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SkillsUSA

WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL. SkillsUSA. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Skills are in Demand!. The National Federation of Independent Business recently cited the NUMBER ONE problem of its members: “The shortage of skilled, trained workers.”. Skills are in Demand!.

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SkillsUSA

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  1. WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL SkillsUSA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

  2. Skills are in Demand! The National Federation of Independent Business recentlycited the NUMBER ONE problem of its members: “The shortage of skilled, trained workers.”

  3. 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 they’ll need to succeed.

  4. What is SkillsUSA? Mission:To help our student members become world-class workers and responsible American citizens

  5. What is SkillsUSA? Core Values:Integrity, Responsibility, Citizenship, Service, Respect

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. SkillsUSA offers students: • Cutting-edge skills training • Employability skills • Chances for competition in their skill area • Opportunities for industry contacts, jobs, scholarships • The opportunity to be the best that they can be

  9. 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 get your students involved in their communities • Greater success for your students, both personally and professionally

  10. Business LOOK for SkillsUSA involvement on the resumes they receive – they know that SkillsUSA benefits them by providing the workers they need.

  11. 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

  12. SkillsUSA www.skillsusa.org

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