GAERF Recognized Talented Graphic Communications Contestants at Skillsusa Competition
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Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation managed by the association for PRINT Technologies, recognized talented graphic communications contestants who participated in the SkillsUSA 55th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) Championships. Largest skills competition in the world, more than 6,500 outstanding career and technical education high school and college-level students, all state contest winners, competed hands-on in 102 different trade, technical and leadership fields.
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GAERF/APTech Support Top Graphic Communications Career and Technical Education Students at Skillsusa Competition
Students, Teachers and Industry Work Together to Develop Best and Brightest Future Workforce at SkillsUSA National Championships
Reston, VA—The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF), managed by the Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech), recently recognized talented Graphic Communications contestants from across the country who participated in the SkillsUSA 55th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) Championships, held June 24-28, 2019 in Louisville, Ky. During the week-long event, the largest skills competition in the world, more than 6,500 (an increase of more than 200 participants from 2018) outstanding career and technical education high school and college-level students, all state contest winners, competed hands-on in 102 different trade, technical and leadership fields.
All contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations, and labor organizations, and the test competencies are set by industry. Graphic Communications contestants worked against the clock, and each other, in several competency areas including: Digital Press, Digital Workflow, Finishing, Offset Press Simulator Operations, Oral Professional Assessment, and Production Planning.
Top student winners received gold, silver and bronze medallions along with prizes, specific to their trade, awarded by competition sponsors. Additionally, GAERF/APTech provided a $250 scholarship to each of the 24 Graphic Communications contestants.
“Supporting effective initiatives such as the SkillsUSA competition, which recognizes superior training and talent, is essential to the growth and future of the Graphic Communications Industry”, said Thayer Long, President GAERF/APTech. “We are impressed by the dedication to excellence of students represented among this year’s competitors and winners.”
Medalists for the 2019 Graphic Communications Competition (High School level):
· Gold Jordan Martin, S & W Washtenaw Consortium, Saline, MI
· Silver Nicholas Forsyth, Franklin County CTC, Chambersburg, PA
· Bronze Donald Duca, Norwich Technical High School, Norwich, CT
Medalists for the 2019 Graphic Communications Competition (College level):
· Gold Jade Milloy-Cobb, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
· Silver Hunter Steed, Augusta Technical College, Augusta, GA
· Bronze Gage Shupard, Thaddeus Stevens College of Tech, Lancaster, PA
The Graphic Communications Competition was produced with the help of dedicated volunteers, and sponsored by: dk Wheeler, GAERF/APTech, LSC Communications, Quad, Printing Industries of America, Roland DGA, and Sinapse Print Simulators.
For more information about GAERF and its support of the SkillsUSA Championships, contact GAERF Director Margie Garr at email: mgarr@aptech.org, or phone: 703/264-7200.
About GAERF
The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF), a nonprofit foundation managed and directed by the Association for PRINT Technologies, serves to advance knowledge and education in graphic communications by supporting programs to provide a well-prepared rising skilled workforce for the industry. For more information about GAERF and its programs, visit: www.printtechnologies.org/education/gaerf/, or phone 703/264-7200.
About SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a vital solution to the growing U.S. skills gap. This nonprofit partnership of students, instructors and industry ensures America has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive. Founded in 1965 and endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, the association serves more than 360,000-member students and instructors each year in middle schools, high schools and colleges. This diverse talent pipeline covers 130 trade, technical and skilled service occupations, the majority STEM-related. More than 600 corporations, trade associations, businesses and labor unions actively support SkillsUSA at the national level. SkillsUSA programs are integrated into career and technical education through a framework of personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics. Local, state and national championships, designed and judged by industry, set relevant standards for career and technical education and provide needed recognition to its students. SkillsUSA also offers technical skill assessments and other workplace credentials. For more information, go to: www.SkillsUSA.org.
Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech)
The Association for PRINT Technologies provides a forum to inspire the development of new and valuable print products. We educate, provide market research, and foster collaboration between those who create and those who imagine. We are the industry association entirely focused on the future of print. Our members are the creative minds that love to innovate, and the leaders who stand ready to create the future. We exist to facilitate the evolution of physical experiences in our increasingly digital world. For complete information about the Association, its programs, and its member companies, visit: www.PRINTtechnologies.org or phone: 703/264-7200.
