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Press Releases

September 11, 2017

Join Carhartt In Lending A Hand To Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Carhartt, America’s premium workwear brand since 1889, is conducting a nationwide clothing drive at its 30 company stores in partnership with One Warm Coat, an organization…

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June 21, 2017

Mike Rowe Talks SkillsUSA on “Fox and Friends”

America’s Favorite “Dirty Jobs Guy” Highlights SkillsUSA as a Skills Gap Solution  SkillsUSA was featured on national morning show “Fox and Friends” on June 21 in a segment featuring Mike…

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June 05, 2017

SkillsUSA Leaders Participate in White House Session on Workforce Development

CTSOs Brief Department of Education Senior Officials National officer Mackenzie Oestreich, high-school division secretary from Oklahoma (second from right) with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and other CTSO students. Leesburg,…

Press Releases

May 03, 2017

SkillsUSA Career Essentials Introduced at National Event

Next Generation Employability Skill-Building Curricula to Launch in Fall 2017 — Preview at NLSC Working in teams, understanding leadership and communicating clearly are required in any career. However, these skills were…

Alumni Features

April 25, 2017

Alumni Pin Design Winner

Congratulations to Heather Brown, this year’s winner of the SkillsUSA Alumni Pin Design Challenge. She is an advertising design instructor and SkillsUSA advisor at A.W. Beattie Career Center…

Press Releases

April 20, 2017

Strategies for Attracting Students to High-quality CTE

Our friends at Advance CTE and the Siemens Foundation are working on a project, Strategies for Attracting Students to High-Quality CTE, which supports states and local communities in their efforts to attract…

Chapter News

April 19, 2017

Greater Good By Joining Forces

It’s been said that oil and water don’t mix. But when the “oil” comes from an automotive class, and the “water” is an ingredient of culinary arts training, it’s a…

Chapter News

April 19, 2017

Tiny Houses a Big Help in Flood Areas

Tiny house at Charleston’s Carver Career Center, one of 12 receiving W.Va. grants. Photo: West Virginia Public Broadcasting Used with permission. Historic flooding in West Virginia left many struggling…

Chapter News

April 19, 2017

Deep Into the Weeds

Shanquirel Jenkins and Emily Jones needed a clear-cut solution to beautify their campus at Charlotte Technical College in Port Charlotte, Fla. With the help of a SkillsUSA/Lowe’s grant of…

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