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SkillsUSA
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2018 National SkillsUSA Conference
- News' Release
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Contacts:
Sonja
Daley, RN BSN MS
CTE
sdaley@grts.org
Health Services Technology Instructor,
Paramedic Clinical Coordinator, SkillsUSA Advisor
Brandon
Dennis bdennis@grts.org
Phone: 660-646-3414 OR FAX 660 646 3568
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Additional
advisors include: Lee Caughron, Jamie Sullivan, Mike Harrington, Chris Todd, Don Dennis, Arch
Haslar, Ray Summers, Anthony Hinnen and Kenny
Estes
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ABOUT
SkillsUSA: SkillsUSA (formerly known as VICA) is a national organization serving high school and
college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in
technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations in high
schools and college/technical schools. SkillsUSA prepares America's high performance workers. 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. It emphasizes total quality at work, high ethical standards, superior work skills,
life-long education and pride in the dignity of work. SkillsUSA also promotes
understanding of the free enterprise system and involvement in community service
activities. For more information: www.skillsusa.org.
SkillsUSA
FACT SHEET
Membership:
More than 305,000 student and instructors join SkillsUSA annually,
organized into more than 14,700 sections and 54 state and territorial associations.
SkillsUSA has served more than 10 million members.
CT PHOTO: ANGIE TALKEN

SkillsUSA officers
for 2018-2019 at Grand River Technical School are front row, left to right: Josie
Reeter, secretary; Malloree Summers, president; Ryley Baragarg, vice president; and Shaylea Martin, chaplain. Back row, left to right: Garett
Byrom, reporter; Drew Minnis, historian; and Zack tustison, treasurer.
Mission:
SkillsUSA 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. It emphasizes total quality at work: high ethical standards,
superior work skills, life-long education, and pride in the dignity of work.
SkillsUSA also promotes understanding of the free-enterprise system and involvement in
community service.
Partners:
Currently, more than 16,000 teachers and school administrators serve as
professional SkillsUSA members and instructors. More than 1,000 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.
Programs:
SkillsUSA programs include local, state and national competitions in which
students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills. At the annual SkillsUSA
Championships, more than 5,000 students compete in more than 90 occupational
and leadership skill contests. SkillsUSA programs also help to establish industry
standards for job skill training in the 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. For more information, go to:
www.SkillsUSA.org or
www.SkillsUSAMO.org.

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