Tim Lawrence shares on LinkedIn that SkillsUSA has joined Generation T, a national movement launched by Lowe’s Home Improvement to address the widening skilled trades gap. Read the full story. Read More
Deciding to offer time, talent and resources to an organization that stages competitions for kids to learn more about the STEM field is a major undertaking. At 3M, they take this very seriously. In fact, Maureen Tholen, sustainability director for 3M’s Industrial Business, and Safety and Graphics Business Groups, was named as the chairperson of the SkillsUSA Foundation Inc. The foundation is SkillsUSA’s philanthropic arm, which is comprised of representatives from business, industry, organized labor. Read the full story on IndustryWeek.com. Read More
The U.S. Department of Education announced the 55th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, which for the fourth year includes students in career and technical education (CTE) fields. SkillsUSA members receiving the award: Ian Henry Carnate Acosta of Waipahu High School in Hawaii Megan Elizabeth Brown of Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in Massachusetts Sonia Purohit of the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences in New Jersey The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars honors scholars annually based on academic success, essays and school transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership and demonstrated commitment to high ideals. In... Read More
Did someone help write your résumé for free? Does a colleague go out of their way to drive you to work? Did your teacher take the time to help every student in the class get an internship? Every Day Job Heroes change our lives. They provide inspiration, and by doing so, help us prepare for, find or keep our jobs. In fact, studies show that one of the strongest predictors of happiness and well-being is one’s job satisfaction. Minds that Move Us is looking for Every Day Job Heroes. Nominate a hero, and, if selected, they’ll be win two tickets... Read More
Leesburg, Va. — The mikeroweWORKS Foundation has contributed $50,000 to a SkillsUSA scholarship fund for 88 students about to compete in the world’s largest showcase of career and technical education. This contribution was matched by the Charles Koch Foundation and by Koch Industries to total $100,000 in travel scholarships for SkillsUSA students. This is the ninth consecutive year that the mikeroweWORKS Foundation has offered the travel scholarships to SkillsUSA students who place first in their state competitions but face a financial challenge in attending the national championships in Louisville, Ky. The mikeroweWORKS Foundation focuses on students who... Read More
A Carroll County woman will be representing the U.S. in a worldwide competition in Russia with her talents in print media technology. WorldSkills hosts the world championships of skills every two years, attracting more than 1,600 competitors from more than 76 countries and regions around the world to compete in more than 50 different trade skills, according to a WorldSkills USA news release. Read the full story on The Baltimore Sun online. Read More
SkillsUSA National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, May 8. Over 300 schools and an estimated 3,000 students participated across the country. The event saluted career and technical education students for pledging to continue in a skilled trades career after high school, in the same way as student athletes who sign for college sports programs or even the NFL. Our partner Klein Tools took the lead, providing T-shirts, hats, backpacks and Klein pliers as gifts as well as pledge cards, signs, tablecloths and water bottles. Klein invited NFL quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to be the Signing Day spokesperson at Silicon... Read More
SkillsUSA National Signing Day, presented by Klein Tools was a huge success! Please check the SkillsUSA Facebook page and the Klein Tools Facebook page where events were streamed live throughout the day with SkillsUSA National Signing Day highlights. Below are the locations from the May 8 SkillsUSA National Signing Day: GC-Tech in Levittown, N.Y. CTHS Pasadena ISD in Houston, Texas DeKalb County School District/Cross Keys High School in Atlanta, Ga. Silicon Valley Career Technical Education in... Read More
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. Read the full story on Education Week. Read More
