WY SkillsUSA Wednesday Update

If you are not a member of SkillsUSA Wyoming by February 1, you may not compete at our State Leadership and Skills Conference in April or the National Leadership and Skills Conference in June.

TIP: I strongly suggest registering every student you have—any unforeseen substitutions for state conference or nationals, must be a member.

Necessary registration information can be found by clicking this year's theme "IGNITE YOUR POTENTIAL", above.

FOR MEMBERSHIP DUES/INVOICES the mailing address for the NATIONAL office has changed. It is most definitely reflected on your invoice, but please bring it to your accounts payable person's attention.

MEMBERSHIP DUES ONLY: SkillsUSA Inc.

673 Potomac Station Dr.

PMB #809

Leesburg, VA 20176

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 chapter Program of Work (PoW) activities.

SkillslUSA Wyoming requires CEP participation of all chapters. Level 1 Quality Chapter status is required of all chapters interested in competing at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in April. See the 2025 SLSC Guide for more information.

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.

SkillsUSA is a recognized activity of the WHSAA, therefore, your school district should be covering travel and hotel expenses.

• Local Budget Control: Funding for activities is under the control of local districts, leading to variations in budget allocations and potential resistance to changes. If you are a victim of funding falling only to athletic programs, reach to local business and industry support and turn the tide!

These contests will be held:

April 4 and 5, 2025

We are proud to be returning to Gillette College Technical Education Center in 2025.

Post-Secondary Automated Manufacturing Technology challenge will be on Friday, April 4th and Diesel Technology contest will be Saturday, April 5th.

Note: If we have have too many contestants for Automated Manufacturing than we have machines, both Friday and Saturday will be utilized. More details to come.

Post-Secondary Mechatronics (moved from Casper College to Gillette College in 2025) and Post-Secondary Industrial Motor Control (new for 2025) will be held at Gillette College either the 4th or 5th of April.

Please look for updates in the 2025 SLSC Guide.

• Student/Advisor Webinar/Competition Overview

Thursday, Jan 30th from 2-3pm

LINK TO ZOOM Info!

This info is also in the 2025 SLSC Guide - but since it is tomorrow - best to see it here, too!

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 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 12/16/2024

DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION - updates were posted 1/29/2025

ROBOTICS URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE - updates were posted 1/24/2025- NEW!

WELDING - updates were posted 11/13/2024

QUIZ BOWL - updates were posted 10/30/2024

BASIC HEALTHCARE SKILLS - High School

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION WIRING - High School

INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROL - Post-Secondary

See the link above entitled "Contests and Limits" for a full list of contest offerings in Wyoming.

Refer to the 2024-2026 technical standards, available to professional members for full descriptions and preparation information.

In our attempt to comply as closely as possible with the National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), expect all forms necessary to participate at the Wyoming Leadership and Skills State Conference (SLSC):

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)

WELDING FABRICATION BLUEPRINTS (PDF, only)

to be submitted electronically (online) and due by April 1 (after the close of registration and prior to online testing and in-person competitions). Students and advisors who do not complete this important piece, will not be allowed to compete in Gillette or Casper.

See the 2025 SLSC Guide!

Refer to the 2025 SLSC Guide for more information.

We would sinerely appreciate your time in taking the following survey so that we can better serve you. Please reply by February 1st. Thank you to those who have already responded.

It’s time to get energized for SkillsUSA Week, Feb. 2-8! We hope you will encourage local chapters and your state officers to make the most of the week and get involved with all it has to offer. This is the time for members to grow their skills and demonstrate that SkillsUSA is an important factor in their personal and professional development!

The SkillsUSA Week program guide has everything chapters need to build a successful plan. The guide includes a sample schedule, artwork, a SkillsUSA Week proclamation, a draft press release and more.

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!