Adult to Student Ratio and Supervision Policy: 

SkillsUSA requires each school chapter to have one advisor or adult chaperone for every ten students. When participating in SkillsUSA events, there must be a school employee present for each school registered. SkillsUSA requires each school to have a male and female chaperone if traveling with both male and female students. A female advisor cannot travel without a male chaperone or advisor if traveling with all male students. A male advisor cannot travel without a female chaperone or advisor if traveling with all female students. If a male or female advisor from different schools are sharing the responsibility of supervising their male and female students, each advisor must submit a letter from their school principal or CTAE director. This letter must be on school letterhead, with the principal and/or CTAE director’s signature, stating that both schools agree to the shared responsibility of supervising male and female students. Each advisor must complete the form and submit their individual letter. The letters must be submitted by the registration deadline. The upload will be labeled as Student Supervision Verification Upload. Each conference will have a link to upload the Student Supervision Verification letter. 

Substitution Policy:   

Chapters are allowed to substitute for team members only. After registration closes NO name changes for competitors competing in individual contests will be made. 

Cancellation Policy: 

Cancellations are not allowed after the registration deadline. No refunds will be issued after the registration deadline. This is because we base purchasing items off our registration numbers.

Proctoring Policy: 

Advisors, please ensure you submit all required documents for the proctor by the appropriate deadline. All deadlines, proctor form, and proctor form submissions are located in the information provided under each conference where a proctor form is required. Please ensure students are under proctor supervision during the entirety of the testing. Violators are subject to disqualification. 

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Dress Code Policy: 

Georgia Career Competition Clothing 

Contestants must wear the approved SkillsUSA clothing or official contest clothing specified for their particular career competition or be subject to a penalty of up to 5% of the total points available. Each technical standard provides a picture of what is the approved contest clothing. The logo is not required to be on the clothing. However, if a competitor advances to the National Leadership and Skills Conference, they are required to have the SkillsUSA logo. 

**The only exception is for “SkillsUSA official attire” as indicated for specific career competition. If a career competition specifies “SkillsUSA official attire” that refers to the following: 

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For men: Official blazer or jacket, black trousers with white dress shirt, plain black tie with no pattern (or official SkillsUSA black tie from: www.skillsusastore.org), black socks and black shoes.  

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For women: Official blazer or jacket, black slacks or knee-length skirt with businesslike white, collarless  blouse or white blouse with small, plain collar that may not extend onto the lapels of the blazer, black sheer or  skin-tone seamless hose and black dress shoes.  

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Note: T-shirt-style tops are not approved.  

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All personal jewelry should contribute to a businesslike appearance. Only official SkillsUSA jewelry is to be worn on a SkillsUSA blazer, jacket or sweater. Official jewelry is described as a conference pin, SkillsUSA  emblem, officer pin, President’s Volunteer Service Award pin, statesman pin (one only) and professional development pin (one only). 

Region Medallions/Awards Policy: 

SkillsUSA Georgia holds the policy that no medallions or prizes will be mailed in the event of an absent winner at SkillsUSA Georgia Awards Ceremonies. Please ensure your school has a representative present to accept medallions and/or prizes on stage at the SkillsUSA Georgia Awards Ceremonies. This policy applies to all events where awards are given. No certificates, lapel pins, plaques, medallions, etc. will be mailed, delivered, or picked up. 

Grievance Policy:

A predetermined grievance committee of at least three people will be established to rule on grievances prior to, during and following the contests. This committee will receive only written proposals, based only upon specific violations of rules, regulations or apparent errors in scores. The grievance committee will then interview appropriate individuals and gather documentation to make their decisions. Please ask your Region Chair for the form to complete onsite. 

Late Registration: 

SkillsUSA Georgia does not allow late registration for competitors under any circumstance. Please help us by registering for all events on time. 

Onsite Payment Fee: 

If a chapter does not submit payment by the deadline, there will be an onsite payment fee of $50.00 per chapter. Please see all payment deadline dates in each conference information section and plan accordingly.

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