SkillsUSA offers many opportunities for growth through career competitions. Students can compete at the local, district, state, national or international levels. Students must compete at the district level to advance to the state level, and then state to advance to the national contest. SkillsUSA Texas offers Leadership Development contests in all participating Training Programs. In addition to the Leadership Development competitions, students may also compete in the Skilled and Technical, and Occupationally Related competitions.
For District and State level regulations and guidelines, such as registration limits, and eligibility requirements, please refer to the Texas Regulations.
Each joined student in approved chapter, taking a class that qualifies under the technical standard may enter (up to 10 things for one registration fee):
- One skilled & technical individual competition AND one team skilled & technical competition AND
- One individual leadership competition AND one team leadership competition AND
- One individual demonstration competition AND one team demonstration competition
- One individual occupational related competition AND one team occupational related competition AND
- One individual job exhibit AND one job exhibit multiple or chapter
The following is a list of current Leadership Development competitions that are offered in SkillsUSA Texas. Keep in mind, that some of the contests are “State Only”, meaning there is not a national level for that contest. National contest descriptions are on the national web page, www.skillsusa.org, and the “State Only” contest descriptions can be found within the Texas Regulations. For the most updated list of contests offered, please refer to the Texas Regulations.
| 2024 Contests | Div | Team | Category | State |
| Action Skills | S | Leadership Development | ||
| ACTION SKILLS | M | Leadership Development | ||
| American Spirit | M/S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Audio Visual Production Quiz Bowl | S | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| Automotive Service Quiz Bowl | S | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| Career Promotion Demonstration | S | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| Chapter Business Procedure | S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Chapter Display | M/S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Community Action Project | M/S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Community Service | S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE | M | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Cosmetology Quiz Bowl | S | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl | S | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| Culinary Arts Quiz Bowl | S | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| Emblem Ceremony | S | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| EMBLEM CEREMONY | M | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| Employment Application Process | S | Leadership Development | ||
| Extemporaneous Speaking | S | Leadership Development | ||
| EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING | M | Leadership Development | ||
| IT Quiz Bowl | S | Leadership Development | TX | |
| Job Interview | S | Leadership Development | ||
| JOB INTERVIEW | M | Leadership Development | ||
| Job Skill Demonstration A | S | Leadership Development | ||
| JOB SKILL DEMONSTRATION A | M | Leadership Development | ||
| Job Skill Demonstration Open | S | Leadership Development | ||
| JOB SKILL DEMONSTRATION OPEN | M | Leadership Development | ||
| Occupational Health and Safety – Multiple | S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Occupational Health and Safety – Single | S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Opening and Closing Ceremonies | S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES | M | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Outsanding SkillsUSA Texas Member | S | Leadership Development | TX | |
| OUTSTANDING CHAPTER | M | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Outstanding Chapter | S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| Pin Design | S | Leadership Development | ||
| PIN DESIGN | M | Leadership Development | ||
| Prepared Speech | S | Leadership Development | ||
| PREPARED SPEECH | M | Leadership Development | ||
| Promotional Bulletin Board | S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD | M | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| PROMOTIONAL POSTER | M | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| Quiz Bowl | S | Yes | Leadership Development | |
| QUIZ BOWL | M | Yes | Leadership Development | TX |
| SkillsUSA Texas Memorial Scholarship | S | Leadership Development | TX | |
| T-Shirt Design | M/S | Leadership Development |