Workforce Development

Northwest Georgia Skills Challenge

• Student Competitor and Student Observer Registration Deadline within the Construction Ready Digital Portal is October 7, 2025 for this event. 
• 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.

November 4, 2025 at 8:30 am
Rome River Center
301 Tribune Street
Rome, GA 

2025 Sponsor Form

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• 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 is coordinating with Northwest Georgia contractor champions to provide blueprints for Electrical and Masonry during the 2025 regional Skills Challenge. New for 2025, the Northwest Georgia leadership team will be using adapted project plans for Carpentry, Plumbing and Welding. To view the Electrical and Masonry plans, please click on the below link. For information pertaining to Carpentry, Plumbing and Welding, please contact representatives with Duffey Southeast, Inc.  

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