SkillsUSA serves more than 370,000 students and instructors annually. This includes 20,500 instructors who join as professional members. Including alumni, SkillsUSA membership totals over 438,000. SkillsUSA has served more than 13.6 million annual members cumulatively since 1965.
MEMBERSHIP
SkillsUSA is the #1 workforce development organization for students. We empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members.
MISSION
More than 20,000 teachers and school administrators served as professional SkillsUSA members and advisors. Nearly 650 business, industry and labor sponsors actively support SkillsUSA at the national level through financial aid, in-kind contributions, and involvement of their people in SkillsUSA activities. Many more work directly with state associations and local chapters.
PARTNERS
SkillsUSA programs include local, state and national competitions in which students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills. At the annual national-level SkillsUSA Championships, more than 6,500 students compete in more than 100 occupational and leadership skill areas.
SkillsUSA programs also help to establish industry standards for job skill training in the lab and classroom, and promote community service. SkillsUSA 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.
PROGRAMS