Air Products’ John McGlade
is SkillsUSA CEO Champion of the Year
SkillsUSA announced today that it has chosen John E. McGlade, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Air Products, to be the recipient of the inaugural SkillsUSA CEO Champion of the Year award. Read more.

Contests Add More Excitement to Nation’s Leading Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Program
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) has joined together with the Technology Student Association (TSA) and SkillsUSA to encourage engineering innovation through a new program of exciting competitions and leadership activities called Engineering Alliance. PLTW middle and high school students now will be able to compete in online contests and leadership activities that will reinforce the problem-solving and critical thinking skills that PLTW students are already developing in the classroom every day. Read more.

Shop Classes Return -- with a 21st-Century Twist
Students in auto-body shop in the Tucson Unified School District, in Tucson, Arizona, don't just learn how to change oil or hammer out a dent. They use computer diagnostic equipment to fix cars, and learn the green technologies of hybrid vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells. Read more.
Edutopia Magazine.

Building Skills, And a House
Students Lend Varied Talents To Create Model of 'Green' Home
This is the house that Victor built. Read more.
The Washington Post

Jig-A-Loo and SkillsUSA Launch Diecast Cars in Time for Peyton Sellers Debut at Nationwide Series In Texas

"Help Us Help Peyton" Fundraiser Supports Trade Skills for America's Youth

STATESVILLE, N.C., April 2, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Jig-A-Loo USA, Inc. (www.jigaloo.com), makers of innovative automotive and home improvement products, will once again grace the panels of Peyton Sellers' racecar in this weekend's NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly 300 on Saturday, April 4 at Texas Motor Speedway. Peyton will be racing the #77 SFP Chevrolet and this weekend will mark the third sponsorship race for Jig-A-Loo and SkillsUSA. Jig-A-Loo recently teamed up with SkillsUSA to kick-off their "Help Us Help Peyton" diecast car promotion with proceeds benefiting SkillsUSA and helping to keep the Jig-A-Loo/SkillsUSA car on the track. The diecast models are representative of the ARCA car Peyton raced at Daytona International Speedway in the ARCA Re/Max Series Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200. 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.

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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