SkillsUSA is a national membership association serving high school, college and middle school students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations, and for further education. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure American has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.
SkillsUSA is the #1 workforce development organization for students. We empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready and responsible community leaders.
Overview: Representing nearly 400,000 career and technical education students and teachers, SkillsUSA chapters thrive in middle schools, high schools, and college/postsecondary institutions nationwide. Our mission is accomplished through the Skills USA Framework of Personal Skills, Workplace Skills and Technical Skills Grounded in Academics, which is integrated into classroom curriculum.
Through the Framework, SkillsUSA students hone their hands-on skills against current industry standards in more than 130 occupational areas, for 3-D Animation to Welding and nearly everything in between. At the same time, they develop the transformative career-readiness skills – teamwork, communication, professionalism, leadership and more – that fuel career and life success.
A vital solution to the ongoing skills gap, where more highly skilled jobs are available that skilled professionals ready to fill them, SkillsUSA has served more than 14.6 million diverse, difference-making members since 1965.
Mission: SkillsUSA is America’s proud champion of the skilled trades. Our mission is to empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members.
Vision: SkillsUSA’s vision to to produce the most highly skilled workforce in the world, providing every member the opportunity for career success.
Values: The success of SkillsUSA’s mission depends on the commitment of our staff and stakeholders to the following values.
- Integrity
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Community
- Service