The SkillsUSA Delegate Program engages state-identified delegates to represent their respective state associations in introducing, debating, modifying, and voting upon delegate items, including organization bylaws, ad hoc committees and the SkillsUSA national officer elections.
The Delegate Program helps achieve the SkillsUSA mission by ensuring that delegates can:
- Demonstrate Decision Making to make informed organizational decisions by engaging in training about parliamentary procedure and the decision-making process to execute the responsibilities of a delegate.
- Evaluate local and state needs related to career and technical education and SkillsUSA.
- Collaborate with peer delegates to analyze organizational goals, consider state-level needs, and provide input that represents their state's student membership and contributes to the achievement of the national organization’s mission.
The Delegate Program will be held June 24-27, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. States are entitled to student delegates commensurate with their membership to represent the views of their state association within
the structure of the National House of Delegates.
National House of Delegate sessions are conducted in a business meeting setting. There are three houses of delegates: college/postsecondary, high school, and middle school. Over 400 student members, who are geographically diverse and hold various leadership roles within their SkillsUSA chapters, come together to conduct the business of SkillsUSA.
The duties of the delegates are essential to the operation of the organization. Therefore, the selection process for delegates must be seriously considered to ensure that the voting delegates know their duties and will carry them out diligently.
Duties include:
- Enact bylaws, rules, and regulations necessary for carrying out the affairs and activities of the organization.
- Elect officers of the organization.
- Act upon business items as requested by the National Executive Council and Board of Directors.
Schedule and Required Activities:
- Tuesday, June 24 (Business casual attire)
- 10 AM to 1 PM - Delegate training (optional)
- 2:30 PM to 4 PM - Parliamentary Procedure Training (optional but encouraged)
- Wednesday, June 25 (Official Attire required)
- 9 AM to 10:15 AM - Meet the Candidates Session
- 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM - Joint Executive Council (optional)
- 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM - Middle School House of Delegates Meeting (optional but encouraged)
- 3 PM to 5 PM - College/Postsecondary House of Delegates Meeting (optional but encouraged)
- Thursday, June 26 (Business Casual)
- 9 AM to 10:15 AM- Meet the Candidates Session
- 10:30 AM to 11 AM - Delegate Committee Meeting General Session
- 12 PM to 1:30 PM - Middle School Committee of the Whole Meeting
- 3:30 PM to 5 PM - College/Postsecondary Committee Meetings
- Friday, June 27 (Official Attire Required)
- 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM - College/Postsecondary Business Meeting (required; end time is approximate)
- Immediately following -
- Meet the Candidates Session (1 hour - required)
- National Officer Voting (90 minutes - required)
Benefits for Participation:
- Per diem for lunch on the days you participate in delegate activities
- SkillsUSA Florida logo polo shirt
- Certificate of participation as a delegate
- Experience with parliamentary procedure, legislative process, and official business meetings