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March 13, 2019

Real-World Experiences Build a Better Workforce

SkillsUSA wields a large shovel, but we have a big hole to fill. That hole is in the American economy and it is called the skills gap—the widening gap…

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February 21, 2019

NTU Pack Helps Wild Canines Find Sanctuary

Students help with fencing at a wolf sanctuary in Ramah, N.M. Photo: Cuyler R. Frank, Navajo Technical University. The SkillsUSA chapter at Navajo Technical University (NTU) in Crownpoint, N.M.,…

Chapter News

February 21, 2019

Helping With Open Arms

In San Angelo, Texas, Central High School human services students have stepped up to help victims of sexual assault. With the assistance of local women’s empowerment group Dazzling Dames, students…

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Chapter News

February 21, 2019

Meals, Wheels for Stranded Pets

Photo: Lisa Alvarado, EPSID Center for Career and Technology Education. Used with permission. When Hurricane Harvey devastated the Gulf Coast of Texas, students at El Paso Independent School District (EPISD)…

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Chapter News

February 21, 2019

With a Program Short on Funds, Students Combine Skills to Help

Students from Central Technology Center in Drumright, Okla., raised $1,500 for Cleveland Public Schools, a feeder system in need of funding. Welding/fabrication students worked with the diesel technology class to…

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Features SkillsUSA Week

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…

Features Press Releases

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.

Press Releases

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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SkillsUSA Featured in ACTE Techniques Magazine for CTE Month

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