SkillsUSA’s mission is to empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.

SkillsUSA improves the quality of America’s skilled workforce through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability, technical and professional skills training. SkillsUSA enhances the lives and careers of students, instructors and industry representatives as they strive to be champions at work.

SkillsUSA serves more than 300,000 students and instructors annually.
The organization has 13,000 school chapters in 54 state and territorial associations.
More than 14,500 instructors and administrators are professional members of SkillsUSA.

Each year, students compete at the state level in over 100 different technical competitions ranging from nursing to masonry. Students who place at first at state are qualified for the national competition, held over the summer in Louisville, KY.

• Mike Rowe talking about SkillsUSA

• National website

• State website

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