Friday Flash Sept 2, 2022

SkillsUSA’s new, opportunity-filled membership kits have been mailed to registered advisors and should arrive shortly. You can also access the kit online. If you’re starting a new chapter, contact the SkillsUSA Customer Care Team so

they can send you a Membership Kit as part of the welcome process. Membership cards can be printed from the membership registration system.

For assistance, contact Customer Care at 1-844-875-4557 or customercare@skillsusa.org.

Planning the first member recruitment meeting of the year can be daunting. Use our Chapter Leader Planning Guide (part of SkillsUSA’s Recruitment Week resources hub) to learn how your chapter leaders can successfully lead a first chapter meeting while also planning a local recruitment week to engage potential new SkillsUSA members. You’ll also find advisor resources to help coach your chapter leaders around recruitment and engaging potential new members.

Join us for “Technical Fridays,” SkillsUSA’s virtual workshops led by industry experts helping teachers develop specific technical skills relevant to their career fields of interest. Leave the sessions with a new skill to implement in your classroom. Learn more about the workshops here. On Sept. 30, from 3-4 p.m. ET, we will be joined by Linnell Burton, a certified crime scene investigator, anti-terrorist crime scene instructor, and a founder of Blueprint Camp LLC. Her session was delivered at the 2022 SkillsUSA University in Atlanta and earned a 98% “highly recommended” rate. Workshops are free of charge. Register here (space is limited). If you have questions, contact Karolina Belen.

The SkillsUSA Elevate Chapter Officer Development Conference is Oct. 19 from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET. Plan now to attend this virtual interactive experience for local officer teams that focuses on building successful chapters by equipping officers with the skills to lead and serve their local members. Elevate is open to all SkillsUSA local chapter officers. At least one advisor must participate with each registered team. Participate right from your classroom. The cost is $10 per participant. Register through the membership site here.