SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville Chapter

TTCN Chapter: Nashville has over 700 student and professional members annually. Students at TTC Nashville participate in various activities throughout the year including leadership training, community service, and competition. To find out about SkillsUSA Tennessee State Association visit www.tnpsskillsusa.org.

National Membership: More than 300,000 student and instructors join SkillsUSA annually, organized into more than 17,000 sections and 54 state and territorial associations. SkillsUSA has served more than 9.9 million members.

Mission: SkillsUSA's mission is to help its members become world-class workers, leaders, and responsible American citizens.

SkillsUSA is an applied method of instruction for preparing America's high performance workers in public career and technical programs. It provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development. It builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes and communications skills. It emphasizes total quality at work - high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education, and pride in the dignity of work. SkillsUSA also promotes understanding of the free-enterprise system and involvement in community service.

Partners: In 2009, more than 16,600 teachers and school administrators served as professional SkillsUSA members and instructors. More than 1,100 business, industry, and labor sponsors actively support SkillsUSA at the national level through financial aid, in-kind contributions, and involvement of their people in SkillsUSA activities. Many more work directly with state associations and local chapters.