Back to School Resources are Live!
SkillsUSA’s 2025–2026 Back-to-School Resources are available at www.skillsusa.org/advisors/back-to-school, which are refreshed tools and brand new resources to help you launch a dynamic, student-led chapter from day one.
- Promotional posters, event materials, and classroom scripts
- Interactive lessons for advisors and students
- Videos to bring the content to life
- Parent and administrator engagement tools
- Planning guides, social media tips, and customizable templates
- Self-assessment tools
We are also pleased to offer you a Back-to-School coupon code to receive 15% off all merchandise ordered through the Educational Resource Store. The discount applies to merchandise only and does not include shipping costs. To redeem, visit skillsusastore.net and enter this code at checkout: BTS2025.
Whether you’re a returning advisor or just starting out, these resources make chapter planning smoother and student engagement stronger!
Free Career Essentials Support for Instructors
If you are beginning your journey with the SkillsUSA Career Essentials Suite this school year, support from SkillsUSA is available every step of the way! Instructors can call 844-875-4557 or email [email protected] for assistance with:
- Ordering Career Essentials for your students
- Developing an implementation plan
- Creating administrative accounts for new instructors
- Logging into your Career Essentials account
- Using the dashboard to monitor progress and performance
- Learning more about Career Essentials or the Absorb learning management system
If you are interested in learning more about using Career Essentials to define, implement and measure the development of career-readiness skills in your classroom, please feel free to contact our Customer Care Team, [email protected], to schedule an overview meeting.
Save the Date for ELEVATE!
The SkillsUSA Elevate Chapter Officer Development Conference is Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. This virtual interactive experience for local chapter officer teams focuses on building successful chapters by equipping officers with the skills to lead and serve their local members. Elevate is open to all SkillsUSA local chapter officers and an advisor must participate with each registered team. Participate right in your classroom, and the cost is only $50 per chapter. Download the Elevate flyer to share with your chapter officers. Register no later than Oct. 3 by visiting skillsusa.register.org.
New Platform
SkillsUSA and Pathful have partnered to bring a comprehensive work-based learning platform to SkillsUSA’s more than 444,000 members nationwide. The collaboration combines SkillsUSA’s industry-recognized framework with Pathful’s work-based learning and career readiness development technology to connect students directly with careers and professionals in skilled trades and technical careers.
The new SkillsUSA Pathful platform provides members with immediate access to virtual job shadows, industry-led projects, career exploration and development tools geared toward career and technical education students. This marks the first time SkillsUSA members will have unified access to such comprehensive career readiness resources through a single platform.
The platform is available to all SkillsUSA members registered for the 2025-26 academic year at skillsusa.pathful.com. Members can log in using their existing SkillsUSA credentials to begin exploring careers. Customer Care can assist you to get you logged in; their contact details are at the bottom of the Pathful webpage.
