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.

SkillsUSA representatives met with legislators in Washington, D.C. on February 5 including Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (center), to advocate for support of career and technical education.
Starting the day at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE), 13 members of the SkillsUSA national officer team, along with executive director Tim Lawrence and other staff, were greeted by Assistant Secretary of Education Scott Stump. The OCTAE meeting