On Tuesday, March 26, the Senate CTE Caucus hosted a reception at the Dirksen Senate Office Building for Members of Congress and their staffs, titled “CTE Success: Student Leaders in Action”. The reception tied into ACTE’s National Policy Seminar and was attended by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN), who both made remarks pro cv . ACTE coordinated the reception and all the CTSOs participated. National officers Preston Prince and Ula Uluiviti were at the SkillsUSA table to network and Preston made brief remarks. Also attending were SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence, Courtney Ferrell and Hayley Uffelman.
Fine Homebuilding awarded multiple $2,500 #KeepCraftAlive Scholarships to SkillsUSA high school or college/postsecondary students continuing their education or certification programs through enrollment in a homebuilding-related pathway, such as plumbing, HVAC-R, carpentry, cabinetmaking, residential electric wiring, etc.
SkillsUSA announced its top three chapters for the 2024 Models of Excellence (MOE) program during the Awards Session at the National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) in Atlanta.