Skills Usa Mission Statement

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SkillsUSA Introduction In 1965, at the Trade and Industrial Youth Conference the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) was adopted. Future Farmer’s of America (FFA) made the first financial donation towards this organization. In 1975, the organization introduced its 1 millionth member. In 1985, the United States earned its first gold medal at the International Youth Skill Olympics. In 1998, there was a new name introduced for the organization, which was SkillsUSA, and on July 4, 1999 the name SkillsUSA-VICA was put into effect. The organization has this mission statement: “SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA improves the quality of America’s skilled workforce …show more content…

provides opportunities for students to be judged against other students who are competing in the same trade. The organization evaluates the skills or the trade and the skills of the student in a contest format. “Skills USA is a nonprofit partnership of students, instructors and industry ensures America has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive” (Lawrence pg 5). America is suffering from skill gaps in the workforce. Many people think that four-year colleges and a Bachelor’s degree get you a better job, but what people do not think about is that we still need electricians, officers, firefighters, plumbers, and mechanics to function in this society. Skills USA has many different programs that they could explore training in such as automotive services, cosmetology, first aid/CPR, medical terminology, nursing assistant, culinary arts, photography, restaurant services and many more (Stahr pg 2-3) Pros/Cons As principal at Ashland-Greenwood you know that a majority of our students come from low-income families where college, whether it be a two-year or a four-year college, is not on the parents or child’s radar. With the skills that the children can learn from Skills USA they would be able to put forth what they know directly out of high school filling the skills gap. With every new organization started there are always quite a few questions. I plan to map it out for you. As you may see in Figure 1 the pros outweigh the cons by a huge