SkillsUSA Success

SkillsUSA is an organization that has changed the lives of countless students and is a proud champion of the skilled trades. With the mission of empowering students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders, and responsible community members, SkillsUSA has been doing the work our nation has so critically needed for almost 60 years. Within this book are just a few of the incredible success stories of leaders and young adults that had teachers, advisors, and business mentors see incredible potential in them. These individuals dedicated countless hours to their trade and have become amazing business professionals.

These stories are not the exception, but rather the rule. SkillsUSA graduates over 100,000 students each year into the workforce. As you read these stories and see the impact SkillsUSA has had on these members, you will be amazed to learn how much these individuals have impacted their trade…and the world. We could not be more proud of these amazing alumni of SkillsUSA.

SkillsUSA was known in the past as one of the best kept secrets in the United States for workforce development and technical education. The time has come for this to change. As you read about these amazing professionals, please consider sharing their stories and their successes. It is time for SkillsUSA to be at the forefront of workplace development and, thanks to these incredible individuals, we are getting one step closer to that reality.

Congratulations to each of these incredible individuals. From all of us at SkillsUSA Illinois, we wish you the best in your future endeavors. You have made us so very proud!