SkillsUSA Championships

Electronics Technology

The competition is divided into five sections: customer service exam, written exam, soldering, breadboarding & troubleshooting. All aspects of the competition test competitors’ abilities to use and calibrate electronic equipment, record and organize data, and demonstrate proper safety practices.

Employment Application Process

Tests the competitor’s readiness in applying for employment and their understanding of the process. The competition includes completing an application and interviewing with the judges. Their resume and portfolio are used during their interviews. The competition is available to students who are classified under the provisions of Public Law 105-17, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1997.

Engineering Technology-Design

(Team of 3) Students demonstrate their ability to design an innovative engineering project and present those ideas along with a display and live model. During the presentation, students are judged on their performance as a professional team, presentation of their project to a panel of judges from the engineering field, their storyboard presentation model, and the overall effect of the presentation.

Extemporaneous Speaking

The competition requires competitors to give a three- to five-minute speech on an assigned topic with five minutes of advance preparation. Competitors enter the preparation area one at a time, where they are given a speech topic. They are judged on voice, mechanics, platform deportment, organization and effectiveness.

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR)

The competition includes a series of testing stations designed to assess skills identified by industry HVACR standards. Industry equipment used during the workstations portion of the competition may include but is not limited to ice machines, refrigerated display cases, small package HVAC units, furnaces and split-system air conditioning and/or heat pump units and geothermal units.

Job Interview

The competition is divided into three phases: completion of employment applications; preliminary interview(s) with a receptionist; and in-depth interview(s). Competitors are evaluated on their understanding of employment procedures faced in applying for positions in the occupational areas in which they are training. A professional portfolio component will be introduced at the 2023 national conference and scored in 2024.

Job Skill Demonstration A

Competitors demonstrate and explain an entry-level skill used in the occupational area for which they are training. Competitors in Job Skill Demonstration A must demonstrate a career objective in an occupational area that is included in one of the competition areas of the SkillsUSA Championships. The competition requires a demonstration performing an occupational skill accompanied by a clear explanation of the topic using experiments, displays or practical operations.

Job Skill Demonstration Open

Competitors demonstrate and explain an entry-level technical skill used either in the occupational area for which he or she is training or outside the training area. The competition requires a demonstration performing an occupational skill accompanied by a clear explanation of the topic using experiments, displays or practical operations.

Marine Service Technology

The competition includes individual skill stations and a written or online test. The hands-on test stations include many aspects of two-stroke and four-stroke outboard, sterndrive and inboard troubleshooting and repair. Students should be proficient in marine application electrical/ignition systems, fuel systems, cooling systems, lubrication systems, drive/transmission/jet propulsion systems and boat and trailer rigging and repair. The written or online test includes the above topics including diagnostics, service and repair of marine accessory items. Competitors will be judged on safe work practices, cleanliness, organizational skills, accuracy, speed and completion of assigned tasks, worksheets and paperwork.

Masonry

The competition highlights skills training in masonry, spotlights the industry’s finest masons and focuses attention on careers in the masonry industry. Competitors are expected to construct a composite brick and block project in a six-hour period that tests their ability to meet industry standards in quality. In addition to a written exam, students are judged on the most frequently used details in masonry construction.

Motorcycle Service Technology

Competitors perform tasks representative of those encountered in a dealership's service department. Skills include performing scheduled maintenance tasks; use of service, electrical diagnostic & parts manuals; electrical diagnostics; precision measurement; brake service; chassis/suspension service; fuel delivery system inspection & repair; transmission & drive systems; & powertrain systems.

Opening and Closing Ceremonies

(Team of 7) This teamwork and oral presentation competition evaluates a team’s understanding of the symbolic representation of the colors and assembled parts of the SkillsUSA emblem. Each team includes seven registered members in the roles of president, vice president, parliamentarian, reporter, treasurer, secretary and historian.