Riverside Student to SkillsUSA Nationals
Nathan Zschoche won the SkillsUSA state welding championship this past weekend in Tacoma. Nathan competed against 25 of the best SkillsUSA regional competitors in the State of Washington. Nathan will represent Washington State at the National Competition on June 24- 28, 2024 in Atlanta, GA.
SkillsUSA is America's proud champion of the skilled trades. Their mission is to empower students to become skilled professionals, career- ready leaders and responsible community members.
Representing nearly 400,000 career and technical education students and teachers, SkillsUSA chapters thrive in middle schools, high schools and college/ postsecondary institutions nationwide. Their mission is accomplished through the SkillsUSA Framework of Personal Skills, Workplace Skills and Technical Skills Grounded in Academics, which is integrated into classroom curriculum.
Through the Framework, SkillsUSA students hone their hands- on skills against current industry standards in more than 130 occupational areas, from 3-D Animation to Welding and nearly everything in between. At the same time, they develop the transformative career- readiness skills — teamwork, communication, professionalism, leadership and more — that fuel career and life success.
A vital solution to the ongoing skills gap, where more highly skilled jobs are available than skilled professionals ready to fill them, SkillsUSA has served more than 14.6 million diverse, difference- making members since 1965.