1. SkillsUSA: Champions at Work
Preparing
America’s
Skilled
Workforce

2. What is SkillsUSA?
A partnership of students, teachers, and industry representatives working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.

3. SkillsUSA Mission
SkillsUSA’s mission is to empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens

4. Student Benefits Technical Skill development Career preparation
Students become better current/future employees.
Service
Students learn the value of “giving back”
Leadership development
Social activities
Competitions
Interact with industry professionals

5. SkillsUSA Members Differ from Their Peers
By consistently exhibiting traits that are essential to workplace success:
Integrity, Work Ethic and Responsibility
Professionalism, Self-Motivation and Teamwork
Communication and Decision Making
Multicultural Sensitivity and Awareness
Adaptability/Flexibility
Leadership

6. Advisor Benefits Connect with education professionals
Connect with industry/business professionals
Professional development – industry update training
Promote your program
Validation for your program

7. Advisor Responsibilities
“Shadow” Leadership
Make sure the students have fun
Provide direction and verify that students are following policies and procedures
Membership registration
State conference registration
National conference registration
Help students understand the true meaning of “success”

8. Levels of Participation
If your goal is to help your students prepare for and compete in regional and state competition events and maybe the national championships, there are a few minimum/mandatory requirements:
Students competing at the state conference must be registered and paid members of SkillsUSA before the membership deadline, including last minute “substitute” student contestants.

9. Levels of Participation
Students competing at the state conference must be registered and paid state conference contestants before the state conference registration deadline.
Student contestants at the state and national championships must wear the official contest clothing for each contest, as described in the National Technical Standards. Failure to do so will result in a clothing deduction that will knock the student out of gold medal contention.

10. Levels of Participation
Students contestants are asked to take the state level SkillsUSA Knowledge/PDP Test, which is used as a tie-breaker at the state conference. If a student contestant does not take the test and there is a tie, the student without the knowledge/PDP test will lose the tie-breaker.

11. Levels of Participation
If you want to integrate some social activities, service activities or fund raisers into your SkillsUSA chapter, the national organization has some tips and recommendations to help you accomplish these goals.
If you want to fully integrate the SkillsUSA framework into your CTE program, the national organization has numerous resources to help you accomplish this goal.
Chapter Excellence Program (CEP)
Framework

12. Living the Mission Through Our Framework

13. Leadership Development Contests
Action Skills
Chapter Business Procedure
Chapter Display
Community Service
Extemporaneous Speaking
Job Interview
Job Skills Demonstration A/O
Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Outstanding Chapter
Pin Design
Prepared Speech
Promotional Bulletin Board
Quiz Bowl
T-Shirt Design

14. Occupation Related Contests
Career Pathways Showcase (Multiple Areas)
Customer Service
Engineering Technology / Design
Entrepreneurship
First Aid/CPR
Health Knowledge Bowl
Medical Terminology
Related Technical Math

15. Skilled and Technical Science Contests
3-D Visualization and Animation
Advertising Design
Architectural Drafting
Audio/Radio Production
Automated Manufacturing Technology
Automotive Refinishing Technology
Automotive Service Technology
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Basic Health Care Skills
Broadcast News Production
Cabinetmaking
Carpentry
CNC Milling Specialist
CNC Technician
CNC Turning Specialist
Collision Repair Technology

16. Skilled and Technical Science Contests
Commercial Baking
Computer Programming
Cosmetology
Crime Scene Investigation
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts
Dental Assisting
Diesel Equipment Technology
Digital Cinema Production
Electrical Construction Wiring
Electronics Technology
Esthetics
Firefighting
Graphic Communications
Industrial Motor Control
Information Technology Services
Internetworking
Mechatronics

17. Skilled and Technical Science Contests
Medical Assisting
Mobile Robotics Technology
Motorcycle Service Technology
Nail Care
Nurse Assisting
Photography
Plumbing
Power Equipment Technology
Practical Nursing
Restaurant Service
Robotics and Automation Technology
Screen Printing Technology
Teamworks
Technical Computer Applications
Technical Drafting

18. Skilled and Technical Science Contests
Telecommunications Cabling
Television Video Production
Web Design
Welding
Welding Fabrication
Welding Sculpture
Underwater Basket-Weaving

19. State and National Conference Dates
SkillsUSA Utah State Leadership and Skills Championships date and location: Thursday and Friday, March 23-24, 2017 (SLCC and various other locations, depending on the contest)
SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference date and location: Monday through Saturday, June 19-24, 2017 (Louisville, Kentucky)

20. What your students would like you to know:
You are the key to starting and maintaining an active chapter at your school.
There are many resources available to you to help you and your school officers manage your chapter activities.
Realize the value of conducting multiple events throughout the year. (Socials, service activities, fund raisers, competition events, etc.)
You are not alone.

21. What your students would like you to know:
Ask your state officers for help and assistance.
Ask your school officers for help and assistance.
If you have had a bad experience with a contest in the past, please don’t deny current/future students the opportunity to compete. Help us fix the issues and improve the contest.
Please realize how much you are “valued” by your students.

22. What your students would like you to know:
Let “us” (SkillsUSA Utah state officers and staff) know about your amazing chapter activities.
SkillsUSA is not a club. It’s a “Community”

23. Professional Membership
Set the proper example by joining SkillsUSA as a professional member.
This year, for the first time in organization history, registered professional members will be given “free” online access to the current SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Championships Technical Standards.

25. For more information about how you can become involved, visit:
Join SkillsUSA!
For more information about how you can become involved, visit:
Contact the national SkillsUSA membership hotline. (refer to the agenda/handout)
Questions?