SkillsUSA Tennessee College/Postsecondary
2026-2027 Key Dates & Deadlines
Use this page to plan membership, leadership conferences, officer development, competitions, awards, and national participation throughout the program year.
Dates and deadlines are subject to change.
Ongoing
Weekly Development
Optional We Grow Wednesday sessions are available every Wednesday to support advisors, chapters, and members throughout the year.
Fall 2026
Membership, Leadership, and Chapter Launch
August 2026
- August 1 – SkillsUSA Membership Registration Opens
- August 1 – Washington Leadership Training Institute Registration and Hotel Booking Open
- August 1 – SkillsUSA State Officer Applications Open
- August 3-7 – SkillsUSA Director and State Staff Convening, Wyoming
- August 11 – SkillsUSA jumpSTART Registration Opens
- August 26 – WLTI Scholarship Requests Due to daphne.brown@tbr.edu
- August 26 – WLTI Registration Should Be Finalized
- August 26 – WLTI Congressional Appointments Should Be Made
September 2026
- September 2 – SkillsUSA Point Registration Closes
- September 2 – WLTI Registration and Hotel Block Close
- September 3 – SkillsUSA Point Virtual Advisor Training, 1:00-4:00 p.m. EDT
- September 4 – SkillsUSA Elevate Registration Closes
- September 5 – SkillsUSA jumpSTART Registration Closes
- September 5 – Tennessee Leadership Training Institute Registration Opens
- September 9 – SkillsUSA Elevate, 11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET
- September 15 – West Tennessee jumpSTART at TCAT Jackson, 8:30 a.m. CDT
- September 16 – Middle Tennessee jumpSTART, Location TBD, 8:30 a.m. CDT
- September 17 – East Tennessee jumpSTART at Chattanooga State, 8:30 a.m. EDT
- September 23 – WLTI Prework Due in SkillsUSA Pathful
- September 25-30 – Washington Leadership Training Institute
October 2026
- October 1 – Tennessee Leadership Training Institute Registration Closes
- October 1 – SkillsUSA State Officer Orientation
- October 8 – Technical Thursday: Ignite the Shop with John Deere, 12:00-12:50 p.m. EDT
- October 9 – State Officer Applications Due
- October 15 – SkillsUSA State Officer Virtual Meeting
- October 22 – SkillsUSA State Officer Virtual Training
- October 22-23 – Tennessee Leadership Training Institute
- October 23 – SkillsUSA State Officer Elections
November 2026
- November 13-14 – SkillsUSA State Officer SLOR Training, Nashville
- November 15 – SkillsUSA Fall Membership Deadline
December 2026
- December 4-5 – SkillsUSA State Officer Training, Smyrna
- December 18 – SLSC Technical Chair RSVP Due for the January 15 Meeting
Winter 2026-2027
Preparation, Training, and Conference Registration
January 2027
- January 4 – SkillsUSA Day on the Hill Registration Opens
- January 15 – SkillsUSA Technical Chair Meeting, Chattanooga, 11:00 a.m. EST; State Officers Assist
- January 15-16 – SkillsUSA State Officer Training, Chattanooga
- January 29 – SkillsUSA Pin Design Contest Submission Due
February 2027
- February 2 – SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference Registration Opens
- February 2 – SkillsUSA Chapter of Excellence and Outstanding Advisor Registration Opens
- February 2-6 – SkillsUSA Week
- February 8-9 – SkillsUSA State Officer Training, Nashville
- February 9 – SkillsUSA Day on the Hill
- February 12 – SkillsUSA T-Shirt Design Contest Due
Spring 2027
Membership Deadlines and State Conference
March 2027
- March 1 – SkillsUSA Membership Registration Deadline
- March 12 – SkillsUSA Advisor of the Year Nominations Due
- March 12 – State Leadership and Skills Conference Registration Deadline
- March 12 – SkillsUSA Chapter of Excellence Program Submission Due
- TBD – SLSC Housing Opens
- TBD – SLSC Housing Closes
- TBD – SLSC Testing Opens
- TBD – SLSC Testing Closes
- TBD – State Leadership and Skills Conference Payment Due
- March 13-14 – SkillsUSA State Officer Training, Smyrna
April 2027
April 9-11 – SkillsUSA State Officers Arrive in Chattanooga
April 11-14
SkillsUSA Tennessee State Leadership and Skills Conference
May 2027
- May 6 – SkillsUSA National Signing Day
- May 14-15 – SkillsUSA State Officer Training for Nationals, Smyrna
Summer 2027
National Leadership and Next-Year Planning
June 2027
- June 1 – SkillsUSA Membership Grant and WLTI Opportunity Information Released pending funding and approval
- June 19-21 – SkillsUSA State Officers Attend Leverage Leadership Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
- June 21-25 – National Leadership and Skills Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
- June 30 – Final We Grow Wednesday of the Program Year
Downloadable Resource
Keep the Full Calendar Within Reach
Download the Key Dates Flyer for quick reference and share it with advisors, chapter officers, students, and campus leadership.