Together, Let’s Close The Skilled Trades Gap In America
The Issue
The coalition looks to inspire the next generation of talent to pursue a skilled career and streamline the talent ecosystem to close the skills gap.
There are two great recruitment machines for youth talent in America – universities and the military. They both have spent heavily to create an end-to-end ecosystem that paves a pathway for post-secondary career choices. Skilled Careers are missing crucial platforms and connectivity across business, industry, education, government and families that are needed to solve the skilled careers gap. We are creating a coalition across these sectors to address this collective challenge and move further, faster.
SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a nonprofit national education association serving more than 333,000 students and instructors annually. Since 1965, SkillsUSA has served nearly 14 million annual members and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor as a successful model of employer-driven workforce development.
ASCA
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) supports school counselors’ efforts to help students focus on academic, career, and social/emotional development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. ASCA provides professional development, publications and other resources, research, and advocacy to school counselors around the globe.