Membership
SkillsUSA has more than 310,000 student members nationally, organized into more than 10,000 chapters and 54 state and territorial associations (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands). Membership continues to grow rapidly.
Approximately 16,389 teachers and school administrators serve as professional SkillsUSA members and instructors. More than 1,100 corporations, trade associations and labor unions actively support SkillsUSA on a national level through financial aid, in-kind contributions, and involvement of their people in SkillsUSA activities. Many more work directly with state associations and local chapters.
SkillsUSA programs include local, state and national competitions. During the annual national-level SkillsUSA Championships, more than 5,400 students compete in 96 hands-on skill and leadership contests.
SkillsUSA programs also help to establish industry standards for job skill training in the classroom and is cited as a "successful model of employer-driven youth development training program" by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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