What is Skills USA?
SkillsUSA is America’s proud champion of the skilled trades. It is a student-led partnership of education and industry that’s building the future skilled workforce our nation depends on with graduates who are career ready, day one.
It's mission is accomplished through the SkillsUSA Framework of Personal Skills, Workplace Skills and Technical Skills Grounded in Academics, which is integrated into classroom curriculum.
Program of Work
Our SkillsUSA Officers and Program Representatives plan a year of programming that includes opportunities for (1) community service (2) leadership development (3) alumni and industry partner engagement (4) workplace experiences (5) competition and (6) fundraising. You can preview some of our PoW activities for this school year, below.
Professional Restaurant Mgmt. students break their banner at the fall pep rally.
All 1,200 Edison students participate in SkillsUSA Local Contests together with leaders of their respective industries
Fundraising and Donations
Would you like to make a donation or volunteer with our SkillsUSA Programs? Please contact Ms. Bradley at 240-740-2009. Constributions are greatly appreciated and help us meet program needs, particular the costs of travel and lodging for competition. Thank you for your support!