Aderholt Commends Alabama Students Honored at National SkillsUSA Championships

Aderholt Commends Alabama Students Honored at National SkillsUSA Championships

Washington, D.C.— Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) congratulates local high school and technical college students for their achievements at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.

“Skilled workers are a vital part of Alabama’s economy and in recent years have been in short supply,” said Aderholt. “Programs like SkillsUSA are important to fostering young minds interested in pursuing careers technical careers. I am so proud to see our student’s not only do well at the annual conference and competition, but also to see them taking such an interest in these important fields. Their knowledge and determination will continue to benefit Alabama’s skilled workforce for years to come. I commend these talented, driven students on a job well done and wish them the best as they continue with their education and into their careers.”

"Over 5,900 students from every state in the nation came to compete in the SkillsUSA Championships," said SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence. “This is the SkillsUSA partnership at its best. Students, instructors and industries are working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce and every student excels. These students prove that career and technical education expands opportunities."

Participants of this year’s SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference study at Calhoun Community College-Huntsville, DeKalb County Technology Center, Dothan Technical Center, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology, Etowah Career Technology Center, Gadsden State Community College, J. R. Drake State Technical College, Lawrence County Center of Technology, Limestone Career Technology School, Northeast Alabama Community College, Northwest Shoals Community College, Shelby County School of Technology, Tuscaloosa Center for Technology, Wallace Community College, and Wallace State College. For a complete list of student winners, please visit: https://skillsusa-register.org/rpts/EventMedalists.aspx

SkillsUSA is a nationwide partnership of students, instructors and industry that work to ensure America has a skilled workforce. It helps every student excel. The nationwide career and technical education (CTE) student organization serves more than 300,000 high school, college and postsecondary students—and their instructors—in technical, skilled, and service occupation instructional programs. CTE is learning that works for America. SkillsUSA programs teach leadership, citizenship and character development to complement technical skill training. The organization emphasizes respect for the dignity of work, ethics, workmanship, scholarship and safety.

Aderholt currently serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies for the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is a member of the Committee’s Commerce, Justice and Science; and Homeland Security Subcommittees, and also serves on the Helsinki Commission.

For more information about Aderholt’s work in Congress visit: www.aderholt.house.gov.