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SkillsUSA is a nonprofit national education association dedicated to ensuring that America has a skilled workforce. The organization focuses on middle-school, high-school and college/postsecondary students preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. CarolinaPower was among a select group of Corporate Partners for the 2025 SkillsUSA South Carolina statewide competition, specifically the Electrical…
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Recognizes Outstanding CTE Educators The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence was presented to 20 teachers across the United States this week, including 12 registered SkillsUSA instructors. The prize recognizes outstanding instruction in the skilled trades in U.S. public high schools and the teachers who inspire students…
A long-time supporter of SkillsUSA on the local and regional level, CarolinaPower was eager to participate in South Carolina’s Skills USA competition “live and in person” this spring following two consecutive years of mostly virtual competitions. SkillsUSA offers opportunities for high school students to learn and practice personal, workplace and technical skills. This year’s South Carolina SkillsUSA…
SkillsUSA has named 24 SkillsUSA schools as Models of Excellence for 2020. This elite group includes one school each from North Carolina and South Carolina. They are Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, NC, and Center for Advanced Technical Studies in Chapin, SC. The annual program recognizes the exceptional integration of personal, workplace and technical…
CarolinaPower, a leading electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina – including North Augusta, recently joined forces with its GA-based sister company, MetroPower, to introduce future career opportunities to aspiring electricians. On November 14, AGC Georgia’s regional Workforce Development Alliance provided Augusta-area high school students the opportunity to compete in more than 10 categories, including…
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools has awarded $650,000 in teaching excellence awards to 12 SkillsUSA instructors from across the country in the 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. The prize, launched in 2017, is open to skilled trades teachers who are faculty members at U.S. public high schools. Eligible applicants are…
SkillsUSA, an innovator in educational resources for career and technical education (“CTE”) students, today announced the official launch of the SkillsUSA Career Essentials Credential. This new curriculum and credential program provides CTE students with the foundational skills, attitudes, and values necessary to ensure that America has the skilled workforce it needs to combat the growing…
SkillsUSA, in the third year of partnership with Fine Homebuilding, is proud to announce the #KeepCraftAlive Scholarship winners. Twenty-four students, all studying in construction-related fields and planning to pursue continued education in the trades, received a $2,500 scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. Selections were based on completion of an application, along with a 300-word…
South Carolina was well represented at the recent SkillsUSA Championship event. Eleven students from the Palmetto State recently competed in the SkillsUSA Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 26-27. During this competition, more than 6,400 outstanding career and technical education students — all state contest winners — competed hands-on in 103 different trade, technical, and leadership…
Every two years, young people from around the globe compete in the WorldSkills Competition, the largest technical education event in the world. WorldSkills not only showcases the value of skills, it raises the recognition of skilled professionals worldwide. North Carolina’s own Luke Dutton, age 20, was among those who represented the United States at WorldSkills…
