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Overview:

Skills USA is a partnership of students, teachers and

industry representatives, working together to ensure America

has a skilled work force. It helps each student to excel.

Skills USA is a national organization serving teachers and high

school and college students who are preparing for careers in

technical, skilled and service occupations, including health

occupations. Skills USA was formerly known as VICA (Vocational

Industrial Clubs of America).

 

 

Mission:

Skills USA is an applied method of instruction for

preparing America’s high performance workers in public

career and technical programs. It provides quality education

experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship

and character development. It builds and reinforces self-confidence,

work attitudes and communications skills. Skills USA

emphasizes total quality at work, high ethical standards, superior

work skills, life-long education and pride in the dignity

of work. It also promotes understanding of the free-enterprise

system and involvement in community service.

 

Partners:

Currently, 16,291 teachers and school administrators

serve as professional Skills USA members and instructors.

More than 1,100 business, industry and labor sponsors actively

support Skills USA at the national level through financial aid,

in-kind contributions and involvement of their people in

Skills USA activities. Many more work directly with state associations

and local chapters.

 

Programs:

Skills USA programs include local, state and

national competitions in which students demonstrate occupational

and leadership skills. At the annual national-level

Skills USA Championships, more than 5,000 students compete

in 91 occupational and leadership skill areas.

Skills USA programs also help to establish industry standards

for job skill training in the lab and classroom, and promote

community service. Skills USA is recognized by the U.S. Department

of Education and is cited as a “successful model of

employer-driven youth development training program” by the

U.S. Department of Labor and is an OSHA Alliance partner.

The Skills USA Work Force Ready System is a comprehensive

tool to help students document entry-level skills as

defined by industry and accepted by state education policy.

Being developed under a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant,

the Work Force Ready System will feature 46 industry-driven

assessments that can lead to professional certifications.