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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.</description><title>SkillsUSA</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @skillsusa)</generator><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Washington Leadership Training Institute</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Washington Leadership Training Institute will be held Sept. 21-25, 2013&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;This year’s Washington Leadership Training Institute (WLTI) will be held September 21-25, 2013 at the Hyatt Dulles in Herndon, Virginia. Additional WLTI information is posted online at: &lt;a title="WLTI" href="http://www.skillsusa.org/events/wlti.shtml"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/events/wlti.shtml"&gt;http://www.skillsusa.org/events/wlti.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/05/washington-leadership-training-institute/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50500190557</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50500190557</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:36:49 -0400</pubDate><category>WLTI</category></item><item><title>SkillsUSA Championships Contest Updates</title><description>&lt;p&gt;SkillsUSA Championships Contest updates #NLSC13&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have posted all SkillsUSA Championships contest updates we’ve received on our website. To view them, please visit: &lt;a title="Contest Updates" href="http://www.skillsusa.org/compete/updates.shtml"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/compete/updates.shtml"&gt;www.skillsusa.org/compete/updates.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;and make sure the information gets to all national competitors. There aren’t updates in every…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/05/skillsusa-championships-contest-updates-4/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50499871379</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50499871379</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:30:09 -0400</pubDate><category>Contest Updates</category><category>Contests</category><category>NLSC</category><category>SkillsUSA Championships</category></item><item><title>National Courtesy Corps Needs You!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;National Courtesy Corps Needs You! #NLSC13&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;We encourage advisors and students to sign up to come to the NLSC as &lt;a title="National Courtesy Corps" href="http://www.skillsusa.org/events/courtesy.shtml"&gt;National Courtesy Corps&lt;/a&gt; members. There, they will be assisting in the setup and take-down – and everything in between – at the NLSC.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We request members arrive on Friday (6/21/13), by…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/05/national-courtesy-corps-needs-you-2/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50499553960</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50499553960</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:23:24 -0400</pubDate><category>Courtesy Corps</category><category>NLSC</category></item><item><title>Motorized Scooters Available in Kansas City</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Motorized Scooters available for rent in Kansas City #NLSC13&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;For our guests who may need special assistance, Chuck’s Mobility Center in Kansas City, Mo., has available for rent wheelchairs and motorized scooters during the conference. To receive more information, or to make a reservation, contact Chuck at…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/05/motorized-scooters-available-in-kansas-city-2/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50498706013</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50498706013</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:04:56 -0400</pubDate><category>NLSC</category></item><item><title>Blood Drive at NLSC reminder</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once again, there will be a blood drive as part of the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The drive will be sponsored by the Kansas City Community Blood Center and will be held on Friday, June 28, Bartle Hall, Room 2105 from 9:30 a.m. to…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/05/blood-drive-at-nlsc-reminder-2/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50498471093</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50498471093</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:59:55 -0400</pubDate><category>Blood Drive</category><category>NLSC</category></item><item><title>Construction Falls Campaign</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Construction Falls Campaign information&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the 2013 construction season in full swing, OSHA, NIOSH and the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Construction Sector Council are announcing the re-launch of their construction fall prevention campaign. The message is simple: Safety Pays…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/05/construction-falls-campaign/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50498260422</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/50498260422</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:55:15 -0400</pubDate><category>National Occupational Research Agenda</category><category>NIOSH</category><category>OSHA</category></item><item><title>We had a visitor at SkillsUSA’s national headquarters this...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1b9661154c721988959175bf6306ef07/tumblr_mmhuz0pYcN1r5wr8vo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We had a visitor at SkillsUSA’s national headquarters this morning. Sandy Moore from our staff rescued this injured owl and took this fantastic photo. Animal Control has let us know the owl is in good hands at Blue Ridge Wildlife Center.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49949622491</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49949622491</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:18:36 -0400</pubDate><category>SkillsUSA</category><category>wildlife rescue</category><category>SkillsUSA National Headquarters</category></item><item><title>It’s back for 2013! The mikeroweWORKS Foundation...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/48ec08c39c4f34f492cb9d4ead5ea6c5/tumblr_mm8nxzq3oV1r5wr8vo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;It’s back for 2013! The mikeroweWORKS Foundation Competitor Scholarship application has been updated for this year’s conference. The scholarship is to provide support for SkillsUSA state contest winners who have insufficient personal, chapter, school or community resources to participate at the 2013 National SkillsUSA Championships. A total of fifty $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to help offset the costs of travel and to participate in the National SkillsUSA Championships. Get the details and fill out your application here: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/supporters/mikerowe2.shtml" rel="nofollow nofollow" title="NLSC Scholarship" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/supporters/mikerowe2.shtml"&gt;http://www.skillsusa.org/supporters/mikerowe2.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49532149696</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49532149696</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:08:23 -0400</pubDate><category>SkillsUSA</category><category>NLSC13</category></item><item><title>The May 2013 SkillsUSA Alumni &amp; Friends newsletter has been...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2ed1756e4b5fa302531ea8cba26f379c/tumblr_mm8cz19vBl1r5wr8vo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The May 2013 SkillsUSA Alumni &amp; Friends newsletter has been published and can be downloaded here: &lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/downloads/PDF/alumninews/May2013.pdf"&gt;http://www.skillsusa.org/downloads/PDF/alumninews/May2013.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49518321563</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49518321563</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 12:11:00 -0400</pubDate><category>SkillsUSA</category><category>SkillsUSAAlumni</category></item><item><title>National Week of Service ReminderWe invite all our chapters to...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57dae49c9a986ec8309e5081cf85917a/tumblr_mm4c2lbo181r5wr8vo1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;National Week of Service Reminder&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;We invite all our chapters to participate in the SkillsUSA National Week of Service on May 6-12.…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/05/national-week-of-service-reminder/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49353832832</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49353832832</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 08:01:33 -0400</pubDate><category>Community Service</category><category>National Week of Service</category></item><item><title>National Young Worker Safety DayNational Young Worker Safety Day...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/65ce8dba94d867f35b9f2bd987cd8a5e/tumblr_mm3ewzvxk41r5wr8vo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;National Young Worker Safety Day&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;National Young Worker Safety Day (NYWSD) kicks off Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 9 a.m. at the…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/04/national-young-worker-safety-day/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49315813973</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49315813973</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:05:23 -0400</pubDate><category>CareerSafe</category><category>National Young Worker Safety Day</category><category>NLSC</category><category>Safety</category></item><item><title>SkillsUSA’s Amazing RaceSkillsUSA’s Amazing Race will take...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6eee89e16d3c4eb25fa5adf0c7e92494/tumblr_mm3bxriLYn1r5wr8vo1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;SkillsUSA’s Amazing Race&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;SkillsUSA’s Amazing Race will take place on Wednesday, June 26, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/04/skillsusas-amazing-race-4/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49310741538</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49310741538</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:01:03 -0400</pubDate><category>NLSC</category><category>SkillsUSA&amp;039;s Amazing Race</category></item><item><title>Conference registration requirementsView Post</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dfb6c8305d2e735baaafd2f0a8a17419/tumblr_mm3954IsOF1r5wr8vo1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Conference registration requirements&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/04/conference-registration-requirements-2/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49306007882</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49306007882</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:00:40 -0400</pubDate><category>NLSC</category></item><item><title>CPR Certification at National Conference</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Alumni &amp;amp; Friends Association is proud to offer CPR certification during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference on Tuesday, June 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Kansas City Downtown Marriott, Truman Room B. Online preregistration is…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/04/cpr-certification-at-national-conference/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49272275055</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/49272275055</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:49:46 -0400</pubDate><category>Alumni</category><category>CPR Certifcation</category><category>NLSC</category></item><item><title>Creative Craftsmanship Challenge, by LIQUID NAILS Adhesive...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3d1e2a482ed1cfd12bc0c3a59de7040d/tumblr_mlttvcVRM71r5wr8vo1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Creative Craftsmanship Challenge, by LIQUID NAILS Adhesive #NLSC13 #scholarship&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/04/creative-craftsmanship-challenge-by-liquid-nails-adhesive/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48871182684</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48871182684</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:52:23 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Congratulations to the 2013 President’s Volunteer Service...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f7f88b339ac4937f1b4a0ce426203545/tumblr_mltgrzrZvU1r5wr8vo1_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Congratulations to the 2013 President’s Volunteer Service Award recipients: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://www.skillsusa.org/students/volsvc.shtml#recipients"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/students/volsvc.shtml#recipients"&gt;http://www.skillsusa.org/students/volsvc.shtml#recipients&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48855876670</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48855876670</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:09:35 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>American Technical Education Association (ATEA) National Conference in Chattanooga</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;On March 20-21, I was thrilled to be a part of the 50th ATEA National Conference in Chattanooga, Tenn. The conference attendance was approximately 1,000. It was a great showcase for Board of Directors’ President James King and the Tennessee Technology…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/04/american-technical-education-association-atea-national-conference-in-chattanooga/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48045609339</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48045609339</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:53:31 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>National Week of Service: May 6-12.View Post</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8483e5c54dbb3e55fd3fe9b28b403367/tumblr_mlazqovkNX1r5wr8vo1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;National Week of Service: May 6-12.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/04/national-week-of-service-3/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48045159733</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48045159733</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:44:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Searching for states to State Farm-funded training seminarsView...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7a79118ba017eb9d2f573b9f266b503d/tumblr_mlazisMw0V1r5wr8vo1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Searching for states to State Farm-funded training seminars&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/04/searching-for-states-for-state-farm-funded-training-seminars/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48044917360</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48044917360</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:40:04 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Engage training for chapter advisors, Activate training for...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38cd380583f8fa2c026a5ec780ac5ca9/tumblr_mlaz5lFqMo1r5wr8vo1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Engage training for chapter advisors, Activate training for chapter leaders and Engage training for state officers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skillsusa.org/blog/2013/04/engage-training-for-chapter-advisors-activate-training-for-chapter-leaders-and-engage-training-for-state-officers/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48044518304</link><guid>http://skillsusa.tumblr.com/post/48044518304</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:32:09 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
