The fourth year of training for the State Certified Training program is scheduled for October 24-25 in Oklahoma City, Okla. at the Cambria Suites, Oklahoma City Airport. Participants/states will be responsible for all travel expenses (airline and ground transportation) and incidental hotel expenses. SkillsUSA will cover hotel expenses (room and tax), meal expenses during the training and all training materials.

To participate in this program, state association directors must nominate one or two individuals from their states. The candidates selected should possess teaching or training experience at the high school/college/postsecondary level; have used the PDP and/or CSEP curriculum in the classroom; be an active participant/advisor in local SkillsUSA chapter activities; and, be able to maintain a flexible schedule so as to assist with state director training needs.

During the training, participants will receive the 2011-12 SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards, the SkillsUSA Leadership Handbook, the ASK CD and much more. The training will include a notebook and a CD with information about chapter management, integration of employability skills, fundraising, managing a local/regional contest and other SkillsUSA resources.

Following the training, participants must use the information received and act as primary trainers in state trainer seminars. The final step in the process is to officially register as a state certified trainer and submit a yearly schedule and report of training to the national office. Update training sessions will be scheduled each year; and, to maintain certification, trainers must attend an update training session at least once every three years.

Please submit your nominations (name, school, address, phone number and e-mail) to Deb Tripp at dtripp@skillsusa.org no later than October 5 for the October 24-25, 2010 session.