SkillsUSA

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SkillsUSA

• Lassen Technical Institute

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Skills are in Demand!
The National Federation of Independent Business
recentlycited the NUMBER ONE problem of its
members The shortage of skilled, trained
workers.
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Skills are in Demand!
The skills employers are desperate for are not
only technical skills, but also EMPLOYABILITY
skills (teamwork, communications, leadership,
etc.).
There is a SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE in America
today. Workers with the right skills are highly
sought, and, most often, highly paid.
SkillsUSA helps students obtain and develop the
skills theyll need to succeed.
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What is SkillsUSA?
Founded in 1965 as The Vocational Industrial
Clubs of America (VICA) - became
SkillsUSA-VICA in 1999 and simply SkillsUSA
in 2004.
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What is SkillsUSA?
Mission To help our student members become
world-class workers and responsible American
citizens
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What is SkillsUSA?
Core Values Integrity, Responsibility,
Citizenship, Service, Respect
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• A professional organization for students in
  technical, skilled and service occupations,
  including health occupations

• An association with more than 250,000 members in
  over 4,700 schools

• Offers leadership, citizenship, and character
  development programs and activities

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SkillsUSA teaches what companies want workers to
learn
Percentage of companies planning to teach the
following key skills to employees in the next
three years
Source Anthony P. Carneveale, Leila J. Gainer,
and Ann Meltzer. Workplace Basics The Skills
Employers Want (American Society for Training and
Development and U.S. Dept. of Labor), 1989, p. 8.
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SkillsUSA offers students

• Cutting-edge skills training
• Employability skills (teamwork, leadership,
  goal-setting, etc.)
• Chances for competition in their skill area
• Opportunities for industry contacts, jobs,
  scholarships
• Fun, travel, and excitement
• Social outlets with their peers and community
• The opportunity to be the best that they can be

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SkillsUSA offers teachers

• Award-winning curriculum to teach essential
  employability skills
• Professional networking opportunities and links
  to business and industry to keep your program
  relevant
• Ways to change the misconceptions of technical
  training
• Ways to get your students involved in their
  communities
• Greater success for your students, both
  personally and professionally

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SkillsUSA partnerships

• Over 1,000 corporations, trade associations and
  unions are associated with SkillsUSA at the
  national level
• Partnerships can mean program funding
• Partnerships keep your program up-to-date
• Business LOOK for SkillsUSA involvement on the
  resumes they receive they know that SkillsUSA
  benefits them by providing the workers they need.

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Program of Work
-Award-winning curriculum The Professional
Development Program (PDP) and Total Quality
Curriculum (TQC) -70 employability skills taught,
including communications skills, ethics, conflict
resolution, time management, goal-setting, and
more

• Professional Development
• Community Service
• Social Activities
• Ways and Means
• Public Relations
• Employment (school-to-work programs)
• SkillsUSA Championships

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Program of Work
-Instills lifetime commitment to community
service -Promotes goodwill and understanding
among all segments of a community -Teaches the
importance of teamwork

• Professional Development
• Community Service
• Social Activities
• Ways and Means
• Public Relations
• Employment (school-to-work programs)
• SkillsUSA Championships

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Program of Work

• Professional Development
• Community Service
• Social Activities
• Ways and Means
• Public Relations
• Employment (school-to-work programs)
• SkillsUSA Championships

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Program of Work

• Professional Development
• Community Service
• Social Activities
• Ways and Means
• Public Relations
• Employment (school-to-work programs)
• SkillsUSA Championships

-Chapter fund-raising activities to support the
chapters yearly projects
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Program of Work

• Professional Development
• Community Service
• Social Activities
• Ways and Means
• Public Relations
• Employment (school-to-work programs)
• SkillsUSA Championships

-Help change public misconceptions and
stereotypes of technical education students and
programs -Make the public aware of the value of
strong technical education programs in our school
systems
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Program of Work
-Students offered job shadowing, mentoring,
apprenticeship opportunities -Increased student
awareness of career options, quality job
practices and attitudes -Increased opportunities
for employer contact and eventual employment

• Professional Development
• Community Service
• Social Activities
• Ways and Means
• Public Relations
• Employment (school-to-work programs)
• SkillsUSA Championships

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Program of Work

• Professional Development
• Community Service
• Social Activities
• Ways and Means
• Public Relations
• Employment (school-to-work programs)
• SkillsUSA Championships

-The premiere showcase of career and technical
education. -The greatest commitment of corporate
volunteerism on a single day anywhere in America.
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• Local, regional and state competitions lead to
  the national SkillsUSA Championships!

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• National SkillsUSA Championships held annually in
  Kansas City, Mo. during SkillsUSAs national
  conference

• 4,225 state winners compete in over seventy-two
  occupational and leadership contests

• Requires more than 685,782 square feet of floor
  space - over eleven football fields!

• The result of a direct interaction between
  industry and education More than 1,700 technical
  experts from labor and industry design and judge
  the contests

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• Regional Trials are the first Saturday in
  February
• State conference and championships are held in
  April
• National competition is held in Kansas City in
  June

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Local Chapter

• We do money makers to help earn our way to
  regional and state competitions
• We do fun things such as scavenger hunts and
  playdays in the snow
• We learn leadership and employment skills

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How Does It Work?

• In the classroom, students run their own Program
  of Work.
• Students participate in state activities
• Qualified students are invited to the national
  conference as delegates or competitors
• Every student who participates gains skills and
  confidence and is better prepared for employment
  after completing school

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How do I start?

• If youre a student, ask your local SkillsUSA
  advisor how to join
• If youre a teacher, contact a SkillsUSA advisor
  or your state SkillsUSA director, or contact the
  national office for information
• Integrate SkillsUSA into your classroom
• Develop a Program of Work
• Conduct ongoing (student-led) activities
• Watch students develop and thrive

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Since our inception, weve helped train over
seven million workers to develop the skills
necessary to succeed, at work and in life.We
hope youll join us!
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For More Information

• SkillsUSA
• Phone [phone]
• California Region 4 SkillsUSA
• Web www.ca-skillsusa.org

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SkillsUSA

• www.skillsusa.org