ATLANTA – More than 5,200 student competitors from around the country were among the 12,000 attendees that descended on the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta for the first in-person, post-COVID-19 National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) June 20-24. Students arrived from all over the U.S. to participate in over 100 hands-on and leadership skills competitions.
Since 1965, SkillsUSA has been hard at work empowering its members to become world-class leaders and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA is a national membership association serving high school, college and middle school students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including, among others, construction trades. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.