Welcome to the SkillsUSA Tennessee College/Postsecondary Advisor Resource Library. This collection of guides, handbooks, templates, and planning resources is designed to help advisors build strong, student-led chapters and create meaningful experiences throughout the year.
Each publication is part of Tennessee’s comprehensive advisor development system. Click any cover to open the resource.
Student-Led Planning
Develop a Successful Program of Work
SkillsUSA's Program of Work is the road map for planning and implementing an annual calendar of chapter activities. Organize students into committees for the six national categories so they can plan, carry out, evaluate, and celebrate meaningful work throughout the year.
Each Tennessee College/Postsecondary Resource Center below provides activity ideas, SMART goal examples, SkillsUSA Framework connections, implementation guidance, student leadership opportunities, reflection questions, and tools to help chapters move from ideas to action.
Leadership Development
Build interpersonal relationships and support individual and team growth through chapter operations, leadership activities, mentoring, networking, and individualized development.
Open Leadership Development Resource CenterFinancial Management
Develop financial literacy and entrepreneurship through budgeting, fundraising, project management, resource development, and responsible use of chapter funds.
Open the Fundraising Resource CenterAdvocacy and Marketing
Promote SkillsUSA and career and technical education through advocacy, recruitment, public relations, campus visibility, storytelling, and brand-aligned communication.
Open the Advocacy and Marketing Resource CenterPartner and Alumni Engagement
Engage alumni, parents, advisory committees, administrators, faculty, and business and industry partners in chapter, classroom, mentoring, networking, and career-development activities.
Open the Partner and Alumni Resource CenterCommunity Engagement
Assess community needs, apply technical skills through service, build meaningful partnerships, and create projects that produce measurable community impact.
Open the Community Engagement Resource CenterWorkplace Experiences
Provide career exploration, employer engagement, work-based learning, job-readiness activities, authentic technical experiences, and preparation for the SkillsUSA Championships.
Open the Workplace Experiences Resource CenterAdvisor Resources and Development
Building a Successful SkillsUSA Chapter
Prerequisite to all other readings in the series.
The complete guide to developing student leaders, building exceptional chapters, and preparing students for career success.
Chapter Excellence Program Playbook
A step-by-step guide to building a Chapter Excellence Program application by documenting meaningful student experiences, aligning activities to the SkillsUSA Framework, and showcasing chapter success throughout the year.
Chapter Meeting Handbook
Ready-to-use chapter meeting plans that help students lead, participate, and grow.
Student Leadership Resources
Guides and publications for student officers, chapter leaders, advisors, and leadership development programs.
Local Officer Development Guide
Practical training and support for developing confident, capable local student officers.
Campus Social Media Guide
Practical guidance and ready-to-use examples for creating accessible, professional, student-centered SkillsUSA Tennessee C/PS communications.
State Officer Application Guide
Guidance for candidates, advisors, and institutions supporting the state officer application process.
State Officer Program Guide
Guidance for candidates, officers, advisors, and institutions supporting the state officer experience.
Conferences and Events
Planning guides, participant information, packing lists, schedules, and preparation resources.
jumpSTART Guide
Preparation and participation information for advisors and students attending jumpSTART.
WLTI Guide
Tennessee-specific preparation for the Washington Leadership Training Institute.
TLTI Guide
Event details, expectations, and preparation resources for Tennessee leadership training.
SLSC Guide
Conference preparation, registration guidance, schedules, and participant expectations.
Advisor Resources
Guides that support advisors, lead advisors, recognition, institutional leadership, and statewide coordination.
Advisor Guide
Core guidance for advisors and lead advisors supporting local chapters.
Advisor Recognition Guide
Recognition opportunities and guidance for celebrating advisor service and excellence.
Administrator Guide
Information for presidents, department heads, deans, and other institutional decision-makers.
Business and Industry
Resources for building meaningful partnerships that connect students with employers, mentors, and career opportunities.
Business and Industry Partnership Guide
Strategies for engaging employers, advisory partners, sponsors, mentors, and workforce leaders.
Competition Resources
Guides for technical chairs, judges, volunteers, competitors, and conference support teams.
Technical Chair Guide
Planning, preparation, competition management, scoring, and operational responsibilities.
Judge Guide
Clear expectations and preparation information for competition judges.
Volunteer Guide
Roles, expectations, schedules, and service information for conference volunteers.
Templates and Planning Tools
Ready-to-use documents that make chapter planning, communication, and activity development easier.
Activity Templates
Planning forms, reflection tools, agendas, checklists, and chapter activity templates.
Navigating a State Conference Build-Director's Guide
A state director's perspective to building a state conference. Written with LENSCAST TM -UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Student Training Activities
Ready-to-deliver learning activities for advisors, officers, members, and chapter teams.
Essential Element-Adaptability/Flexibility
Essential Element-Communication
Essential Element-Computer and Technology Literacy
Essential Element-Decision Making
Essential Element-Integrity
Essential Element-Job-Specific Skills
Essential Element-Multicultural Sensitivity and Awareness
Essential Element-Planning, Organizing and Management
Essential Element-Professional Development
Essential Element-Professionalism
Essential Element-Responsibility
Essential Element-Safety and Health
Essential Element-Self-Motivation
Essential Element-Service Orientation
