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YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR MEMBERSHIP.  Simply entering your information on-line DOES NOT make you a member.  You must enter the payment information, and hit the "SUBMIT" button to make it official.
 

OFFICER CANDIDATES 
Thank you for encouraging and assisting your students in becoming SkillsUSA State Officer Candidates.  We have had the opportunity to work with some quality students.

In case you didn't know, Secondary State Officers who successfully complete their term will receive a tuition-free scholarship to a two year participating college or technical school. 

Please review the qualifications for candidates.  Note that completion of P.D.P. (Professional Development Program) Level 1 is required for all applicants to qualify. 

STATE CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Registration will be available on-line at www.skillsusa.org soon.  Keep checking under Events.
The cut off for Registration will be March 2, 2009.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

Information on Pin Design Contest, Courtesy Corps, Ad or Booth Space, Advisor and Student of the Year, as well as State Officer Candidate Nomination Forms are available on this site.  Please be sure to check the deadlines for submission.

We are always looking for volunteers from Business and Industry, please refer them to our office.

Don't forget that all contestants are required to bring a one-page, typewritten résumé to their contest at the State and National Competition; failure to use the proper name of the national organization, and/or failure to have a one-page, typewritten résumé will result in penalty points being assessed.

Be sure to purchase the New Technical Standards Manual (Rule Book).  Call 1-800-321-8422 to order. 

Click here for 2008-2009 National Contest Updates 

Click here for 2008-2009 State Contest Updates

2008-09 THEME – "SkillsUSA: Champions at Work - Leadership in Transition"

This is the theme for the Chapter Display, Prepared Speech, and Promotional Bulletin Board Contests.

The topic to be addressed by contestants in these events is how the theme SkillsUSA: Champions at Work, Leadership in Transition relates to our national program of work and how the SkillsUSA program fosters personal and professional development and prepares students for the next phase of their lives. Within this topic, contestants might illustrate or discuss any of the following:

• SkillsUSA helps students to develop their knowledge and technical skills and also an attitude of sincere enthusiasm and passion in their educational path, in their career and in their relationships
• SkillsUSA members are better prepared for lifelong learning and for transition into the workforce or into higher education
• Being in SkillsUSA is a learning experience and a growing experience.
• SkillsUSA members are engaged in their communities and aware of transitions in local, state and national leadership, especially during this presidential election year.
• Our ongoing slogan is SkillsUSA: Champions at Work. We want our members to feel like champions and stand up for quality work, both in school and on the job
• SkillsUSA motivates students to be the best they can be in their technical skill development and personal/ professional development.
• SkillsUSA provides an opportunity for students to put into practice teamwork skills, creativity and project management.
• SkillsUSA increases productivity by cultivating a highly skilled and knowledgeable workforce to meet 21st century needs.
• SkillsUSA is the national organization for public high school and college/postsecondary technical students enrolled in trade, technical, and skilled service profession instructional programs including allied health occupations.

SkillsUSA represents more than 300,000 students in 130 different occupational areas.