Skills USA

Cindy Brisson - Skills USA Sponsor, Architectural Drafting Instructor, CTE Department

Motto

Preparing for leadership in the world of work.

Membership

More than 300,000 student and instructors join SkillsUSA annually, organized into more than 17,000 sections and 54 state and territorial associations.  SkillsUSA has served more than 9.9 million members.

Mission

SkillsUSA's mission is to help its members become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.

SkillsUSA is an applied method of instruction for preparing America’s high performance workers in public career and technical programs. It provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development. It builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes and communications skills. It emphasizes total quality at work—high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education, and pride in the dignity of work. SkillsUSA also promotes understanding of the free-enterprise system and involvement in community service.

Programs

 SkillsUSA programs include local, state and national competitions in which students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills. At the annual national-level SkillsUSA Championships, over 5,000 students compete in 96 occupational and leadership skill areas.

SkillsUSA programs also help to establish industry standards for job skill training in the lab and classroom, and promote community service. SkillsUSA is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and is cited as a successful model of, “employer-driven youth development training program” by the U.S. Department of Labor. 

Goals

The goal for SkillsUSA chapter at Mount Dora High School is to prepare our student members for the work force and for them to become leaders in our community.

Meetings

SkillsUSA will be meeting in Building 1, Room 211.  Times and dates will be announced.