Catawba Valley Community College issued the following announcement on December 7.
CVCC SkillsUSA program recently hosted the Western North Carolina Postsecondary Leadership Conference in our Workforce Solutions Complex.
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SkillsUSA North Carolina Executive Director Paul Heidepriem and SkillsUSA North Carolina Recruiting and Officer Coodinator Rod Lykins led the meeting presentations and discussions.
The goal of the presentations was to provide the faculty advisors with information on the upcoming state and national competition as well as reinforce the importance of the SkillsUSA mission.
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CVCC had more than 20 SkillsUSA faculty and staff advisors participate in the conference.
CVCC faculty advisors offered recommendations for SkillsUSA to consider in putting on this year’s competitions based on the lessons learned from competing in last year’s virtual national competitions.
The highlight of the conference was Haley Anderson, a 2021 CVCC SkillsUSA National finalist in the Photography competition keynote speech, who talked about the very positive impact her involvement with SkillsUSA has had on her life.
For more information about CVCC’s SkillsUSA team, contact Tammy Muller at 828-327-7000, ext. 4323 or email tmuller@cvcc.edu.
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