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Jane Short or Karen Kitzel, 703-777-8810
Email: jshort@skillsusa.org or kkitzel@skillsusa.org
Leesburg, Va., Sept. 17, 2024 — SkillsUSA has partnered with Aerotek, a leading staffing and services provider in the manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation and facility management industries, to provide “Make Your Mark” scholarships to SkillsUSA members toward tuition for the spring 2025 semester. Selected applicants will receive up to $5,000 toward tuition, books, tools, on-campus housing and other approved direct educational expenses.
The scholarship program supports the SkillsUSA career model and aligns with SkillsUSA and Aerotek’s shared strategic goal to expand the skilled workforce and remove barriers of entry for the future generation of workers. The two organizations first partnered in 2021 and have awarded more than 200 scholarships through the “Make Your Mark” scholarship program, which was launched in 2023.
Aerotek invests in the communities it serves by establishing partnerships that help empower people to achieve both their personal and professional aspirations. SkillsUSA and Aerotek’s “Make Your Mark” scholarships provide financial assistance for those in need to pursue continued skills education and improved economic outcomes.
“There is a critical need for underserved populations to receive skills training and these scholarships will help to fulfill that need,” said Chelle Travis, Executive Director at SkillsUSA. “We are grateful to Aerotek for providing them to our students. Working together with Aerotek, we can help close the skills gap.”
“As a leading staffing and services provider for businesses across North America, it is Aerotek’s responsibility to pursue solutions to the skills shortage,” said Tom Kelly, President of Aerotek. “We are excited to continue our work with SkillsUSA to close the skills gap, supporting the best and brightest as they pursue careers in the trades in 2024.”
The SkillsUSA-Aerotek “Make Your Mark” scholarship program will award scholarships to SkillsUSA members in the following trade pathways: Construction; Manufacturing; Transportation, Distribution & Logistics; Telecommunications Cabling Training; and Electronics Technology or Industrial Engineering Technology.
SkillsUSA is the #1 workforce development organization for students, empowering them to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members. SkillsUSA represents more than 413,000 career and technical education students and teachers in middle schools, high schools and college/postsecondary institutions nationwide. Those members represent 130 in-demand occupational areas, from 3-D animation to welding. A vital solution to the skills gap, SkillsUSA has served nearly 15 million members since its founding in 1965. Learn more at skillsusa.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn.
Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 250 offices across North America, supporting more than 14,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an operating company within Allegis Group, a global leader in talent solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.
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