November 1, 2023 at 8:30 am
The Columbus Georgia Convention and Trade Center
801 Front Avenue Columbus, GA
- Student Check-in Opens: 8:30 am
- Opening Ceremony: 9:30 am
- Competition Begins: 10 am
- Award Ceremony: 12:45 pm
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Seeing is believing! Everyone is invited to come and see the amazingly talented students in our state's high school construction programs compete in a variety of trades.
AGC Georgia is partnering with Batson-Cook Company, Freeman & Associates and MetroPower to host construction students from high schools in 22 counties for the West Georgia Skills Challenge. This Skills Challenge is one of eight regional events held throughout Georgia that will host over 2,300 students from nearly 100 schools. Competitions held at the West Georgia Skills Challenge are: blueprint reading, carpentry, electrical, masonry, plumbing, and welding.
With 75 students participating in the West Georgia Skills Challenge, another 60 students will observe in hopes of competing in the future. These students will also benefit from conversations with construction industry professionals who host interactive activities for students to become more familiar with specific construction trades.
Students from construction programs in the following counties are given priority registration to compete in the West Georgia Skills Challenge: Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster.
Students who are members of SkillsUSA Georgia and compete in carpentry, electrical, masonry, plumbing and welding at this event are eligible to earn a bid to the State Leadership and Skills Competition (SLSC) that will be held in February 2024.
To RSVP, email Alyson Abercrombie at abercrombie@agcga.org and share with her that you would like to attend this event. Be sure to include the city/date of this Skills Challenge in your email.