SkillsUSA

Mission
To empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members.

Advisor: Jen Probst ([email protected])

Annual Membership Fee: $25

Member-Only Events: CTSO Fall Celebration, CTSO Friendsgiving, Winter Festivities, End of Year Celebration, various community service and fundraising projects.

About SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. We help each student excel. A nonprofit national education association, SkillsUSA serves middle school, high school and college/post-secondary students preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.

As members of SkillsUSA, students will learn the essential elements of the SkillsUSA Framework (personal skills, workplace skills and technical skills grounded in academics). Developing these skills will enable students to be career and college ready upon graduation. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to participate in leadership activities and trade-specific competitions at the local, regional, state and national levels.

Learn more about SkillsUSA by visiting www.skillsusa.org/ or clicking here.

Criteria for SkillsUSA Competitors

Students competing in SkillsUSA events must:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of SkillsUSA Framework Fundamentals (complete and pass written assessment)
  • Understand such fundamental principles as they apply to their skill areas. They will be expected to know and demonstrate the following:
    • - Mathematics: addition, subtraction, division and multiplication of whole numbers, common fractions, decimal fractions, ratio, proportion, percentage, average, area, volume, metrics and written problems specific to areas of training.
    • - Engineering drawing/print interpretation and schematics related to specific areas of training.
    • - Reading comprehension/interpreting technical manuals.
    • - Completion of a job application form.
    • - Creation of a resume.
    • - Making an appointment for a job interview.
    • - Proper interview techniques.
    • - Responding clearly to oral questions.
    • - Safety knowledge: All Skilled and Technical competitions require evidence of safety training.
      • ***There are some competitions that require a minimum of a 10-hour CareerSafe training safety card. That requirement will be noted within the standards of those competitions. Students are encouraged to complete the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) 10-hour web-based CareerSafe course. This OSHA 10 certification course is offered in WEMOCO's CTE programs. For more, visit www.careersafeonline.com. Participants completing the safety training course will receive a wallet card from OSHA. 
    • - Compliance with all copyright laws and software licensing requirements.
  • Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct, adhering to Student Codes of Conduct from home school and WEMOCO—all infractions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, but may result in removal from competition without refund.
  • Competitors must demonstrate personal skills (integrity, work ethic, professionalism, responsibility, adaptability/flexibility, self-motivation); workplace skills (communication, decision making, teamwork, multicultural sensitivity and awareness, planning, organizing and management, leadership); technical skills grounded in academics (computer and technology literacy, job-specific skills, safety and health, service orientation, professional development).