Miller Electric Offers Free Access to Welding Training Online
Miller Electric, a longtime partner of SkillsUSA, is helping address the challenges of distance learning by offering a FREE Learning Management System with welding theory modules for use in creating or enhancing existing curriculums.
OpenBook™ is a powerful tool consisting of five pre-defined courses and over 70 e-learning modules that help instructors assign and deliver welding content, create quizzes, download welding labs, monitor student participation and assess student progress and performance. Pre-defined courses with Certificates of Completion include “Base Metals and Filler Metals,” “Introduction to Welding,” “GMAW,” “GTAW” and “SMAW.” To learn more about OpenBook™ and register for this free resource, click here. To view all of Miller’s welding training support materials, including PowerPoint presentations, quizzes and more, click here. Learn more about Miller Electric on their website.
New SkillsUSA Graduate Frames for Social Media
To recognize our graduating members, SkillsUSA has created a few editable frames to use on Facebook. To add a frame to your page’s profile picture:
Receive Up To $2,500 To Pursue Career & Technical Education
The Horatio Alger Endowment Fund will fund 500 career and technical education scholarships of up to $2,500 this year. Scholarships are awarded to students who have overcome great obstacles in their lives, are under the age of 30, possess U.S. citizenship, and who plan to enroll in a career and technical education program at an accredited nonprofit postsecondary institution in the fall of 2021. Applications will open in May. To learn more, click here.
Registration Extensions for Signing Day & "Connect to My Future" Conference
Two huge SkillsUSA events are coming in early May, and while time is running out to register, deadlines have just been extended to make sure our members don’t miss out. (Below)
National Signing Day - May 4
On Tuesday, May 4, SkillsUSA National Signing Day will celebrate high school seniors and college/postsecondary students who have chosen to pursue a career as a professional in the skilled trades.
Local SkillsUSA chapters are encouraged to host a signing day event by inviting business partners, school administrators, teachers, elected officials, SkillsUSA alumni, family and friends to honor students signing “letters of intent” for a job offer, apprenticeship or advanced technical training.
An electronic toolkit of resources is available to advisors at SkillsUSA CONNECT to assist them with planning their local chapter event. The toolkit includes items such as an event logo, an event invitation template, social media posts, a sample press release, thank you notes and an event planning checklist. To learn more, login to your account at SkillsUSA CONNECT or https://www.skillsusa.org/events-training/national-signing-day/. Extended Registration: You now have until April 23 to register! Register Here.
SkillsUSA "Connect to My Future" (CTMF) Career Conference
SkillsUSA’s Connect to My Future (CTMF) career conference is a 2-day (May 5 and 6) virtual event designed to provide students with invaluable opportunities to explore career pathways and connect directly with a rapidly growing list of participating companies and organizations.
CTMF is unique in that it connects SkillsUSA members with employees of partners and affiliate organizations, allowing for incredible networking opportunities while also strengthening students’ connections to their future careers.
Learn more about the three unique tracks of the CTMF conference at the following links:
Connect - for High School seniors and College/Postsecondary students
Extended Registration: You now have until Friday April 23 to register. Click Here.
Use this Registration Guide to walk you through the process. A one-time chapter registration fee of $25 covers all students at your school thanks to the support of our partnering companies, including lead sponsors Toyota USA Foundation and Magna International.
Learn more about Connect to My Future here. SkillsUSA’s Customer Care Team is also standing by to assist with any questions you may have. You can reach them at customercare@skillsusa.org or by phone at 844-875-4557. We look forward to engaging your students as they connect to their futures!
2021 Virtual NLSC Teacher/Advisor Professional Development Opportunities
SkillsUSA advisors and CTE teacher registrants at the 2021 virtual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) will have access to more than 50 hours of live virtual professional development through “Engage” and the inaugural “Academy of Excellence in CTE and SkillsUSA.” Grow in your skills as an advisor and teacher and engage in these opportunities from the comfort of home. Check out this flyer for session descriptions, schedule options and registration details.
Consider inviting a CTE or school counselor colleague to register and join you! “Engage” is accessible for a $50 registration fee, and all the “Academy of Excellence in CTE and SkillsUSA” offerings are included with your $95 NLSC registration fee. The sessions will be offered as follows:
Saturday, June 19 and Monday, June 21
Transition to Teaching: Monday, June 21 through Thursday, June 24
New Advisor Training: Tuesday, June 22 through Thursday, June 24
Work-Based Learning and Student Employability Skill Development; High Quality CTE Program Development; Programs of Work that Work; E-Resource Overview: Tuesday, June 22 OR Wednesday, June 23 OR Thursday, June 24
Take a moment to review the offering details and register for the NLSC, and build your own professional development conference experience today!
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