SkillsUSA Louisiana competitions begin in Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – SkillsUSA Louisiana competitions have begun in Alexandria, with post-secondary college students from across the state competing in a wide range of expertise competitions.

SkillsUSA goals to spotlight the talents and assist technical college students construct America’s workforce. The SkillsUSA competitions put these college students to the take a look at, competing face to face in a wide range of ability classes starting from allied well being and nursing to automotive mechanics and welding and the whole lot in between.

The competitions are being held at Central Louisiana Technical Neighborhood School’s Alexandria campuses in addition to the Randolph Riverfront Middle.

Damian Glover, the Govt Director of SkillsUSA Louisiana, mentioned successful one of many competitions usually results in nice job alternatives.

”SkillsUSA actually supplies a bonus for college kids in the event that they place gold, silver or bronze on the state degree and on the nationwide degree,” mentioned Glover. “It tells a enterprise companion that they’re top-of-the-line of one of the best within the subject, that they’ve competed towards 1000’s of others and so they actually have risen above the remainder to make sure that they can meet the wants of enterprise and business companions.”

Competitions in Alexandria will conclude on Wednesday, April 5, and winners will compete at Nationals in Atlanta in June.

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