Media Alert: SkillsUSA Announces Launch of Career Essentials Credential

WHAT
SkillsUSA officially announces the national launch of the SkillsUSA Career Essentials Credential during a press conference at the National Press Club. The credential is designed to close the skills gap and further expand America's talent pipeline by providing much needed career skills for new hires. The credential will have a positive impact in future workforce development and effective Human Resources strategies for companies.

WHERE
National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045

WHEN
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

WHO

DETAILS
SkillsUSA invites media members to attend a press conference Sept. 25 for the official announcement of the SkillsUSA Career Essentials Credential, which will be attended by federal government officials and SkillsUSA's corporate business partners.

The SkillsUSA Career Essentials Credential is backed by a large investment of more than $1 million from corporate America as well as supported by the U.S. departments of Labor and Education, making it one of the one of the largest collaborative public-private partnerships in workforce development history.

To learn more about the SkillsUSA Career Essentials Credential, visit: http://www.careeressentials.org/.

About SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a nonprofit partnership of education and industry founded in 1965 to strengthen our nation's skilled workforce. Driven by employer demand, SkillsUSA helps students develop necessary personal and workplace skills along with technical skills grounded in academics. This SkillsUSA Framework empowers every student to succeed at work and in life, while helping to close the "skills gap" in which millions of positions go unfilled. Through SkillsUSA's championships program and curricula, employers have long ensured schools are teaching relevant technical skills, and with SkillsUSA's new credentialing process, they can now assess how ready potential employees are for the job. SkillsUSA has more than 365,000 annual members nationwide in high schools, colleges and middle schools, covering over 130 trade, technical and skilled service occupations, and is recognized by the U.S. departments of Education and Labor as integral to career and technical education. For more information: http://www.skillsusa.org

MEDIA CONTACTS
Victoria Rossi or Sami Benedict
Maroon PR
443-864-4246
Victoria@Maroon PR.com or SBenedict@MaroonPR.com

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