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SkillsUSA State Conference
Chattanooga Convention Center
Mar. 18-21, 2018
1150 Carter Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Registration Fees: $80 per attendee (applies to advisors, observers, and competitors)
If you have parent or other guest who would like to come to either the aquarium or awards ceremony, which are access-restricted activities, you can add the options under any student or advisor's registration. |
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Championships Contest Updates for Tennessee
The state contests will follow the SkillsUSA Championship Technical Standards as much as possible. Contestants should check the National Contest Updates page often for the latest information. Any variations to national technical standards and/or national contest updates at our state competitions due to time or limited resources will be posted on the State Contest Updates page. Contestants and advisors should check this page often for the latest updates which will be posted as soon as they become available. Recent updates were posted this week for Cosmetology, HVAC, Mobile Robotics Technology, Plumbing, and Welding.
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SkillsUSA State Conference Update
The SkillsUSA Monday Night Kickoff Ceremony at Tennessee Aquarium will be held from 5:15-9:30 p.m. You must have your conference T-shirt and badge to enter. The dress code for the aquarium is the SkillsUSA conference T-shirt worn with either khaki or black pants. Blue jeans are not allowed. Advisors can add aquarium tickets to the school’s registration for guests who only want to attend the aquarium.
The High School Delegate Session meeting will be held in Tennessee Aquarium pavilion area immediately following the kickoff session. Voting delegates and state officer candidates will need to attend the meeting before entering the aquarium. The second delegate session will be held in Marriott Plaza B & C on Tuesday afternoon starting at 3:30 p.m., with voting polls opening immediately following the session.
The SkillsUSA Wednesday morning Breakfast and Awards Ceremony: will be held at Chattanooga Convention Center Exhibit Hall A starting at 8:30 a.m. Doors will open at 8 a.m. The cost of the breakfast is included in the conference registration fee. Advisors can add breakfast tickets to their school’s registration for guests who only want to attend the awards ceremony. Contestants must either be in Official or Contest Dress to go on stage. Advisors, chaperones, guests should dress business casual. Jeans are prohibited.
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Voting Delegate Information for SLSC
Each local chapter shall be entitled to two voting delegates at the state conference. These delegates must be active members of the local chapter. Local chapters having membership of more than thirty active members prior to Feb. 1 shall be entitled to one additional delegate for each increment of 15 active members, or fractional part thereof, in excess of 30.
The delegates would therefore be computed by the following numbers of active members:
| 30 or less |
Two (2) delegates |
| 31 through 45 |
Three (3) delegates |
| 46 through 60 |
Four (4) delegates |
| 61 through 75 |
Five (5) delegates |
| 76 through 90 |
Six (6) delegates |
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Retrieving Scores from Regional and State Championships
In order to retrieve your students’ scores after the regional and state championships, please follow the following procedure:
- Register the student in the online registration with an accurate birth date.
- Two weeks after the close of the conference, visit http://www.skillsusa-register.org/rpts/EventScoreDetails.aspx
- Select the appropriate conference and year.
- Select the appropriate contest.
- Enter the contestant number (the badge number given at the conference).
- Enter the birth date you entered when registering the student.
- Click “View Scores.”
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SkillsUSA State Contest Exams Update
The SkillsUSA Tennessee State Association will not host or require any exams to be given prior to the state conference. Currently, Related Technical Math, Medical Math, Medical Terminology, and Quiz Bowl will have a written exam for 2018. The Quiz Bowl exam will be given on Monday afternoon March 19 as part of the contest orientation session. For the contests not listed above that have a written exam, the exam may be given as part of the state contest on March 19-20 as determined by the contest chair. It is recommended that contestants bring a pencil to their competition.
Additionally, SkillsUSA Tennessee will provide our gold medalists with either a copy of our old exam to study and/or a voucher for the SkillConnect exam related to their contest to assist with preparing for national competition. We are confident this will provide our contestants with the opportunity to prepare for the written exam portion at nationals that may not be included at state level due to our time constraints.
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New Competition Updates
Automated Manufacturing Technology - The contest evaluates teams for employment in integrated manufacturing technology fields of computer aided drafting/design (CAD), computer aided manufacturing (CAM), and computer numerical controlled machining (CNC). CAD operators construct the part geometry; the CAM operator generates the tool paths; and the CNC operator sets up and machines the part. Plotting is not a scored event; however, the contestants must be able to generate a plot file that will be used to send their data to the plotter.
Barbering
Barbering will be advancing to the national level, and is open to active SkillsUSA members enrolled in programs with barbering and cosmetology as the occupational objective.
Collision Damage Appraisal and Total Loss Evaluation Technology
New contest is open to active SkillsUSA members enrolled in programs with collision damage appraisal and total loss evaluation as an occupational objective.
Join as a professional member to have access to the 2018 SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards from which the contests will be based.
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Championships Clothing and Tools App Updated
SkillsUSA has updated the “SkillsUSA: Clothing and Tools” app for 2018. This is a great starter resource, but it does not replace the SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards. Instead, it connects users to SkillsUSA’s membership site, where educators can join as professional members to receive the full standards at no charge.
For each contest, the app includes an overview, clothing requirements, and eligibility and safety guidelines, as well as lists the specific tools, equipment or materials that contestants need to provide.
It is offered completely free of charge for students, instructors and SkillsUSA business partners.
The app is available now in both the Apple Store and the Google Play Store.
This app was created and sponsored by Pearson.
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SkillsUSA SLSC App
SkillsUSA Tennessee is launching a new state conference mobile app. The app is available now in both the Apple Store and the Google Play Store. As conference details are released, the app will update with new data. The state conference schedule is available now in our mobile app.
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SkillsUSA Remind Text Updates
To receive text updates for the SkillsUSA Tennessee State Leadership and Skills Conference, please click here.
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SkillsUSA Scholarship Opportunities Open for Applications
Applications for several scholarships are now open to benefit SkillsUSA students in pursuit of a postsecondary credential in their chosen field.
Help spread the word so SkillsUSA students can take full advantage of these opportunities:
For additional scholarship information, continually check the website, or contact Susanne Kahler.
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Hypertherm’s ‘Spark Something Great’ Grant Application Open
For four years, Hypertherm has sponsored an educational grant program. The 2018 program will equip 10 schools with a Powermax45 XP air plasma cutting, gouging and marking system, a $2,270 value; Hypertherm’s AWS SENSE approved “Plasma Cutting Technology: Theory and Practice” curriculum kit, a $499 value; and an initial visit by a Hypertherm district manager to set up and train on the equipment and curriculum. Schools are selected based on commitment to metal fabrication education, program, number of students who complete the program each year, instructor plans for system use, and a student testimonial. The submission deadline is April 2. For more information click here. If you have questions, contact Betsy Van Duyne Donka.
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Transportation Career Fairs Open for Students
State association directors, the Collision Repair Education Foundation is hosting transportation career fairs across the nation, averaging over 300 transportation students at each event. The foundation is inviting high-school and postsecondary collision, automotive and diesel programs to come and meet industry to see the array of opportunities that exist for them. Students who attend receive access to a S/P2 online résumé writing course and a professional technician shirt. If you assist with facilitating student mock interviews at one of the career fairs, the Collision Repair Education Foundation will make a donation to your state association.
Please let your instructors know about a transportation career fair in their area. A list of where these career fairs will be held is located click here. For specific address locations, contact Christen Battaglia or Brandon Eckenrode.
Other career fair ideas include:
- have a table at a career fair to present the new SkillsUSA Career Essentials to instructors and students;
- determine if there is interest in coordinating a career fair at your state conference next year; or
- plan to hold your own career fair in your area.
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Best Way to Build a Successful SkillsUSA Chapter
Start your SkillsUSA Chapter Excellence Program (CEP) application today and earn recognition for your chapter. The online application is on the main page of the membership registration site once you log into your school account.
If you are new to CEP, then check out the toolkit of resources.
For questions or help, call the SkillsUSA Hotline at 844-875-4557 or email.
Please note that the advisor recognition and mega prizes reception at the national conference will now be based on your chapter completing a CEP application.
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SkillsUSA Membership Hotline
For questions on how to start a new chapter, engage chapter members, and strengthen an existing chapter, call the SkillsUSA Membership Hotline at (844) 875-4557. Operators are on call from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. EST Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. EST Tuesday and Thursday. You can also send the operators an email at membership@skillsusa.org.
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
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