WY SkillsUSA Wednesday Update
March 5, 2025

The Conference App is ready to download!
Your ONLY resource for the State Leadership and Skills Conference Agenda
- Advisors and Competitors should download the conference app to access schedules, personalize your own agendas, and access competition groups.
- Groups can be found in the APP after April 1st.
1st Option!
Visit this URL from your mobile device: my.yapp.us/2025WYSLSC
2nd Option!
Download the Yapp App and enter code: 2025WYSLSC
3rd Option!
Scan the QR Code!
State Leadership and Skills Conference Registration closes MONDAY, March 10
Registration closes March 10th
Share it with your members, today!
It is a living document; please do not print as updates are made weekly for you within the links provided.
Have your competitors seen the Technical Standards?
A common and unfortunate theme in our competition feedback from judges and technical chairmen is that registered competitors were ill-prepared or worse, had no idea what they were doing.
If you have not provided the technical standards in areas of interest to your members, this is a disservice to your members, our judges, and our organization.
Members should feel confident and prepared in all areas listed in a competition's Technical Standards or the advisor should reserve said student for the following year.
THE 2025 State Leadership and Skills Conference GUIDE
This living document should be visited, regularly!
- Links to contest updates will now live in this document (Page 10)
- Clothing Modifications and Dress Code for Closing Ceremony? Already here. (Page 6 and 7)
- An advisor checklist? Gotcha covered. (Page 4)
- Online Testing info? Yep! (see contest update link - Page 10)
- *Pre-Conference submissions? Fancy! (see Competion List Compilation link - Page 10)
Refer to The Guide often.
Please share it with your students.
TIP: Never print the guide - this is a living document with many imperative and "living" documents.
SLSC MANDATORY PRECONFERENCE ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
Online Submission opens March 10
In our attempt to conform as closely as possible with the National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), all forms necessary to participate at the Wyoming Leadership and Skills State Conference (SLSC) will be submitted prior to arriving in Gillette or Casper, and electronically, online.
Due by 4/1/2025:
RESUMES
LIABILITY FORMS (ONLY found in the 2025 SLSC Guide - specific to WY)
PROOF of COURSEWORK (safety certifications and/or coursework verification as dictated by certain technical standards)
Due BY 4/11/2025:
- PORTFOLIOS
- BINDERS
- BLUEPRINTS (welding fabrication)
See the 2025 SLSC Guide page 10, "CONTEST UPDATES" for specifics!
Chapter Excellence Program: Level 2 - Due March 10
This second level recognizes chapters that choose to go beyond baseline requirements, and Chapter of Distinction award winners may earn bronze, silver or gold level of this award. Chapters in each state receiving a gold “Chapter of Distinction” award are eligible for national selection as a Models of Excellence chapter. These chapters define excellence. Best practices will be gleaned from the award winners and shared with the field to serve as models for other chapters to emulate in strengthening their local programs. Eight chapters will be chosen to represent each component of the SkillsUSA Framework (Personal, Workplace and Technical Skills), and one winner representing each component will be chosen at SkillsUSA’s National Leadership & Skills Conference.
Looking for Important Dates in ONE LOCATION? Conference Guide > Page 3
Lead SkillsUSA Wyoming at the State Level!
Refer to the 2025 SLSC Guide for more information. During the 2024-2025 school year, the officer team has attending Washington Leadership Training Institue in DC, SkillsUSA Mid-America Conference in Nebraska, and CTE Proclamation signing day in Cheyenne at our State Capitol. They will wrap up their year of service hosting your State Leadership and Skills Conference and celebrate with our Wyoming Gold Medalists in Atlanta, Georgia in June. The fundamental leadership growth and personal experiences last a lifetime. Apply now.
WLTI in DC!
State Officer Leadership Training!
WLTI - with Executive Director, Chelle Travis!
Mark your Calendars for ONLINE TESTING: April 7-12th
Professional Development Exam and Technical Exams administered prior to State Conference
See the 2025 SLSC Guide > Page 10 > 2025 Competition List Compilation by Excel
EVERY COMPETITOR takes the Professional Development Exam, and many Technical Competitions require a written exam. See the Guide! The more time student competitors spend in The Guide, the more comfortable they will be in finding necessary information for success.
A study guide and Kahoot! Links to prepare for the PD Test can be found:
2025 SLSC Guide > Page 10 > 2025 Wyoming Competition Updates
CONTEST UPDATES - NATIONAL WEBSITE (SkillsUSA.org)
Refer to these updates often and recall that these are NATIONAL updates.
Wyoming uses the 2024-2026 National Technical Standards and the Contest Updates to develop competitions that come as close to a national experience as possible. However, we must consider time and space constraints; modifications are expected.
For more information, open the 2025 SLSC Guide.
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY - updates were posted 2/28/2025
AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING - updates were posted 1/27/2025
MOBILE ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY - updates were posted 1/7/2025
COMMERCIAL sUAS DRONE - updates were posted 12/18/2024
CHAPTER DISPLAY - updates were posted 2/4/2025
DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION - updates were posted 1/29/2025
JOB INTERVIEW - updates were posted 2/10/2025
ROBOTICS URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE - updates were posted 1/24/2025
WELDING - updates were posted 11/13/2024
QUIZ BOWL - updates were posted 10/30/2024
ALL ASPIRING COMPETITORS SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE TECHNICAL STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR CONTEST(s) of INTEREST PROVIDED TO THEM BY THEIR ADVISOR(s)!
SkillsUSA National Office offers Professional Development
As the Spring term rolls in, so do the Spring training offerings for SkillsUSA advisors! From comprehensive sessions for the new advisors to workshops about the Chapter Excellence Program, competitions and scholarships, we got you covered.
Take a look at our training calendar at: www.skillsusa.org/events/professional-development/ and register at: https://skillsusa.wufoo.com/forms/szi2vfr1294gcc/ to receive a calendar invite with a Zoom invite.
Each participant earns a professional development certificate of attendance!
Questions? We are here to help!
SkillsUSA Customer Care Team
Membership and Registration Site Support
Phone: 844.875.4557
Email: customercare@skillsusa.org
Chat: www.skillsusa-register.org
SkillsUSA Wyoming
General Questions and State Programming
Phone: 307.630.7684