Calhoun Students Bring Home Over 47 Medals During Alabama Skills USA Competition
April 25, 2024Calhoun Community College proudly announces its outstanding performance at this year’s Alabama Skills USA Competition, where our students showcased their skills and brought home over 47 medals.
Calhoun students secured 24 Gold medals, 15 Silver medals, and 8 Bronze medals in various competitions such as Additive Manufacturing, Advertising Design, Architectural Drafting, Automated Manufacturing Technology, CNC 2, 3 and 5-Axis Turning Programmer, Computer Programming, HVAC, Healthcare, Welding, and Robotics and Automation Technology to name a few.
“These remarkable accomplishments stand as a testament to the unparalleled educational training and support our students receive at Calhoun Community College,” commented Nina Bullock, Design Drafting Technology Instructor/SkillsUSA Coordinator. “We pride ourselves on implementing curriculum and programs that provide various hands-on learning experiences, preparing students not only for competitions like these but also for successful entry into the workforce. The empowerment we instill in our students gives them the confidence to become future leaders and excel in their chosen professions,” added Bullock.
Alabama SkillsUSA, a partnership with Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, aims to develop the next generation of world-class champions in the workplace. The organization’s goal is to place 500,000 new highly-skilled Alabamians in the workforce by 2025. This strategic initiative targets middle school, high school, and college students, providing technical skills training, leadership development, and hands-on experiences to prepare them for future success. Alabama SkillsUSA is committed to producing a generation of strong workers and exceptional leaders who will shape the state’s future workforce.
“We are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements at the Alabama Skills USA Competition,” said Jimmy Hodges, Calhoun President. “Their success reflects the hard work, determination, and commitment to excellence instilled in every aspect of our educational programs. We couldn’t be happier with the number of awards we brought home from the competition,” added Hodges.
To learn more about Calhoun programs and how you can join the college’s SkillsUSA team, visit calhoun.edu/technologies.
Representing nearly 400,000 career and technical education students and teachers, SkillsUSA chapters thrive in middle schools, high schools and college/postsecondary institutions nationwide. Our 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.
