You Can Help Forge the Future of America’s Hardworking Heroes
In the world we’re living in, there’s a growing distance between what our kids learn in school and what the job market really needs. This isn’t just a small issue – it can shake up the future of our workforce and economy. And, let’s be real, our young folks, no matter how driven they are, often don’t get enough chances to get their hands dirty with real-world, industry-specific know-how.
SkillsUSA Florida Members Outperform Their Peers – Regardless of Gender, Race, or Socioeconomic Status
A 2023 report from the Student Research Foundation shows that SkillsUSA members consistently outperform their peers not enrolled in a career and technical student organization (CTSO) in seven essential areas:
- Earning a license or certification related to their field of study
- Meeting potential employers
- Being excited about their chosen career
- Gaining work experience as a student
- Understanding the work environment
- Being excited about school
- Connecting school to the real world
Among the 27,000 high school students surveyed, this “SkillsUSA Advantage” holds true regardless of gender, race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status. SkillsUSA students also reported greater access to expanded opportunities and dramatically improved career-readiness skills.
Ways to Partner
As a partner, you’ll be recognized across various SkillsUSA Florida platforms and events and build meaningful connections with students, teachers, and other industry partners. Your support will directly help our students reach their full potential and prepare them to be the leaders of tomorrow.
We’ve got plenty of partnership opportunities that can align with what your organization stands for. Depending on how much you’re able to contribute, we’ve got a range of benefits to offer.
Improving Our Nation’s Future Skilled Workforce
SkillsUSA is America’s proud supporter of the skilled trades. We’re a student-led partnership of education and industry that’s building the future skilled workforce our state and nation depends on with graduates who are career ready, day one.
Our mission is to empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders, and responsible community members.
“The thing about SkillsUSA that’s so cool, and the reason that my foundation has supported it for years, is that it is deliberately focused on celebrating a skill. Three million jobs right now exist in the trades and transportation and commerce. The skills gap is real. Training kids and getting them excited to do the jobs that exist ought to be job one. SkillsUSA does that in a big way.”
