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The Xante PlateMaker 4 and CL30 printers are a judged portion of the curriculum at the SkillsUSA National Championships. Click here to see the 2003 curriculum.


Forty Eight Students Participate in Graphic Communications Skills USA Championships
Contestants were required to produce a job using a computer and page layout software,
plan the production cycle, set up and run the job on a Heidelberg press and fold it.
Contestants also had to produce proofs and plates using CTP software and equipment, take a 100-question written test and take part in an oral professional assessment. Read More...


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The contest consists of five parts. The contestant is judged on the following: layout and design; film image assembly; plate making; offset duplication; and a written test to demonstrate an ability to solve common graphic communication issues. Each contestant is required to compose final art using a desktop computer and software system.

Visit Graphic Communications Digital Workflow Contestant section to view all contestants including Secondary and Postsecondary Division winners. SkillsUSA is a national organization serving a quarter-million high school and college students and professional members who are enrolled in technical, skilled, and service occupations.

About the SkillsUSA Championships
The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. The Championships is a multi-million dollar event that occupies a space equivalent to eight football fields. In 2003, there will be over 4,000 contestants in 75 separate events. Nearly 1,500 judges and contest organizers from labor and management make the national event possible.The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers' needs.

What is NLSC?
SkillsUSA returned to Kansas City June 23-June 27, 2003 for the 39th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students. More than 12,500 people-including students, teachers and business partners- participated in the week-long event.

The SkillsUSA Championships were held on Thursday, June 26 in H. Roe Bartle Hall and Municipal Auditorium. More than 4,000 outstanding career and technical education students-all state contest winners competed in 73 different trade, technical and leadership fields. Students worked against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations like electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining, medical assisting and culinary arts. Contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations, and labor organizations, and test competencies are set by industry.

Leadership contestants demonstrated skills including extemporaneous speaking and conducting meetings by parliamentary procedure. The competitions were open to the public and free of charge.