Participating in SkillsUSA helps Ohio connect industry with education partners
Workforce development is a priority for The Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Ohio MEP). Participating in SkillsUSA is one way the state is helping connect industry with education partners to ensure a skilled workforce that will keep jobs in Ohio. Students were competing in areas including welding, engineering and automotive technology and many more.
Take a look at video below of Tuesday’s (4/15/14) competition at the Columbus Convention Center. State winners will be heading to the national SkillsUSA Championships in Kansas City in June.
Office of Technology Investments MEP Center Director James Ruble, right, talks with Polaris Career Center students from Cleveland about their solar powered portable water filtration system during the 2014 SkillsUSA Ohio Championships competition in Columbus.
Office of Technology Investments MEP Center Director James Ruble, right, talks with Polaris Career Center students from Cleveland about their solar powered portable water filtration system during the 2014 SkillsUSA Ohio Championships competition in Columbus.
A student grinds a section of metal during the 2014 SkillsUSA Ohio Championships competition in Columbus.
Office of Technology Investments MEP Center Director James Ruble, left, talks with Evan Underwood,right, from Lancaster High School about Underwood’s metal sculpture and the manufacturing techniques used in making the sculpture during the 2014 SkillsUSA Ohio Championships competition in Columbus.
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