2026-2027 Key Dates & Deadlines (Subject to change)
Ongoing
Every Wednesday – Optional “We Grow Wednesday”
August 2026
August 1 – SkillsUSA Membership Registration Opens
August 1 – Washington Leadership Training Institute (WLTI) Registration Opens
August 3-7 – State Directors Association Meeting
August 10 – SkillsUSA jumpSTART Registration Opens
August 25 – WLTI Registration Closes; substitutions allowed through September
September 2026
September 9 – SkillsUSA Elevate (Virtual Local Chapter Officer Team Training), 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
September 25-30 – Washington Leadership Training Institute (WLTI)
October 2026
October 9 – State Officer Applications Due
October 22-23 – Tennessee Leadership Training Institute (TLTI)
October 23 – SkillsUSA State Officer Elections
November 2026
November 13-14 – State Officer Leadership Retreat (SOLR)
December 2026
December 4-5 – State Officer Leadership Training
January 2027
January 15 – Annual Technical Chair Meeting
January 15-16 – State Officer Leadership Training
January 29 – SkillsUSA Pin Design Contest Submission Due
February 2027
February 1 – Registration Opens: State Leadership and Skills Conference (SLSC), Chapter of Excellence Program, Outstanding Advisor of the Year, and Banquet Awards
February 12 – SkillsUSA T-Shirt Design Contest Due
February 19-20 – State Officer Leadership Training
March 2027
March 1 – SkillsUSA Membership Deadline
March 1 – Outstanding Advisor of the Year Submission Deadline
March 12 – State Leadership and Skills Conference Registration Deadline
March 12 – Chapter of Excellence Submission Deadline
TBD – SLSC Hotel Booking Window
TBD – SkillsUSA State Testing Window
TBD – SkillsUSA Day on the Hill (dependent on TBR SOAR schedule)
TBD – State Officer Leadership Training
April 2027
April 11-14 – SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference (SLSC)
May 2027
May 6 – SkillsUSA National Signing Day
May 14-15 – State Officer Leadership Training
June 2027
June 19-21 – State Officers Attend Leverage Leadership Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
June 21-25 – SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC), Atlanta, Georgia
July 2027
Membership Grant and WLTI Opportunity Information Released (pending funding/approval)
