Workforce Development

East Georgia Skills Challenge

For event information, connect with either of these two East Georgia Skills Challenge contacts.
Laura Bell R. W. Allen Construction (706) 733–2800 lbell@rwallen.com	Tim Hobbs AGC Georgia (678) 298–4122 hobbs@agcga.org
Recap from this region's Skills Challenge event Photo highlights from 2024 event Media highlights from 2024 event Recap, including thank you to sponsors from 2024 event Watch video by clicking on below image.

Host Contractor: R. W. Allen Construction, GoldMech and Silver Sheet Metal, Inc.
 

• Any student wishing to be eligible to qualify for SLSC must declare their intention by October 3, 2025 by also registering for their specific event with SkillsUSA.
  
• Student Competitor and Student Observer Registration Deadline within the Construction Ready Digital Portal is October 10, 2025 for this event. 

November 20, 2025 at 8:30 am
Georgia Carolina State Fair
308 Hale Street
Augusta, GA

2025 Monetary Sponsor

2025 In-Kind Sponsor

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2025 East Georgia Skills Challenge Information   

• Home Region Assignment Map
• Student Competitions Offered
• Day's Schedule of Events
  
• Invited Schools/2024 Competitors
• Sponsorships
• Ways Industry Can Get Involved

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Registration Portals

All student competitors, student observers and teachers must register with their unique login to the Construction Ready (CR) Digital Portal to attend this regional Skills Challenge using the below link. NOTE: For new teachers or new employer users who have NEVER accessed the CR Digital Portal, please click here for help.  

Regional Registration

All student competitors who wish to be eligible for qualifying for the SkillsUSA Georgia SLSC in February 2026 MUST ALSO register for their specific competition in the below link. 

Skillsusa registration 

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Blueprints/Instructions for Competitions offering SkillsUSA Qualifying

AGC Georgia coordinates with East Georgia contractor champions to provide blueprints for the following competitions: 1) Carpentry, 2) Electrical, 3) Masonry, and 4) Plumbing. To view the plans that will be used for these competitions at the event in Augusta on November 20, please click on the below link. For information pertaining to Blueprint Reding, Beginning & Advanced Welding, Local-Only Welding Fabrication, and Sheetmetal, please contact representatives with R. W. Allen Construction. 

Blueprints

Students wishing to compete in 1) Cabinetmaking, 2) TeamWorks and 3) Welding Fabrication are required to complete in-classroom projects. Proof of completion for these in-classroom projects is due at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Full details for participation in these three competitions can be found at the below link. 

In-Class Project Details 

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Congratulations to the 2024 East Georgia Skills Challenge winners!
*indicates a student qualifying to advance to the SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference (SLSC) at the Georgia World Congress Center in February 2025. Only students who are within this event's region are allowed to qualify for state.  

Construction Cup Winner - West Laurens High School
Welding Cup Winner - Thomson High School

 

Cabinetmaking * 1st - West Laurens High School - Sam Rowland * 2nd - Evans High School - Grayson Tolar * 3rd - Washington County High School - Wyatt Hopkins Carpentry * 1st - Thomson High School - Spencer Butler * 2nd - East Laurens High School -Mikhail Nowinsky * 3rd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center - Braylen Alexander Electrical * 1st - Evans High School -Joseph Jordan  * 2nd - Evans High School -  Jason Reel * 3rd - West Laurens High School - Daniel Ryals   Masonry * 1st - Evans High School - DJ Lewis * 2nd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center - Axel Hernandez * 3rd - Lincoln County High School -Brax Barnett Plumbing * 1st - West Laurens High School -Elija Pullins * 2nd - Thomson High School - Clayton Ivey * 3rd - West Laurens High School - Jr Benitez  Sheet Metal 1st - Lincoln County High School - Zach Grabb 2nd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center -Malachi Adams 3rd - Evans High School - Haley Al-Ibrahim

TeamWorks * 1st - West Laurens High School         Will Fountain, Michael Daughtery, Cody Palmer, Calib Stevens 2nd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center          Easton Bruce, Chastity Baez, Renji Woods, Alexandra Marshall Welding - Beginner 1st - Hephzibah High School - Jaxon Finley 2nd - Thomson High School - Jayden Brown  3rd - Evans High School - Carson Stephenson Welding - Advanced * 1st - Thomson High School - Nathan Henderson  * 2nd - Thomson High School - Hayden Conner * 3rd - East Laurens High School - Brayen Jones Welding Fabrication for SkillsUSA advancement * 1st - Thomson High School    Christopher Cotlan, Carson Treadwell, Gabriel Bradley 2nd - Evans High School     Conner Peter, Alex Kilgore, Jack Polhill 3rd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center    Angel Medina, Amir Alphonso, Johathan Lovelace Welding Fabrication - local Cup competition 1st - Evans High School          Caylin Ellis, Kendal McPherson and Gabriel Dorsey 2nd - Lincoln County High School          Brooklyn Seagraves, Canaan Harris, and Tripp Parks 3rd - Thomson High School          Jim Alfriend, Chris Lazenby, and Josue Garcia-Aguilar