National Delegate Program
SkillsUSA is a student-led organization whose student members are charged with the responsibility of governing the affairs associated with the organization bylaws. The SkillsUSA Delegate Program engages state-identified delegates to represent their respective state associations in introducing, debating, modifying and voting upon delegate items that may include organization bylaws, ad hoc committees and the SkillsUSA national officer elections.
The Delegate Program helps achieve the SkillsUSA mission by ensuring that delegates can:
Demonstrate Decision Making to make informed organizational decisions by engaging in training about parliamentary procedure and the decision-making process to execute the responsibilities of a delegate.
Evaluate local and state needs related to career and technical education and SkillsUSA.
Collaborate with peer delegates to analyze organizational goals, consider state-level needs and provide input that represents their state's student membership and contributes to the achievement of the national organization mission.
A national officer candidate may serve as a delegate and vote but may not be seated in the House of Delegates meetings during campaign speeches and problematic questions.
Delegates can also be competitors, but schedules should not conflict.
