National Leadership and Skills Conference Testing & Championships Information

The SkillsUSA Championships program assesses and recognizes career and technical education students. It engages students by testing their skills against standards for entry-level workers in the skilled trades through authentic skill demonstrations. Students are evaluated by expert representatives of business, industry and organized labor. Visit the link below to view the SkillsUSA Competitor Checklist, which includes information about SkillsUSA Technical Standards, Online Submission Requirements, Online Testing, and Competition Updates. 

https://www.nlsc.skillsusa.org/championships 

 

National Technical Standards

Check with your advisor for a copy of the national technical standards, the rules/guidelines for your competition that includes the tools you need to bring.

 

Competition Updates

A competition update covers anything that is not listed in the official SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards and that a competitor and/or advisor needs to be aware of and bring and/or complete for the national competition. Updates are posted frequently leading up to NLSC. Please check back regularly!

 

Online Test(s)

SkillsUSA Championships national competitors will receive login credentials to access their online test(s) by May 21, 2025. National competitors will need to identify a proctor and complete the online proctor agreement prior to taking their online test(s). The online testing window is May 22 – June 5, 2025. All required online test(s) must be completed by 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

 

Online Submission Requirements

SkillsUSA Championships national competitors must complete their online submission(s) by June 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET. The upload(s) will be completed via SkillsUSA’s secure platform which will open in late May 2025. Check the current SkillsUSA Technical Standards for your competition to learn about any required national pre-conference online submissions.

 

Credentialing Opportunities 

There will be several opportunities at NLSC 2025 for both advisors and students to sit for a quality credential exam from Autodesk, iCEV, ACT, NC3, etc. Space is limited, so registration will be on a first come, first served basis. https://www.nlsc.skillsusa.org/credentials