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April 19, 2017

Constructing a Better Life for Peers

Photo: East Career and Technology Academy, Las Vegas, Nev. Used with permission. When families’ situations break down, students in the Las Vegas area can find themselves with nowhere to…

Features

April 06, 2017

Jump into STEM! Expands with Middle-School Edition

In 2015, SkillsUSA launched its free member resource Jump into STEM!, a curriculum developed for high-school students to use when mentoring elementary-school students on future career-path options. Based…

Press Releases

March 29, 2017

SkillsUSA Resource Helps Students Explore STEM Careers Earlier

Jump into STEM! Releases Middle-School Edition Leesburg, Va. – In 2015, SkillsUSA launched its free member resource, Jump into STEM!, a curriculum developed for high-school students to use to mentor…

Press Releases

March 13, 2017

Fine Homebuilding and SkillsUSA’s Keep Craft Alive Scholarship

Fine Homebuilding Scholarships Help to Close the Skills Gap  Leesburg, Va. — SkillsUSA is proud to announce, in partnership with Fine Homebuilding, a new scholarship opportunity for SkillsUSA members. Current…

Press Releases

March 09, 2017

SkillsUSA Featured in Lucketts News and Notes

The Lucketts Ruritan Club newsletter recently ran a feature article on SkillsUSA. Lucketts is the village where SkillsUSA‘s national headquarters is located. Read more ……

Press Releases

March 08, 2017

SkillsUSA Endorses WorldSkills Initiative HeForShe

SkillsUSA, the organization that represents the United States in the WorldSkills Competition, is proud to endorse HeForShe – a solidarity movement for gender equality, which is led by the…

Partner News

February 27, 2017

SME Membership (New SkillsUSA Benefit)

SkillsUSA – SME Partnership align to supply Reciprocal SME Membership for High School Educators and Students to build the next generation talent pipeline. We believe SkillsUSA is a…

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February 27, 2017

SkillsUSA Joins Mike Rowe to Support Baltimore Workforce Development

SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim Lawrence with Mike Rowe. SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence attended the 2017 Build Baltimore Gala on February 25 to support and celebrate Project Jumpstart,…

Press Releases

February 16, 2017

More Access To Manufacturing Jobs

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced legislation to help students access good-paying American manufacturing jobs by creating partnerships between high schools, community colleges, and state apprenticeships. According to the Department of…

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