skip to main content
or Browse All Schools
QUICK LINKS
Home
District
Staff Login
MetroED Foundation
Metropolitan Education District Silicon Valley Adult Education Silicon Valley Career Technical Education
https://svcte.metroed.net/Student-Life/Organizations--Leadership/SkillsUSA/
Chinese Dutch English French German Greek Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Russian Spanish Vietnamese Tagalog Khmer Farsi Hindi Punjabi

Silicon Valley Career Technical Education

Engaging Students in Rigorous, Real-World Academics and Skills Development

SkillsUSA

Ensuring America Has a Skilled Workforce

Welcome to SkillsUSA
Ensuring America Has a Skilled Workforce

SkillsUSA is a dynamic partnership of students, teachers, and industry professionals working collaboratively to ensure America has a skilled workforce. At SkillsUSA, we help each student excel through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability, technical, and professional skills training. Our mission is to enhance the lives and careers of students, instructors, and industry representatives as they strive to be champions at work.
impact

Skillsusa
impact

  • Serving Over 300,000 Annually: SkillsUSA reaches more than 300,000 students and instructors every year.
  • Expansive Network: We have 13,000 school chapters across 54 state and territorial associations.
  • Professional Membership: More than 14,500 instructors and administrators are professional members of SkillsUSA.
50 Years of SkillsUSA

Five Big Things Made Possible by
50 Years of SkillsUSA

  • Nationwide Network:
    • From 26 state and territorial associations, we've grown to 54, serving over 11.6 million members since 1965.
    • Partnering with more than 600 businesses, corporations, trade associations, and labor unions at the national level, and thousands more at state and local levels.
  • Employability and Leadership Training:
    • Our award-winning curricula, including the Professional Development Program, supports SkillsUSA’s Program of Work.
    • Training conducted in more than 17,500 classroom sections provides applied instruction and leadership opportunities for CTE students.
  • Civically Engaged Chapters:
    • Thousands of community service activities are conducted every year by our chapters, benefiting neighborhoods, hometowns, and the nation.
    • CTE students gain public respect and experience the exhilaration of helping others, becoming true Champions at Work.
  • Skilled Workforce:
    • Addressing the skills gap and skilled worker shortages through programs like the SkillsUSA Championships and industry-driven Skill Connect Assessments.
    • Serving 130 occupational titles that represent one-quarter of the jobs offered by our economy, focusing on America’s future.
  • Representing CTE:
    • From local school boards to Washington, D.C., SkillsUSA advocates for career education with policymakers, legislators, and the media.
    • Our students are the “face” of Career and Technical Education (CTE).
...
...
...
...
...
...