On March 11-12, the WorldSkills USA team members and their experts, traveled to St. Paul, Minn., for two days of training at 3M’s headquarters. The first day was spent in team building activities, scenario training and learning what to expect in Kazan, Russia.

Jerry Goodson (left) from I-CAR is helping train WorldSkills USA collision repair competitor D.J. Fors (right) from Massachusetts.
The next day, competitors enjoyed mentor discussions, information sessions and toured the 3M Innovation Center. Later in the day, members of the SkillsUSA Foundation joined the WorldSkills USA team for a reception and dinner.
They heard presentations by Mojdeh