SkillsUSA VICA is a national organization that serves trade, industrial, technical, and health occupation students in public high schools, vocational centers, area vocational schools, and two-year colleges. SkillsUSA VICA has over a quarter million student members annually, organized into more than 14,000 chapters and 52 state and territorial associations (including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands).

SkillsUSA VICA is an applied method of preparing America's high performance workers in public vocational-technical programs.  It provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship, and character development.  It builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes, and communications skills.  It emphasizes total quality at work, high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education, and pride in the dignity of work.  It also promotes understanding of the free enterprise system and involvment in community service activities. Currently some 15,000 teachers and school administrators served as professional SkillsUSA VICA members and instructors.  More than 400 corporations, trade associations, and labor unions actively support National SkillsUSA VICA through financial aid, in-kind contributions, and involvement of their people in SkillsUSA VICA activities.  Many more work directly with state associations and local chapters. SkillsUSA VICA programs include local, state, and national competions in which students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills.  At the annual National SkillsUSA VICA United States Skills Championships, nearly 3,600 students compete in 53 occupational and leadership skill areas.  SkillsUSA VICA programs also help to establish industry standards for job skill training in the classroom. Rhode Island VICA was established in 1976.  Rhode Island VICA is the largest vocational student organization in the state with over 2300 members.

LINKS: SkillsUSA-VICA 2000 competitions

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