SkillsUSA at CNM
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to improve the quality of America’s skilled workforce through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability, technical, and professional skills training. SkillsUSA serves more than 300,000 students and instructors annually. The organization has 13,000 school chapters in 54 state and territorial associations. More than 14,500 instructors and administrators are professional members of SkillsUSA. Learn more about SkillsUSA.
SkillsUSA Competitions
Each year, CNM hosts in-house competitions during the fall and state-level competitions in April. At the SkillsUSA competition, students work against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations such as electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining, medical assisting, and culinary arts. Contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations, and labor organizations, and test competencies are set by the industry. SkillsUSA competitions are designed and judged by industry professionals and offer students valuable work experience as well as important networking opportunities.
SkillsUSA Students in the News
- CNM Student Brings Home Gold Medal in Welding Sculpture at SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference
- This CNM Student Is Bringing a Piece of New Mexico to the National SkillsUSA Competition in Atlanta
- Raul Ayala Is Off to Atlanta to Represent CNM at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference
- CNM Students Take Home 22 Medals in 2023 SkillsUSA New Mexico Competition
- CNM Students Take Home 18 Medals in 2022 SkillsUSA New Mexico Competition
- Welding Student Who Earned Gold at SkillsUSA Event Wins Annual Ron Hackney Excellence Prize Scholarship
2023 Diesel Equipment Technology gold medalist Zack Green.
2023 Welding Sculpture gold medalist Scott Schneider.
2023 Cabinetmaking gold medalist Raul Ayala.