National Leadership & Skills Conference

SkillsUSA returns to Kansas City, Missouri, June 23-28, 2008 for the 44th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of talented career and technical education students.

More than 14,500 people—including students, teachers, and business partners—are expected to participate in the week-long experience.

The SkillsUSA Championships will be held on Thursday, June 26th in H. Roe Bartle Hall and Municipal Auditorium. More than 5,000 outstanding career and technical education students—all state contest winners—will compete hands-on in 87 different trade, technical and leadership fields.

Contests are administered with the help of industry, trade associations, and labor organizations, and the competencies to be evaluated are set by business and industry.

Leadership contestants will demonstrate skills including extemporaneous speaking and conducting meetings by parliamentary procedure.

In Massachusetts, SkillsUSA services the second largest membership nationally with over 25,000 students, teachers, and administrators as members.