Skip to main content

Students Compete at SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference



The excitement of students and the whirring of tools could be heard in the State Farm Conference Center in Atlanta, GA, during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. For one week over the summer, the arena, which is the size of three football fields, was filled with over 12,000 people, including 11 students from Salt Lake Technical College or SLTC. Salt Lake Technical College encompasses short-term, low-cost technical programs at Salt Lake Community College.

Having previously won at the state level, these SLTC students traveled with their SkillsUSA advisors to showcase their skills and knowledge at the National Leadership and Skills Conference. Over the weeklong competition, nearly 7,000 students tested their job-ready skills in 108 categories with individual and team events. Students gave hands-on demonstrations measured by industry standards, completed online tests, and were evaluated on their resumes and interview skills.

Out of the 11 students that competed, 10 SLTC competitors finished in the top five in their respective categories, and three brought home medals. Andrew Harmes took second place in Collison Damage Appraisal and Total Loss. Bryson Adams and Blair Daines brought home third place medals, Bryson in Automotive Service Technology and Blair Daines in Photography.

Other competitors included:

  • Jordan Johnson: 4th place in Team Carpentry
  • Collin James: 4th place in Team Electrical
  • Scipio Spinks: 4th place in Team Masonry
  • Ryan Morgan: 4th place in Team Plumbing
  • Thomas Holzhouser: 4th place in Aviation Maintenance
  • Steven Fowler: 4th place in Collision Repair Technology
  • Preston Short: 5th place in Masonry
  • Alexa Saldana: 15th place Automotive Refinishing Technology


SkillsUSA provides educational programs, events, and competitions to support career and technical education. Their goal is to help students, teachers, and industry partners work together to ensure we have skilled workers to meet the demands of the workforce.


“I am very proud of how our students represented SLCC and their programs. They competed against the best career and technical education students in the nation,” said SkillsUSA Program Manager Celesta Roskelley.


Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

SLCC Automotive Repairs

Click to enlarge. Attention: SLCC Students, staff and faculty! Many SLCC automotive programs need vehicles to work on in these areas: 30 point inspections Oil changes Tire rotation Engine repair Brake systems repair Automatic and transmission repairs Air conditioning repair Electrical troubleshooting & repair Suspension & steering system repair Auto-body repair and painting (on a very limited basis) Please be advised that any repairs are done at the discretion of the instructors due to the subject areas they are teaching.  Because we are using your vehicles for training purposes, we offer members of the College discounts on parts and labor. Parts are at our cost plus 15% and the service fee is $20 per hour based on industry time standards (if the industry assigns an hour for a repair, that's all you're charged for, regardless of how much time it takes the student). We can also offer these services to non-college personnel on a limited basis with...
165 comments
Read more

Bruin Bash 2014

Free! Friday, May 2 5:00 p.m. Salt Lake Community College Student Center (4600 South Redwood Road) Featuring: Children’s Carnival Circus Act Dance Fireworks Caricature Artist Popcorn Photo Booth Henna Tattoos Comedian Casino Games Oxygen Bar Airbrush Tattoos Mocktails Face Painter Magician Cotton Candy Balloon Artists Brought to you by SLCC Student Association www.slcc.edu/sll Individuals who require accommodations for this event should contact Joan Christiansen a, STC 124 or (801) 957-4439
211 comments
Read more

Volleyball Team Also Excels in the Classroom

The Salt Lake Community College volleyball program is one of the nation's top junior college programs on the court but the Bruins are also one of the leaders in the classroom. The program released its academic accomplishments from the 2018-19 academic year over the Memorial Day weekend, celebrating several individual and team accomplishments. SLCC's awards represent another year where the Bruins have been recognized for the success of their student-athletes.  Salt Lake coach   Sue Dulaney   said the team focuses on academics in almost all of their team activities. "We are very proud of the accomplishments that our team has achieved academically," she said. "These hard-working, competitive and dedicated individuals know the classroom is extremely important and that those habits carry over onto the volleyball court.  This is the best spring we have had in two years regarding our returning class. I cannot wait to see what accomplishments they will achieve o...
Read more