Supported by Research

SkillsUSA turned to State CTE Directors, local instructors and industry leaders to gain insight into the need for assessments. Those insights have guided every step of the development process.

Review insight from more than 1,000 local instructors through this executive report.

At the 2007 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, six education and industry leaders served on a panel to discuss assessments. Read what these experts had to say.

• Moderator Betsy Brand, Director of the American Youth Policy Forum
• Jack Bitzenburg, Director of Career & Technical Education, Kansas City Missouri School District
• Phil Brady, President of the National Automobile Dealers' Association
• Greg Chambers, Corporate EHS Manager for Oberg Industries
• Gay Gilbert, Administrator of Office of Workforce Investment, U.S. Department of Labor
• Tim Horst, President of Becon Construction, a subsidiary of Bechtel
• Rich Katt, Administrator of Career & Technical Education, Nebraska Department of Education