South Dakota SkillsUSA Skills Championships

General Regulations

1. These guidelines are written to aid in organizing and participating in the State Skills Championships.

2. The State Skills Championships should prepare the competitor for Skills USA Championships.

3. These regulations relate to only the South Dakota Skills Championships. All Skills USA Championships regulations are in the Technical Standards Manual. Each school should have a copy of the Technical Standards.

4. All contestants must take the SkillsUSA Knowledge test. It will be used to break ties if they occur.

1. Participants must be active SkillsUSA members in their respective divisions whose dues have been received in the National SkillsUSA office by midnight on the Second Tuesday of February.

2. Each state contest provides for individual entries unless the rules of the contest indicate that it is a team competition.

a. Secondary contestants are students who enrolled in a coherent sequence of courses or career major that prepares the student for further education and/or employment related to technology, the health industry, trades or industry, and is earning credit toward a high school diploma/certificate or its equivalent during the school year immediately preceding the National Leadership & Skills Conference.

b. Postsecondary contestants are students enrolled in a coherent series of courses or career major that prepares them for further education and/or employment related to technology, the health industry, trades or industry and who are earning credit toward a postsecondary degree/certificate during the school year immediately preceding the National Leadership & Skills Conference.

Note: Postsecondary students may compete for only two years in the same contest. (National rule)

3.

Individual contestants may enter only one State Occupational Skills Championships contest, (Health Occupations or Trade, Industrial and Technical Occupations contests that run all day.)

          A student not participating in Trade, Industrial and Technical Occupations or Health Occupations contests may enter up to two leadership contests, which can include either Job Skill Demonstration A or B.  See Appendix A for contest lists. See multiple contest registrant guidelines below. 

         High Schools with students in the Health Knowledge Bowl may enter a maximum of two (2) teams per block of instruction.  The team members will also be subject to the multiple contest registrant guideline outlined in the next paragraph. 

          Multiple contest registrant guidelines: A contestant may participate in 1 skill contest that runs less than all day and 1 leadership contest, based on space available.  Priority is given to single contest entrants and dual contest entrants will be added as space permits based on the postmark of the registration forms.

4. Participants must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in each Skills USA Championships contest description.

The technical committee of each contest will determine the judging criteria. The Skills USA Championships Technical Standards should be used as a reference, but the final criteria will be determined by the contest technical committee. The rating sheets found in the Skills USA Championships Standards are intended to give contestants and advisors a basic understanding of the evaluation criteria and serve only as a guide as they prepare for competition.

1. Only properly registered participants may enter the State Skills Championships. Proper registration requires:

a. Submitting Official State Skills Championships registration forms and registration fees by the deadline. Registration deadline will be determined annually & shall be at least 2 weeks before the contest date.

b. Being in attendance at all mandatory pre-contest meetings. This includes the opening general session.

2. Substitutions will be handled on an individual basis. Any substitute contestants must meet state membership requirements.

3. Some contests may be held at the local school. These will be based on the need for specialized equipment that may not be available at the host institution.

4. Limitations on numbers of contestants from each school may be imposed. This is to ensure the contest can be held in a safe manner and at a quality level of competition.

a. Maximum secondary student registrations per technical contest will be allowed in the following numbers. Each secondary school may register up to two (2) students per contest for each vocational block. (4 separate blocks/rosters = 8 contestants) National guidelines will determine eligibility of students competing in contests.

Clothing Requirements

1. For skills contests, contestant clothing should reflect industry standards. Leather work shoes or boots are preferred footwear, unless Skills USA Championships Standards specify otherwise.

2. For leadership contests, contestants will be dressed in business like attire. For female contestants a dress or slacks / skirt and blouse would be appropriate. For male contestants slacks and shirt would be appropriate. T-shirts would not be appropriate. Footwear should be reflective of a professional attitude.

3. All personal jewelry should contribute to a business like appearance. Only official SkillsUSA jewelry is to be worn on a SkillsUSA blazer, windbreaker or sweater.

4. For the awards banquet all participants should be in a business like attire. For females a dress or slacks / skirt and blouse would be appropriate. For males slacks and shirt would be appropriate. T-shirts would not be appropriate. Footwear should be reflective of a professional attitude.

1. All Skills USA Championships regulations are in the Technical Standards Manual. Each school should have a copy of the Technical Standards.

2. Registration deadlines will be announced at the winners meeting following the State Skills Championships. All medalists are encouraged to attend this meeting. If the first place medalist is not able to attend the National Skills Championships the next place may qualify. The instructors and students need to be informed of the process at this meeting.

3. All participants attending the Skills USA Championships and Leadership Conference must send in the full payment with their registration forms. The fee for the bus is non-refundable. If an attendee cancels, other portions of the fees will be refunded based on State SkillsUSA’s ability to cancel state and national registration fees, hotel reservations, etc.

updated Feb. 2001. This document is 5 pages in length.

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