Diesel Equipment Technology

Skills USA March 26-27, 2020

Participants Instructions

03/03/20

Welcome to the 2020 Skills USA competition. Included are the rules and instructions for the competition.

Mandatory Pre-Contest Meeting Thursday March 26, 5:30PM. SLCC Westpointe Workforce Training Education Center 1060 north Flyer Way (2130 west) Salt Lake. Those who do not attend will be disqualified.

Contest starts at 7:30 AM Friday March 27th, so please be prompt.

Clothing Requirements

Proper attire is required as outlined by Skills USA. The Technical Committee or their appointee will assess clothing penalties.

Safety

You will be expected to observe and practice safety at all times. You are expected to wear safety glasses during all hands-on testing.  Unsafe practices could be grounds for deductions or disqualification.

Contest Rules

·         No cell phones will be allowed during the competition.

·         No one is allowed on the contest floor area unless exhibiting a badge that indentifies them as a contestant, judge, or assistant.

·         Each contestant will be issued a badge with a contestant number and a team letter, (A thru M).  Teams of two will be determined by the letter.  During the competition including lunch and breaks, you are not allowed to talk to instructors or any contestants other than your team member.  Violation of any contest rules could be grounds for disqualification from the contest.

Station Rotation

Two blasts of horn will start each 30-minute session.   At 15 minutes into the 30 minute session a single horn blast will sound to indicate that you must switch within the station, should there be a hands on and written test.  There will be 3 minutes between each 15 minute session and then a single blast of the horn will sound to start the next 15 minute session. At the end of the 30-minutes two blasts of the horn will sound to end the session at which time you are to rotate to the next station. There will be 5 minutes between sessions to allow for rotation between stations, and restroom breaks if needed. After 5 minutes there will be two blasts of the horn indicating the start of the next 30 minute session.  A map is provided indicating direction of flow of contestants to each station.  Do NOT get out of sequence; doing so could cause a score of zero for that station.

 

Lunch

Lunch will be provided for all contestants and will be brought to each station. You will be required to remain at your station during lunch.  Restroom breaks are allowed but keep in mind the no cell phone and no talk rule.

Once you have completed the competition go to the designated waiting area and wait for the ok to talk to the judges, or leave the building.    It takes time for the judges to finish scoring and we do have a deadline to get scores into the main office so we ask that you not mill around on the competition floor.

Good Luck and Have Fun!!!