Zeeland East graduate Ryan Meppelink recently competed on the world stage of heavy machinery work. The Ferris State University student was a member of SkillsUSA national team in the WorldSkills competition in Kazan, Russia, from Aug. 22-27. Team USA won the bronze medal at the competition featuring more than 60 countries. Meppelink called the experience…
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A senior preparing to graduate from Ferris State University’s College of Engineering Technology addressed his first assignments of the Fall 2019 semester from southwestern Russia. He was competing in a global skills competition for students of skilled professions. Read the full story on Ferris.edu.
Highlights Importance of a Competitive, Highly Skilled Workforce Leesburg, Va., Aug. 29, 2019 —The WorldSkills USA team won a bronze medal in Heavy Vehicle Technology and earned four Medallions of Excellence at the WorldSkills Competition held Aug. 22-27 in Kazan, Russia. SkillsUSA, the organization that represents the United States in the WorldSkills Competition, fielded and…
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College alumnus and SkillsUSA World Team Welder Ryan Fincher of Cedartown won the Medallion for Excellence at the 2019 WorldSkills Welding Competition – a prestigious international competition that included some of the best welders from around the world – in Kazan, Russia. Read the full story on Chattanoogan.com.
Ryan Meppelink, a college student and deft diesel mechanic from Zeeland, Mich., won the bronze medal for Heavy Vehicle Technology at the WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia. Read the full story on Transport Topics.
Ryan Meppelink (Mich.) won Bronze in Heavy Vehicle Technology and Best of Nation for having the highest score for the United States team. Four medallions of excellence were won by Paul Danenberg (Idaho) in Automobile Technology, Rebekah Hagberg (Ill.) in Hairdressing, , Dylan Wertz (Ohio) in Car Painting and Ryan Fincher (Ga.) in Welding. Medallions…
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SOUTHAMPTON — Tim Girouard may be the world’s best plumber under the age of 23. Next week, the 20-year-old graduate of Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School will be put to the test in Kazan, Russia at the WorldSkills Competition, a global contest in various trades. Read the full story on Daily Hampshire Gazette online.
NAMPA, Idaho — With Idaho continuing to grow, the demand for construction across the state is booming. According to local contractors, it’s tough to keep up with the demand because there are not enough people trained in career and technical jobs. But an organization called SkillsUSA is working to train more students in those fields. See the…
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NAMPA — Benjamin Campbell is entering his junior year at Northwest Nazarene University, but he’s already made history by helping design the satellite MakerSat-1, which is planned to launch in December. Read the full story, and watch the video on KIVI TV online.
Julia Spondike, a WorldSkills competitor, joins Good Day Chicago to talk about this year’s competition, which takes place in Kazan, Russia from Aug. 22-27. Watch the full video on Fox 32 Chicago online.
