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February 15, 2019

National Officers Take the Lead in SkillsUSA Week Activities

Sen. Casey met with SkillsUSA National Officers, staff and Channellock personnel on Advocacy Day during SkillsUSA Week. Last week, we had some great chapter activities across…

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February 08, 2019

SkillsUSA Highlighted at CTE 101 Briefing 

SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim Lawrence served  as a panelist for a CTE 101 briefing for Hill staffers on Friday, Feb. 8. The event was a recruitment push for the House…

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February 07, 2019

SkillsUSA Celebrates Workforce Development with National Advocacy Day on Feb. 5

SkillsUSA students serving as national officers visited Washington, D.C., Feb. 5 to advocate for SkillsUSA and career and technical education (CTE) during SkillsUSA Week and CTE Month.

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February 06, 2019

SkillsUSA Featured in ACTE Techniques Magazine for CTE Month

Career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) enhance student learning through contextual instruction, leadership and personal development, applied learning and real-world application.” Read the full story in ACTE Techniques…

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January 30, 2019

National Research Center Data Shows SkillsUSA Members are Learning Essential Skills and Developing Career Plans

New research at public high schools in the United States has been released by the National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA) that shows the majority of…

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January 24, 2019

The Hot New Gen-Z Trend Is Skipping College

On a recent Wednesday morning, about 20 students at Queens Technical High School marched into a supply closet and retrieved what looked, to an outsider, like silver suitcases. They sat…

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January 23, 2019

Opening the Door to High-Demand Jobs: SkillsUSA Week Kicks Off Feb. 3

Channellock, Inc., and Toyota USA Foundation Sponsor National Celebration to Support Workforce Development, Close Skills Gap Leesburg, Va. — From South Pasadena High School in California to Pulaski County Technical Education…

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January 18, 2019

2019 SkillsUSA Week Chapter Grant Winners Announced

Congratulations to the recipients of the SkillsUSA Week grant. These grants of up to $1,000 are sponsored in partnership with Channellock and Toyota. Chapters were selected based on their…

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December 19, 2018

Senior Center Visits Benefit All Involved

Visiting seniors in Reading, Pa. Photo: Lisa Hughes, SkillsUSA advisor, RMCTC. Used with permission. Students at Reading-Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center wanted to bring cheer to residents of a local…

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