Cory James is an Emmy-award-winning journalist in Washington, DC. He's also a proud SkillsUSA Alumni who was a gold medal winner in Video News Production as a SkillsUSA Georgia student. He went on to compete at nationals where he placed fourth. Currently, James co-anchors DC News Now weekdays from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. James was the keynote speaker at t…

Chris Gardner knows first hand the lasting impact one leader can have on an entire generation. He went from homelessness to a business icon. His story was even depicted in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness. He spoke at the 2024 NLSC Opening Session.โดย SkillsUSA

Poet Amena Brown recites her original work, SkillsUSA: Dream Builders. Recorded during the Opening Session of the 2024 National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Ga.โดย SkillsUSA

Three SkillsUSA Alumni – Aaron Robles, Laila Mirza and Matt DiBara – were the featured keynote speakers at the Opening Ceremony for SkillsUSA's 2023 National Leadership and Skills Conference Opening Session.โดย SkillsUSA

Brooke Gatchell, SkillsUSA's Social Media Specialist joins us for a breakdown of social media and how a SkillsUSA chapter can use it to share news about their programs.โดย SkillsUSA

In this episode, we share the findings from the SkillsUSA Advantage report — just released by the Student Research Foundation.โดย SkillsUSA

In this episode, we sit down with SkillsUSA alumna Sheila Vasquez to talk about her journey from a student to an attorney to a published author.โดย SkillsUSA

There are several scholarships available to SkillsUSA members. What are they and how do you apply? We sit down with Megan Flinn, Member Engagement Specialist at SkillsUSA's National Headquarters to learn more about what's available and some best practices for applying.โดย SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA Week is Feb. 6-10. There are a lot of ways to celebrate your chapter's work. Learn more about how to celebrate SkillsUSA Week with SkillsUSA's Tyler Chaffin.โดย SkillsUSA

On June 24th, HGTV's Darren Keefe (also known as "The Dancing Carpenter") spoke at the Awards Session of SkillsUSA's 58th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Ga.โดย SkillsUSA

On June 21, 2022, Snap-on President and CEO Nick Pinchuk delivered the keynote address for the Opening Session of SkillsUSA's 58th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Ga.โดย SkillsUSA

On June 21, 2022, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona delivered an address to the attendees of the Opening Session for SkillsUSA's 58th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Ga.โดย SkillsUSA

Several members of SkillsUSA's national staff discuss the 2022 National Leadership and Skill Conference.โดย SkillsUSA

Ashley Klingberg is a world-class athlete and high school student. In this interview, we explore her journey from disliking law enforcement to wanting to become a police officer.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with Jay Clifton. Jay tells us about how he got involved with SkillsUSA as well as his experiences as a national officer. He also talks about his appearance as a contestant on the Fox television show Crime Scene Kitchen.โดย SkillsUSA

Dan Ronan from the SiriusXM program Transport Topics interviews WorldSkills USA Heavy Vehicle Maintenance competitor Gabe Krebs and WorldSkills USA Technical Expert (and SkillsUSA Wisconsin College/Postsecondary state director) Tom Wozniak. Used with permission.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with Lane Davis. He talks about his involvement with SkillsUSA and a dramatic event he experienced while preparing for WLTI.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with former national officer Noemi Castro. She tells us about how she got involved in SkillsUSA and where that took her in her career.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with SkillsUSA's 2020-21 At-Large officers to learn more about their experiences as students and members of SkillsUSA.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with SkillsUSA's 2020-21 College/Postsecondary officers to learn more about their experiences as students and members of SkillsUSA.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with SkillsUSA's 2020-21 Regional Regional Vice Presidents to learn more about their experiences as students and members of SkillsUSA.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with Anthony Mitchell. A member since high school, Mitchell discusses the positive effect his SkillsUSA experience had on his life and how he's paying it forward in his local community.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with Glori Beaufort. A member of SkillsUSA since high school we discuss her SkillsUSA experience and how she uses the skills learned in her professional life.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with SkillsUSA's former Executive Director, Tim Lawrence.โดย SkillsUSA

We sit down with SkillsUSA's Executive Director, Chelle Travis.โดย SkillsUSA

In this episode, you'll listen to a conversation with Tim Lawrence, who outlines the many great programs and opportunities SkillsUSA offers its more than 400,000 members to help them learn about the Skilled Trades by working with over 6,000 schools across the country.If you'd like a complete list of all Skilled Trades Playbook episodes categorized …

Kristen Ludgate, the senior vice president of Human Resources of 3M, speaks at the 2019 Awards Ceremony for SkillsUSA. 3M sponsored the ceremony and is also sponsoring the WorldSkills USA team.โดย SkillsUSA

Team Rubicon COO Art delaCruz delivers the Keynote at the Opening Ceremony for the 55th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference. Team Rubicon is a nonprofit disaster response organization that uses the skills of military veterans to rapidly deploy emergency response teams. In giving veterans an opportunity to continue their service, Team R…

George Arrants, one of the nation’s top experts on industry advisory councils for career and technical education, presents about how to form a quality advisory board. George is a former high-school and community college automotive technology instructor. He has co-authored instruction manuals for schools and worked with the U.S. Department of Labor.…

SkillsUSA Executive Director served as a panelist for a CTE 101 briefing for Hill staffers on Friday, Feb. 8. The event was a recruitment push for the House CTE Caucus and a co-sponsorship push for the House’s CTE Month Resolution. Hosted by Representatives Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) and Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.), the panelists talked about career and tech…

Kieron Kohlmann and Jacqueline Tanzer of the WorldSkills Champions Trust interview Nick Pinchuk, chariman and chief executive officer at Snap-on Inc. during the 2018 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. Used with permission.โดย SkillsUSA

Kieron Kohlmann and Jacqueline Tanzer of the WorldSkills Champions Trust interview with an all-female welding fabrication team at the 2018 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. Used with permission.โดย SkillsUSA

Mojdeh Poul from 3M speaks at SkillsUSA's Awards Ceremony at the 2018 National Leadership and Skills Conference.โดย SkillsUSA

Mike Rowe speaks at SkillsUSA's Awards Ceremony at the 2018 National Leadership and Skills Conference.โดย SkillsUSA

Brad Keselowski speaks at SkillsUSA's Opening Ceremony at the 2018 National Leadership and Skills Conference.โดย SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim Lawrence is interviewed about career and technical education on the World Science Center Podcastโดย SkillsUSA

James Frison spoke at the 2017 Awards Ceremony for SkillsUSA's 53rd annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Ky.โดย SkillsUSA

Nick "Sunshine/Moonbeam" Tokman, from Discovery's The Deadliest Catch, speaks at the Opening Ceremony for SkillsUSA's National Leadership and Skills Conference on June 20, 2017.โดย SkillsUSA

Greg Rintala of Snap-on Incorporated and Tom Trisdale of Toyota spoke at the 2017 Opening Ceremony for SkillsUSA's 53rd annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Ky.โดย SkillsUSA

This is the podcast version of the Relevant or Irrelevant radio program about SkillsUSA featuring Timothy W. Lawrence, executive director. He is joined by hosts John Kealey and Jay Swords to discuss the skills gap in the United States. This podcast also includes the website extended segment of the program.This program originally aired on KALA Radio…

James Frison speaks at the Awards Ceremony for SkillsUSA's 52nd annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Ky.โดย SkillsUSA

Kayleen McCabe delivers the keynote address at SkillsUSA's 52nd Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference Opening Ceremony. Kayleen was the host of Rescue Renovation on the DiY Network.โดย SkillsUSA

Troy Dally, Sr. Vice President of Lowe's Companies Inc., speaks at SkillsUSA's Awards Ceremony.โดย SkillsUSA

Nicholas T. Pinchuk, Chief Executive Officer at Snap-on Inc. was the keynote speaker at SkillsUSA's 51st annual National Leadership and Skills Conference.โดย SkillsUSA

Cameron Ferguson, General Manager at Caterpillar Inc. delivers a powerful address at SkillsUSA's National Leadership and Skills Conference.โดย SkillsUSA

Education Talk Radio interviews SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim Lawrence. Education Talk Radio is a program for educators and administrators about educational products and services with industry and professional guests, K-university. More information is available at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edutalk…

Chris Fischer was the keynote speaker at SkillsUSA's 50th National Leadership and Skills Conference. Fischer is an ocean explorer who has led 19 global expeditions to advance science and education while unlocking many mysteries surrounding the life history of white sharks and other giants of the ocean. He has facilitated millions of dollars in coll…

This is the week in review for SkillsUSA's 2013 National Leadership and Skills Conference.โดย SkillsUSA

Mike Rowe of the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs delivers the keynote address for SkillsUSA's 2013 National Leadership and Skills Conference Opening Ceremony.โดย SkillsUSA

The SkillsUSA WorldTeam competes in the WorldSkills Competition in Leipzig, Germany.โดย SkillsUSA