National Leadership and Skills Conference 2016
SkillsUSA heads to Louisville, Ky., June 20-24, 2016, for the 52nd annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students. More than 16,000 people — including students, teachers and business partners — are expected to participate in the weeklong event.
SkillsUSA Championships 2016
The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels.
This is a multi-million dollar event that occupies a space equivalent to 16 football fields. In 2014, there were nearly 6,000 contestants in 98 separate events. Nearly 1,500 judges and contest organizers from labor and management make the national event possible.
The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs.
Before the conference technically begins, experiences for students and advisors include Activate, Leverage and Engage. Intense and rewarding, these three events cover individual, group and interactive leadership training.
On Tuesday, the Opening Ceremony is the first official conference event.
Delegate sessions for middle-school, high-school and college/postsecondary students are conducted by the national officers. The sessions provide a platform to conduct the organization’s official business, elect student leaders and recognize state association voting delegates.
SkillsUSA University is a program of educational seminars available to all participants Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. SkillsUSA TECHSPO returns to the conference as a whole new experience and is now located on the competition floor. Look for products available to purchase from SkillsUSA’s sponsors and vendors in both indoor and outdoor exhibits.The SkillsUSA Championships will be held on Wednesday and Thursday. More than 6,000 outstanding career and technical education students –– all state contest winners –– will compete hands-on in 100 different trade, technical and leadership fields. Students work against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations such as electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining, medical assisting and culinary arts. Contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations and labor organizations, and test competencies are set by industry. Leadership contestants will demonstrate skills including extemporaneous speaking and conducting meetings by parliamentary procedure. The competitions will be open to the public and free of charge.
The week caps off with the Awards Ceremony, which takes place on Friday evening at KEC’s Freedom Hall.
http://skillsusa.org/competitions/skillsusa-championships/
Graphic Communications 2016 Schedule as follows
Tuesday, June 21st 1:00 pm Meet in Contest Area. Agenda as follows - Orientation will begin upon arrival. Assigned groups will take the Written test along with the Production Planning test. Instructional overview of all contest areas will be provided to give you an idea of what will be happening during training day and contest day.
Resumes are required to be provided in paper form from all contestants during orientation, so please remember to bring them.
Wednesday, June 22nd 8:30 to 5:00 pm Meet in Contest Area for familiarization. Lunch will be provided for students. Training will be provided in groups in all areas of the contest. Instructors are invited and recommended to attend training with their students. Training can also be provided to any instructor requesting training in any other area of the competition during this day followed by our set schedule. We will provide more details during orientation for any training requests. Please bring any requests to the attention of the Technical Committee during orientation or during the day of training. We will try our best to provide you with training and the information you need.
Thursday, June 23rd 8:00 to 5:00 pm Competition Day - Bring your "A" Game!!!
Friday, June 23rd -2016 Industry Breakfast & Tour 8:00 am to 9:15 am Breakfast and Debriefing Location: Kentucky Derby Museum 704 Central Ave, Louisville, KY 40208
Industry Tour Location to be determined. Bussing will be provided for the Industry Tour
A special Thank You to Jim Workman for arranging and sponsoring the Graphic Communications breakfast and Industry tour Printing Industries of America www.printing.org
SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards 2015-2016
To assure you and your students are prepared for the 2015 competitions, be sure you have the latest edition. You may order online by going to www.skillsusa.org/store/ or you may call toll-free and place your order. The telephone number is 1-800-321-8422.
National Leadership and Skills Conference Past Years Info
SkillsUSA returns to Kansas City June 23-27 2014 for the 50th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students.
More than 15,000 people—including students, teachers and business partners—are expected to participate in the week-long event.
The SkillsUSA Championships will be held on Thursday, June 26 in H. Roe Bartle Hall and Municipal Auditorium. Nearly 6,000 outstanding career and technical education students - all state contest winners - will compete hands-on in 99 different trade, technical and leadership fields.
Students work against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations like electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining, medical assisting and culinary arts.
Contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations, and labor organizations, and test competencies are set by industry.
Leadership contestants will demonstrate skills including extemporaneous speaking and conducting meetings by parliamentary procedure. The competitions will be open to the public and free of charge.
Visit the official website of SkillsUSA.org for more event information
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION MEDALIST AWARDS FOR 2014
COMING SOON MIKE ROWE WILL HAVE A NEW TV SHOW THAT WILL FEATURE SKILLSUSA - SOMEBODY’S GOTTA DO IT...
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS FLOOR LAYOUT PROVIDED BY CRAIG KNIPPEL
Graphic Communications Schedule as follows
Tuesday, June 24th 11:00 am - Meet in lobby 1500 of Bartle Hall for busses to Park University - Agenda will be as follows - Orientation will begin upon arrival - Assigned groups will take the Written test in Room 812 - Instructional overview of Preflight will be given along with a guest speaker from Ricoh to highlight the digital press competition - Resumes are supposed to be provided in paper form from all contestants during orientation, so please remember to bring them - We have requested lunches from SkillsUSA to be provided to the students during this event, lunches should be picked up prior to boarding the bus (note buses will NOT run in half hour rotations this year so please make sure you arrive early enough to make the bus) Buses will depart from Park University at 3:30 with arrival back to Bartle Hall
Wednesday, June 25th 8:30 to 5:00 pm - Meet in contest area of Bartle Hall for familiarization - Lunch will be provided for students - Training will be provided in groups in all areas of the contest. Instructors are invited and recommended to attend the NEW Digital Press competition training with their students. Training can also be provided to any instructor wanting training in any other area of the competition during this day. We will provide more details during orientation for any training requests. Please bring any requests to the attention of the Technical Committee during orientation or during the day of training. We will try our best to provide you with training and the information you need.
Thursday, June 26th 8:00 to 5:00 pm - Competition Day - Bartle Hall - Bring your "A" Game!!!
2014 TOUR Friday, June 27th 8:00 to Noon - 8:00 to 9:15 Breakfast and Debriefing at the Marriott Downtown, Bennie Moten A/B Room (Graphic Communications) - 9:30 to Noon Industry tour Art Lithocraft Company, we will walk to location directly after breakfast. Tour begins at 10:00 - Tour ends at 11:30
A special Thank You to Jim Workman for arranging and sponsoring the Graphic Communications breakfast and Industry tour provided by Printing Industries of America www.printing.org
Visit www.artlithocraft.com for more information about Art Lithocraft
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2013 /TOUR Friday, June 28th 8:00 to Noon - 8:00 to 9:15 Breakfast and Debriefing at the Marriott Downtown, Bennie Moten A/B Room (Graphic Communications) - 9:30 to Noon Industry tour H&H Color Lab, bus departs from Marriott Downtown at 9:30 with arrival to H&H at 9:50 - Tour begins at 10:00 - Tour ends at 11:30 - Bus departs H&H at 11:40 - Buss arrives at the Marriott Downtown at noon.
A special Thank You to Jim Workman for arranging and sponsoring the Graphic Communications breakfast and Industry tour provided by Printing Industries of America www.printing.org
Visit www.hhcolorlab.com for more information about H&H Color Lab
Awards Ceremony Friday, June 28th 6:00 pm - See you there!!!
Check out the Videos below taken at the SkillsUSA 2012 Competitions