2025 State Championships
March 18 - March 19, 2025
Conference Details
The SkillsUSA Ohio State Championships brings over 5000 competitors, business and industry partners, instructors, and vendors together in over 100 contests in all 16 Career Pathways to showcase Career and Technical Education in Ohio. Students compete for the title of best in Ohio in their respective career fields. This prestigious event has something for everyone.
Along with competitions students get a chance to campaign for the opportunity to be selected to be one of seven every year to hold the title of State Officer in the yearly delegate assembly and officer elections. Ohio Business and Industry display their products and offer employment opportunities for students at the SkillsUSA Ohio Techspo.
Students that are interested in learning more about SkillsUSA and the Championships can register to participate in the SkillsUSA Ohio Leadership Experience and Championships tour led by SkillsUSA Ohio Alumni and State Advisors. These students will experience a “sneak peak” of all that SkillsUSA Ohio has to offer, and receive a guided tour of the Championships while interacting with business and industry partners.
Off-Site Competitions and Locations
Audio Production
Will take place at Capital University on February 22nd 2025
Automotive Refinishing
Three-C Body Shops Inc.
2300 Briggs Rd.
Columbus, OH 43223
March 18, 2025
Collision Repair Technology
Three-C Body Shops Inc.
2300 Briggs Rd.
Columbus, OH 43223
March 18, 2025
Computerized Damage Appraisal
Three-C Body Shops Inc.
2300 Briggs Rd.
Columbus, OH 43223
March 18, 2025
Baking and Pastry Arts Competition
Will take place at Columbus State on February 28, 2025
Heavy Equipment Operations
Will take place at Local 18 Operators Union Training Center 4250 Soldiers Home Rd Miamisburg, OH 45342
March 8, 2025
Precision Machining North
Will take place at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
February 28th, 2025
Precision Machining South
Will take place at Sinclair Community College
January 24, 2025
Registration Fee Breakdown
Registration
(March 5 - March 8, 2024)
Competitor/Model- $115 (Includes Lunch)
Voting Delegate- $115 (Includes Lunch)
Office Candidate- $115 (Includes Lunch)
Advisor- $85
Leadership Exploration Experience – $40 (Includes Lunch)
**Cosmetology and Barbering contestants will include a contest fee for heads of $70**
Guests (Parents, Family, Administration)
PLEASE REGISTER AT THE DOOR AND OBTAIN A WRISTBAND – $10 PER DAY OR $15 FOR BOTH
DAYS.
** Per SkillsUSA Ohio Policy, schools are required to register 1 Advisor for Every 10 students **
SCHOOL EVENT DETAILS AND IMPORTANT FORMS
Students
Students may have a regional contest to qualify for the State Championships-refer to the specific regional pages to determine if a regional contest is held for your students competition.
All Contests are created in accordance with the 2024-2025 National Technical Standards-these are available with your professional membership.
State Championships Competition Standards will be posted by February 1, 2025 or
as they are finalized by contest coordinators-these will have contest specific information regarding Ohio Contests.
Students running for office must take the qualifying test and submit an application by the deadline.
State and National Membership is required by the registration deadline to participate in the SkillsUSA Ohio State Championships.
All other Rules and Regulations can be found
in the SkillsUSA Ohio Program Guidelines.
Unexpected and unforeseen changes may occur, SkillsUSA takes ever measure to get up to date information out quickly. Check back frequently for updates and make sure you are registered for the SkillsUSA Ohio Newsletter to stay up to date.
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Compete in your field of study or choose from many leadership contests
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Run for State Office
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Elect future leaders as a State Voting Delegate
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Volunteer with our State Courtesy Corps
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Attend leadership development workshops and visit with business and industry partners
Advisors
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What Is Skillsusa?
Watch this video to get an idea about the framework of SkillsUSA.
2023 SkillsUSA Ohio State Championships Competition Standards
(for use in conjunction with the National Technical Standards)
- Additive Manufacturing
- Advertising Design
- American Spirit
- Architectural Drafting
- Art Show - State Only Event
- Audio Production
- Automated Manufacturing
- Automotive Refinishing
- Automotive Service Technology
- Aviation Maintenance
- Baking and Pastry Arts
- Barbering
- Basic Healthcare Skills
- Battle Bots
- Building Maintenance
- Cabinetmaking
- Career Pathways Showcase
- Carpentry
- Chapter Display
- CNC Milling
- CNC Technician
- CNC Turning
- Collision Repair
- Community Service
- Computer Programming
- Collision Damage Appraisal and Total Loss Evaluation
- Creative Sculpture Contest
- Cosmetology
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Criminal Justice
- Cyber Security
- Culinary Arts
- Customer Service
- Delegate Assembly - Officer Elections
- Official Delegate Strength
- Dental Assisting
- Diesel Equipment Technology
- Digital Cinema Production
- Drone
- Early Childhood Education
- Electrical Construction Wiring
- Electronics Technology
- EMT
- Engineering Technology / Design
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Services (Not Running for 2025)
- Esthetics
- Exercise Science- State Only (updated 12/19/2024)
- Extemporaneous Speaking
- Firefighting
- First Aid/CPR
- Graphic Communications
- Health Knowledge Bowl
- Health Occupations Professional Portfolio
- Horticulture - State Only
- HVAC
- Heavy Equipment Operations
- Industrial Motor Control
- Information Technology Services
- Interactive Application & Video Game Design
- Internetworking - (Not running for 2025)
- Job Interview
- Job Skills Demo A
- Job Skills Demo Open
- Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR)
- Masonry
- Mechatronics
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Math
- Medical Terminology
- Mobile Robotics
- Motorcycle Service Technology
- Nail Care
- Nurse Assisting
- Opening and Closing
- Phlebotomy- State Only
- Photography
- Pin Design Contest
- Plumbing
- Power Equipment Technologies
- Practical Nursing
- Precision Machining North
- Precision Machining South (updated 12/19/24)
- Prepared Speech
- Principles of Engineering / Technology
- Promotional Bulletin Board
- Quiz Bowl
- Related Technical Math
- Restaurant Service
- Robotics and Automation Technology
- Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue
- Sheet Metal
- T-Shirt Design Contest
- TeamWorks
- Technical Computer Applications
- Technical Drafting
- Video Production
- Video News Production
- Web Design
- Welding
- Welding Fabrication
- Welding Sculpture
SkillsUSA Ohio Leadership Exploration Experience
March 18, 2025
The Greater Columbus Convention Center
This year we will be offering the Second Annual SkillsUSA Ohio Exploration Experience for students who are not competing to experience SkillsUSA Ohio and the Championships.
What is it?
A Leadership experience to get students excited about SkillsUSA and
their local chapters led by State Advisors and Alumni.
Who can participate?
SkillsUSA Ohio Student Observers looking to experience
SkillsUSA Ohio Leadership Programming and the SkillsUSA Ohio State Championships
FOR NON-MEMBERS wishing to take part-
Please complete this form and return it to tamyra.plotts@education.ohio.gov.
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