SkillsUSA has canceled all in-person events at its 2020 National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) that was scheduled for June 22-26 in Louisville, Ky. due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Select leadership components of the conference, including state officer training, delegate sessions, national officer elections and other recognition programs to be determined, are […]
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Awards $40,000 in Start-Up Grants for SkillsUSA Chapters
Seventeen high schools from across the country will each receive grants of up to $2,500 from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools to strengthen their local SkillsUSA chapters. The grants, totaling $40,000, will support students learning construction trades, transportation and manufacturing. Designed to strengthen chapters established within the past three years, the Harbor Freight Tools for […]
Chelle Travis Appointed Executive Director of SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA announced it has named Chelle Travis as its next executive director. Travis will succeed Tim Lawrence, who has been executive director of SkillsUSA for the past 19 years. Travis will take the helm of SkillsUSA in November 2019. “Chelle Travis, as the fourth-ever leader of SkillsUSA, embodies the dynamic and progressive leadership to expand […]
SkillsUSA WorldSkills USA Team Heads to Russia This Month for International Competition
SkillsUSA, the organization that represents the United States in the WorldSkills Competition, is sending 22 career and technical education competitors to Kazan, Russia, to compete in 20 skill categories during the 45th biennial event Aug. 22-27. The WorldSkills Competition will showcase trade skills including collision repair and automotive refinish, along with construction and building technology, […]
SkillsUSA Names Top Three Chapters in Models of Excellence Program
SkillsUSA recently named its top three chapters in the 2019 Models of Excellence program. Chapters at Norwalk High School in California, Geary High School in Oklahoma and Lynn Vocational Technical Institute in Massachusetts triumphed for their effective application of personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics as the three components of the SkillsUSA Framework. […]
SCRS and the March Taylor Memorial Fund Award Tool Grants to SkillsUSA Gold Medalists
For the fifth consecutive year, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the March Taylor Memorial Fund (MTMF) will partner to provide tool grants to medalists at the SkillsUSA national championships. The program will provide a $1,250 tool scholarship to each of the SkillsUSA National Championship four Gold Medalists competing in collision repair technologies […]
BASF Supports U.S. Competitor at WorldSkills Competition
BASF announced it is supporting 2018 SkillsUSA winner Dylan Wertz who will represent the United States at the 2019 WorldSkills competition in Kazan, Russia. Private training on Glasurit was provided for Wertz at BASF’s training center in Whitehouse, Ohio, a key component to his success. He will continue his preparation for the event at another […]
SkillsUSA Automotive Refinish, Collision Damage Appraisal and Collision Repair 2019 Medalists Named
The winners of the 2019 SkillsUSA Championships in Automotive Refinishing Technology, Collision Repair Technology and the Collision Damage Appraisal competition were announced Friday evening, June 28, at the Awards Ceremony of SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The Conference was held June 22-June 28 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. The 2019 medalists […]
mikeroweWORKS Foundation Provides Travel Scholarships for SkillsUSA Students
The mikeroweWORKS Foundation has contributed $50,000 to a SkillsUSA scholarship fund for 88 students about to compete at annual SkillsUSA Championships taking place this June 25-27 in Louisville, Ky. This contribution was matched by the Charles Koch Foundation and by Koch Industries to total $100,000 in travel scholarships for SkillsUSA students. This is the ninth […]
SkillsUSA Names 24 Schools as National Models of Excellence
SkillsUSA recently named 24 SkillsUSA chapters as Models of Excellence for 2019. At the top level of SkillsUSA’s Chapter Excellence Program, these schools are recognized for the exceptional integration and application of personal, workplace and technical skills in their SkillsUSA chapter activities. This is the highest award bestowed on chapters by SkillsUSA, which is one […]