NLSC Media Kit
The Media/Press kit for the 2008 National Leadership and Skills Conference is now available online. Read more.

Scholarship Winners Announced for
Calculated Industries/SkillsUSA
"Invented in the USA" Competition
The names of the top ten finishers in the Calculated Industries/ SkillsUSA “Invented in the USA” scholarship competition have been announced. The scholarship, offered for the first time last fall, was open to secondary, post-secondary and career and technical school students who are members of SkillsUSA. Entries came from students aged 15 to 34. Inventions ranged from a Conduit Calc to an MP3 calculator. Read more.

SkillsUSA Conference Moving to Louisville in 2015
SkillsUSA, a national organization of career and technical education students, instructors and business partners announced today that it will move its National Leadership and Skills Conference to Louisville, Ky., for six years beginning in 2015. Read more.

Sellers and SkillsUSA
Announce Unique NASCAR Partnership
After an impressive third place finish in the 2007 NASCAR Grand National Busch East Series, Peyton Sellers has joined forces with SkillsUSA, one of the largest student non-profit organizations in the country, to form a unique sponsorship opportunity. Sellers plans to field the “SkillsUSA team,” to be co-branded with SkillsUSA and one or two major corporate sponsors. Sponsoring companies will have major presence on the car, and will also have access to SkillsUSA chapters across the country. Read more.

SkillsUSA Launches Work Force Ready System
SkillsUSA announces that beginning this spring, they will offer industry-driven knowledge and skill assessments in technical areas that correspond to many career cluster areas. Read more.

Austin Polytechnical Academy Wins
Grant to Develop Champions at Work
Austin Polytechnical Academy, a new high school dedicated to careers in modern manufacturing, is one of two schools nationwide selected by Champions for Change, a SkillsUSA initiative, to receive a grant to help students develop skills and connect with employers. Read more.

NAM and SkillsUSA Announce Alliance
A new national partnership to prepare more students for career leadership in advanced manufacturing and help meet the industry’s growing need for highly-skilled employees was announced by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), its Manufacturing Institute and SkillsUSA.

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Article on the Value of CTE
Here's another nice column on the value of CTE (using SkillsUSA as a lede and thread) that sets out to answer the question: "What's the best way to prepare all students for what's looking to be a pretty tough century?"

Champions for Change
More than 50 business and industry leaders collaborated at the SkillsUSA Headquarters on January 22 and 23 to begin translating SkillsUSA national contest standards into academically aligned standards as a part of the Champions for Change initiative. Download the full release.