State Leadership & Skills Conference
General Information
Dates to Remember
Monday 1/12 - Intent to Compete Requests Open
Friday 1/30 - Intent to Compete Requests Close
Friday 2/13 - SkillsUSA Membership Due
Friday 2/27 - SLSC Registration Opens
Friday 3/13 - SLSC Registration Closes
Friday 3/13 - AoY Application Due
Friday 3/13 - State Officer Applications Due
Friday 3/13 - CEP Applications Due
3/25 - 4/8 - Knowledge Exam Testing Window
4/19 - 4/21 - SLSC Conference, Wahpeton, ND
Date: April 19-21, 2026
Location: North Dakota State College of Science
Conference Registration: Student - $70
Advisor - $55
Observer - $40
NDSCS Contest Map (coming this spring)
Competition List (coming soon)
Conference Program (coming this spring)
Contest Schedule (coming this spring)
Hotel Information (coming soon)
Online Tests - Preconference (coming this spring)
Voting Delegate Orientation Guide (coming this spring)
SkillsUSA Championships
The SkillsUSA Championships are competitive events showcasing the best career and technical education students. The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance, and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs.
Each student may compete in one skilled and one leadership or occupational event, OR one leadership and one occupational event during the State Leadership and Skills Conference.
Access to the SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards, which contain official contest rules, is available to professional members. View the national contest descriptions for overviews of all contests. Contestants should check the national contest updates page for the latest updates.