Welcome to the 2020 Skills USA competition.
Included are the rules and instructions for the competition.
Mandatory Pre-Contest Meeting and test on Thursday
March 26, 5:30PM. SLCC Miller Campus 9700 so. 300 West, Sandy Utah. Building MATC room 216.
Those who do not attend will be disqualified.
The contest starts at 8:00 AM Friday March
27th and is in MATC room 116 also at the Miller campus, so contestants should arrive at 7:30 and go to room 216. You will then be escorted down stair for the competition, The doors will be closed at 8:00
and no one will be admitted past that time, be prompt!
Clothing Requirements
Proper attire is required as outlined by
Skills USA. The Technical Committee or their appointee will assess clothing
penalties.
Safety
All contestants are required to have a
current SP2 safety certification, which is the same requirement as Skills USA
national competition. 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 identifies them as a contestant, judge, or assistant. Each contestant will be issued a badge with a contestant number at the meeting on Thursday evening. During the competition (including breaks), you are not allowed to talk to instructors or any contestants. Restroom breaks are allowed but keep in mind the no cell phone and no talk rule. Violation of any contest rules could be grounds for disqualification from the contest.
Station Rotation
The contest rotation schedule will be announced at
the meeting on the 26th.
Lunch
Lunch will be provided for all contestants
and will be brought to a designated area. You will be required to remain in the designated
area.
Once you have completed the competition go
to the designated waiting area and be dismissed. 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 exit the competition floor.
