Championships
What are the Championships?
The SkillsUSA Championships is the premier showcase of Georgia's most highly skilled career and technical education students. It’s also one of the largest hands-on workforce development programs in the state. Held at SkillsUSA Georgia's Region Championships and State Leadership and Skills Conference, this awe-inspiring program features more than 3,000 secondary and postsecondary students from across Georgia competing head-to-head in 150+ skilled, occupational, and leadership competitions.
Connection to Industry
The philosophy of the SkillsUSA Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance, and to keep classroom training relevant to employers’ needs. The competitions are created, overseen, and judged by over 400 industry volunteers, each committed to building the next generation of skilled professionals, career-ready leaders, and responsible community members our future depends on.
The Path to Nationals
The SkillsUSA Championships is the culmination of a year-long process that begins in local SkillsUSA chapters across the country. Students compete in regional competitions, testing their skills against competitors from other schools. Those winners advance to state competitions, and state gold medalists earn the right to compete nationally at the National Leadership and Skills Conference each June. Along with gold, silver, and bronze medallions, competitors may earn scholarships, tools of the trade, and even job offers right off the competition floor. Perhaps most importantly, they earn the confidence that can only come when you know you’re among the best of the best in what you do.
Board-Approved Competition Eligibility
Region Championships
Each chapter may submit only one individual/team per competition. A student may not compete in more than one competition.
State Leadership and Skills Conference
At State Leadership and Skills Conference, a student can compete in one (1) national-advancing competition and one (1) state-only competition for a maximum of two (2) competitions.
Example 1 - Meets Policy, No Time Conflict
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A student registers for both Advertising Design (national-advancing) and Promotional Poster (state-only). Because Advertising Design occurs on-site and Promotional Poster is a presubmission, there will also not be a time conflict.
Example 2 - Meets Policy, Potential Time Conflict
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A student registers for both Quiz Bowl (national-advancing) and School Project (state-only). Although the student meets the policy, both competitions occur on-site, so time conflicts may arise. Competition schedules will not be changed to accommodate this student’s conflict, so if there is a time conflict, the student must make the difficult decision of which competition they will prioritize.
Example 3 - Two National-Advancing Competitions
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A student registers for both Criminal Justice (national-advancing) and Crime Scene Investigation (national-advancing). The advisor will be contacted by the state office to fix this error. If the state office is unable to reach the advisor, the state office will drop the student from one of the competitions at the state office’s discretion.
Example 4 - Two State-Only Competitions
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A student registers for both Basic Drafting Test (state-only) and Construction Blueprint Reading (state-only). It does not matter that both competitions are online assessments that occur before the conference; the advisor will be contacted by the state office to fix this error. If the state office is unable to reach the advisor, the state office will drop the student from one of the competitions at the state office’s discretion.
Example 5 - Registers for 3+ Competitions
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A student registers for Commercial, Music Video Production, Podcast Production, Short Film, and Single Script Video. It does not matter that every competition is a presubmission that occurs before the conference; the advisor will be contacted by the state office to fix this error. If the state office is unable to reach the advisor, the state office will drop the student from all competitions, but one, at the state office’s discretion.
