ADVISOR & CHAPTER RESOURCES

Stay informed with Flash Friday – weekly updates from the SkillsUSA National Office, posted every Friday during the school year. Welcome to your 2025-2026 School Year!

Useful Resources:

Back to school ROADMAP!

  • 12 Steps to Start a Chapter Guide
  • New Chapter 2025-26 Guide
  • Tutorial for accessing professional membership benefits
  • Wisconsin Annual Dues: Students $13.00 and Advisors $23.00 paid through the Registration site.  Member registration starts Aug. 1st must be complete by March 1st of each year in order to register for State Leadership and Skills Conference (SLSC).  An annual Chapter Affiliation Fee of $250 will apply after the first full year of membership. This invoice will be due by January 1st of each academic year and will be issued by and paid to the Wisconsin Association of SkillsUSA, Inc., PO Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707.
  • SkillsUSA Pathful is also the home of your professional member benefits. The SkillsUSA Framework defines what it means to be career-ready through 17 Essential Elements across three components: personal skills, workplace skills and technical skills grounded in academics. To help you bring these skills to life for every student, your professional membership includes access to the following resources:
    • Framework Integration Toolkit – Videos, lesson plans and experiential activities to help you bring SkillsUSA Framework skills into your classroom.
    • Program of Work Toolkit – Guides, videos and resources to help you plan and deliver impactful chapter activities throughout the year.
    • Work-Based Learning Toolkit – Step-by-step resources that connect classroom learning with real-world experiences. Includes activities that help students explore careers, develop workplace skills and build industry connections while keeping educator workload manageable.
    • SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards – The official rules, regulations and guidelines for every competition in the SkillsUSA Championships.
    • Professional Development E-Courses – Online courses including the SkillsUSA Framework Certification, CTE Knowledge Certification and Building Self-Motivation in Student Leaders.
    • Middle School Resources – Tools and curriculum to engage middle school members in SkillsUSA programming. Includes activities for current members to mentor younger students in STEM learning and support future recruitment.
    • Advisor Professional Development – A variety of training opportunities, from webinars to classroom sessions to multi-day events, designed to meet diverse advisor needs.
  • Advisors/Chaperones at District and Regional Competitions
    All schools that participate in a district or regional competition are required to have a registered advisor/chaperone present with them. Don’t forget to register this person when you register your students. The registration cost per advisor/chaperone is $5 and that goes to the host school for the provided meal. All advisors who volunteer to coordinate or judge a district competition will be entered into a drawing on the evening of the competition for the opportunity to receive SkillsUSA swag!
  • Chapter Excellence Program (CEP)
    The Chapter Excellence Program (CEP) is the single best way to build a successful SkillsUSA chapter. The CEP recognizes achievement as it relates to the integration of the SkillsUSA Framework in the chapter Program of Work (PoW) activities. Every chapter is encouraged to participate in the CEP, and there are three award levels to recognize program involvement. 
  • Local Chapter Resources – Did you know that new resources have been created for you to utilize in your SkillsUSA chapter?
    • Sample Meeting Agenda
    • SkillsUSA Website Scavenger Hunt
    • Social Media Guide
    • Chapter Website Template
    • Establishing a Business and Industry Advisory Committee

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

Kick off the new year with us at our Fall Leadership Conference (FLC)!

November 16 & 17, 2025

Holiday Inn Stevens Point – Convention Center, Stevens Point, WI

2025 Schedule

Registration

  • Registration will open on 9/8/25.
  • Registration will close on 10/29/25.
  • To register, go to the SkillsUSA Member Registration. First, make sure your students and advisors have registered as SkillsUSA members for the 2025-2026 membership year. Then, you will be able to register for the Fall Leadership Conference.
  • The conference registration will include four meals, conference materials, and a conference t-shirt.
    • Students: $100.00
    • Advisors: $100.00
  • At least one adult advisor must be registered with each school delegation.

Lodging – 2025 Lodging now accepting reservations!

  • If you need a hotel reservation, you will need to book that directly with the hotel.
  • Hotel reservations may be made online 24 hours a day by using the following link:
    SkillsUSA Wisconsin OR by calling Holiday Inn Stevens Point – Convention Center directly at 1-715-344-0200
  • Please reference the group name for SkillsUSA Wisconsin orthe Group Block Code: WSU
  • The SkillsUSA room block nightly rate for 11/17/25 is $98 (single/1 person) and $120 (double-quad/2-4 people). This rate is only good if booked before 10/16/25.

STATE LEADERSHIP & SKILLS CONFERENCE (SLSC)

Save the 2026 DATE!  April 7 & 8, 2026 • Madison, WI

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP & SKILLS CONFERENCE (NLSC)

Save the 2026 DATE!  June 1-5, 2026 • Atlanta, Georgia