2024-2025 Contest Information

SkillsUSA Oklahoma holds qualifying rounds for some of its contests each year known as Regional and District Competitions in preparation of the State Leadership and Skills Conference in April. Not every contest will have a qualifying round. Find out what contest requires a regional or district qualifier using the Competitive Events List link below.

Competitive Events List for 2024-2025

SkillsUSA Oklahoma follows national SkillsUSA Championships contests to the best of our ability. Adjustments may be needed to help facilitate contests at the state level. To learn more about the contests individual’s can participate in and what categories they fit into research the contests here and Professional members can login to Absorb to find a contest technical.

Want to learn more about the General Regulations for SkillsUSA Championships? Follow this link

SkillsUSA Oklahoma does not offer every contest that is provided at the national level. Please review the competitive events list to see contests being offered for 2024-2025 contest season.

Registration Dates

Registration Opens: December 1, 2025

Registration Closes: January 5, 2026

Online Testing Information

Online Testing is proctored through individual technology centers testing locations.  Please contact your local technology center to set up testing time for contests.  Please test early, if possible. We can not extend testing windows for missed testing. Bad weather is always a possibility in January.

       Online testing starts:  January 8, 2026

       Online testing ends:  January 27, 2026

Regional Skills Contests

Click on the name of the contest below to find more information about location and date for your region.

  • Automotive Service Technology Regionals
    • UPDATES as of 2/14/25: Rescheduled due to weather
      • Region 7 will now be on Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025
  • Cabinetmaking Regionals
    • UPDATES as of 2/14/25: Rescheduled due to weather
      • Region 3 will now be on Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025
      • Region 4 will now be on Friday, Feb 14, 2025
  • Carpentry & Carpentry Written Regionals
  • Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nail Care & Barbering Regionals
    • Barbering Regional Technical
    • Cosmetology Regional Technical
    • Esthetics Regional Technical
    • Nail Care Regional Technical
  • HVAC Regionals
  • Job Readiness Regionals
    • Information and contest materials for Job Readiness contests
  • Manual Machining Regionals
  • Technical Drafting Regionals
  • Welding Fabrication Regionals
  • Welding Regionals

District Leadership Contests

Pin Design and T-Shirt Design

To better support the pin and t-shirt design contests at State Conference in April SkillsUSA Oklahoma will be holding district qualifying rounds this year for both contests. Contests will be held digitally with contestants being required to turn in all materials online including design, resume, and a recorded presentation. 2 secondary and 2 postsecondary students from each district will move onto SLSC.  Registration deadline for district pin and t-shirt design in January 10th, 2025 like the other district leadership contests.

UPDATE: Contestant materials/submissions will be due Feb 19th, 2025 for both pin and t-shirt design.

Contests materials will be judged and winners will be announced via the SkillsUSA weekly email on Friday, Feb 28th. 

  • All materials must be submitted using online submission link.  Submission links can be found in contest technical.
  • Pin Design District Technical-
  • T-Shirt Design District Technical

District Locations and Contest Dates

  • North Central
    • Friday, February 28, 2025 at OSU-IT, Okmulgee, OK
    • Agenda
  • Northeast
    • UPDATED: As of 2/19/25 contests are rescheduled to Wednesday, Feb 26th due to inclement weather and closings.
      • Tulsa Tech Owasso Conference Center
      • Registration starts at 8:30am and opening Ceremony starts at 9am.
      • Agenda
  • Northwest
    • UPDATED as of 2/17/25.  Contests have been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 25, 2025 due to weather and closings.
    • Location Francis Tuttle- Rockwell
  • South Central
    • UPDATED as of 2/20/25.  Contests have been rescheduled to Friday, February 28, 2025 due to weather and closings.
    • Location Gordon Copper Technology Center, Shawnee, OK.
  • Southeast
    • Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Kiamichi Technology Center-Idabel
  • Southwest 
    • UPDATED as of 2/17/25 Contests are rescheduled to Tuesday, March 4, 2025 due to weather and closings.
    • Grady Country Fairgrounds, Chickasha, OK
    • Agenda

Additional Forms

Grievance Form

      It is the responsibility of the competing student and their advisor to follow the grievance process.  No grievance will be heard if form is submitted after deadline.

Medical Release Form

Special Accommodations Form