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September 26, 2022

WorldSkills USA Will Go for Gold in International Welding Competition, Oct. 17-20 in Cleveland

Jordan Packer of Utah will compete in the upcoming WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition on Oct. 17-20. The international welding competition will be held at the Lincoln Electric Welding Technology and Training Center in Cleveland.

Press Releases

September 07, 2022

SkillsUSA Teams Up with Tractor Supply and Carhartt to Strengthen the Future of Skilled Trades Jobs

SkillsUSA has teamed up with Tractor Supply Company (TSC), Tractor Supply Foundation (TSC), and Carhartt for the “Support the Trades” campaign designed to raise awareness of the skilled trades while helping SkillsUSA close the skilled trades gap.

Features

September 01, 2022

Support the Trades — and SkillsUSA — in Fashion

The latest “Support the Trades” campaign from Tractor Supply Company (TSC) and Carhartt is underway. As part of this campaign, Carhartt and TSC have an expanded “Support…

Features

July 31, 2022

Kayleen McCabe PSA

National television personality Kayleen McCabe has joined with SkillsUSA to create a public service announcement addressing the skills gap threatening our economy at the local and national levels.

Features

July 31, 2022

“Mike Rowe for SkillsUSA” Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Longtime SkillsUSA supporter Mike Rowe, on behalf of his mikeroweWORKS Foundation, has joined with SkillsUSA to produce a new audio PSA that addresses the growing problem of the skills gap…

Press Releases

July 27, 2022

Fine Homebuilding Awards Scholarships to Construction Trades Students to Recognize Excellence in Craftsmanship

Fine Homebuilding and Keep Craft Alive, in its sixth year partnering with SkillsUSA, have announced this year’s #KeepCraftAlive Scholarship winners. Eighteen students studying in construction-related fields received a $2,500 scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year.

Press Releases

July 26, 2022

SkillsUSA Instructors Announced as Finalists for the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence

Leesburg, Va., July 26, 2022 — Twenty-five SkillsUSA instructors are among 50 teachers and teacher teams from across the country who are finalists for the Harbor Freight Tools for…

Features Scholarships

July 21, 2022

2022 SkillsUSA and Fine Homebuilding #KeepCraftAlive Scholarship Recipients

Fine Homebuilding and #KeepCraftAlive annually award multiple $2,500 college/post-secondary scholarships to SkillsUSA students in the construction pathways as part of their mission to support students who possess a passion…

Chapter Excellence Program Features Press Releases

July 13, 2022

SkillsUSA Names Top Three “Models of Excellence” Chapters

Winners Honored for SkillsUSA Framework Application in Chapter Programming Leesburg, Va. — SkillsUSA announced its top three chapters for the 2022 Models of Excellence (MOE) program during the…

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Kayleen McCabe PSA

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