives of business and industry as they represent the national organization at various events.