SkillsUSA Extemp Flashcards

SkillsUSA framework

Personal skills, workplace skills, technical skills grounded in academics

Components inside personal skills

Integrity, work ethic, professionalism, responsibility, adaptability/flexibility, self motivation

Components inside workplace skills

Communication, decision making, teamwork, multicultural sensitivity & awareness, planning, organizing & management, leadership

Components inside technical skills grounded in academics

Computer & technololgy literacy, job specific skills, safety and health, service orientation, professional development

SkillsUSA pledge

Upon my honor, I pledge

To prepare myself by diligent study and ardent practice to become a worker who's service will be recognized as honorable by my employer and fellow workers. To base my expectations of reward upon the solid foundation of service. To honor and respect my vocation in such a way as to bring repute to myself. And further to spare no effort in upholding the ideals of SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA Motto

Preparing for leadership in the world of work

How many purposes are there in SkillsUSA

11

What is the SkillsUSA Creed

I believe in the dignity of work, I believe in the American way of life, I believe in education, I believe in fair play, I believe satisfaction is achieved by good work, I believe in high moral and spiritual standards

Explain SkillsUSA Program of Work

Professional Development, Public Relations, SkillsUSA Championships, Social Activities, Community Service, Employment, Ways and Means

How many are on the board of directors of SkillsUSA.

17

What are the SkillsUSA Colors

Red, White, Blue and Gold

What do the colors represent?

Red & White - The individual states and chapters, Blue - The common union of the states and chapters, Gold - individual (the most important element of SkillsUSA)

Explain the SkillsUSA Emblem.

Shield - Patriotism, Gear - Industrial Society, Torch - Knowledge, Orbital Circles - Technology, Hands - Individual

What is the SkillsUSA Mission Statement

SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders, and responsible American citizens

When is SkillsUSA Week

The 2nd week of February

What are the four pillars of SkillsUSA

Hope, Compassion, Trust, Stabiliby

What is CEP

Chapter Excellence Program - Its the best way to ensure you have a successful SkillsUSA Chapter

This is the complete guide to a parliamentary procedure

Roberts Rules of order

To make a motion at a meeting, you must state your motion by saying:

I move that

Minutes are a record of

Business transacted

To bring up an item of business, you must go through the steps of processing?

A main motion

Parliamentary procedures are followed when:

Only one question can be discussed at a time

A listing of personalized meeting events written in a logical sequence is called:

Agenda

A listing of typical meeting events that help members know what to expect during a SkillsUSA meeting is

Order of business

The suggested order of business for a typical meeting does not include

Old business

According to parliamentary procedure

Decisions are made when the majority of the members agree

A main motion must be seconded. The second indicated

More than one person wishes to discuss or debate the motion

When was the First National organization for students in T&I education formed?

1920

VICA was founded

1965

VICA post secondary division was approved

1969

Leadership handbook was released

1970

Inducted its 1 millionth member

1975

National board of directors voted to change the name from VICA to SkillsUSA

1999

First middle school chapter of SkillsUSA was formed

2014

What is Skill USA?

-A national partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensue America has a skilled workforce and helping each member excel as they prepare for their careers -

What are the Three types of skills?

-Personal. workplace, and technical

What is the best first step when making a decision?

-Gathering information

Who is your skills USA chapter desigen for?

-you

Who is your skills USA chapter run by?

-you

How do strengths become abilities?

-Intentionally developing them through steady practice

What are some programs that allow you to receive recognition for individual member and chapter achievement?

-SkillsUSA Career Essentials suite, the SKillsUSA Chapter Excellence Program (CEP), President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) , and Student2Student program.

What does CEP stand for?

-Chapter Excellence Program

What does PVSA stand for?

-President's Volunteer Service Award

What program in the SkillsUSA chapter allows you to build valuable skills?

-An annual program of work

What does the annual program of work allow?

-members to grow within the classroom, workplace, and chapter and to build SkillsUSA Framework skills

What is SkillsUSA's virtual community called?

-SkillsUSA CONNECT

What does SkillsUSA CONNECT do?

-allows you to access experiences, events and programs for you and your chapter, as well as be a part of a community of members from across the United States.

What benefit do you get from forming meaningful relationships with other students who share common interests and come from diverse backgrounds?

-You will develop skills for the world of work including communication, decision-making, teamwork, and problem-solving

In SkillsUSA you can access a broad array of SkillsUSA _____________ programs to grow _______ and __________ skills while also having a lot of fun.

-student member; personal; professional

What does CTE stand for?

-Career and Technical Education

What does NLSC stand for?

-National Leadership and Skills Conference

When does the SkillsUSA championship take place?

-during the SkillsUSA NLSC

How often and where does the NLSC occur?

-Each year in a major American city.

How much space does the NLSC occupy?

-Equivalent to 31 football fields

What does SkillsUSA also do at the NLSC?

-fields a team to represent the United States at the WorldSkills competition, where selected team members train for a year or more to compete in their trade area at a highly competitive international event

What is the URL for the SkillsUSA website?

-skillsusa.org

What is SkillsUSA's websites purpose?

-providing information about the organization for stakeholders and the general public.

What is the URL for SkillsUSA CONNECT?

-connect.skillsusa.org

What is the purpose of SkillsUSA CONNECT?

-a virtual community, providing members with opportunities for connection, growth and recognition.

What is the URL for SkillsUSA register?

-register.skillsusa.org

What is the SkillsUSA register?

-SkillsUSA's secure, online portal for membership and conference registration

What is the URL for SkillsUSA absorb?

-absorb.skillsusa.org

What is SkillsUSA Absorb?

-Learning management system, housing curriculum and professional member benefits

What is the URL for SkillsUSA advocate?

-advocate.skillsusa.org

What is SkillsUSA advocate?

-An advocacy site, allowing members to contact elected officials and media with messages.

What is the URL for the SkillsUSA brand center?

-brand.skillsusa.org

What is SkillsUSA's brand center?

-SkillsUSA's interactive brand resource site, providing logos, templates and more

What are the three words that go with Skills USA Career Essentials?

-Foundations, Experiences, and Assessments

What is the URL for the SkillsUSA Career Essentials?

-careeressentials.skillsusa.org

What is Skills USA career essentials?

-Website for Career essentials cirriculum and assessments

What is the URL for SkillsUSA champions?

-champions.skillsusa.org

What is SkillsUSA champions?

-The digital hub for SkillsUSA Champions magazine providing inspiring stories and relevant news

What is the URL for the SkillsUSA shop?

-shop.skillsusa.org

What is Skills USA shop?

-SkillsUSA's webstore offering the latest merchandise and educational resources

What social media platforms does SkillsUSA have?

-Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and Linked In

What all is available in the SkillsUSA shop?

-Casual and professional clothing, SkillsUSA gear as well as items to help your chapter like educational materials to support your chapter, chapter equipment, recognition items and awards for industry partners, sponsors or career competitions.

How is Chapter membership like a career?

-You can get out of it what you put into it?

How can you improve your work ethic?

-Stay on task and avoid burnout by scheduling short breaks in advance of your work.

What are some ways to get involved with your SkillsUSA chapter in the first month?

-Visit your state's SkillsUSA website, Visit the national website, follow skillsUSA on social media, attend a chapter meeting, meet your SkillsUSA chapter advisior and officers, Obtained a copy of the SkillsUSA Member Handbook, review the skills USA Framework, visit the official member magazine, and create a profile on SkillsUSA Connect

What is this stupid book called?

-The SkillsUSA Member Handbook "Making the most of your Membership

What are some ways to get involved with your chapter within the first year of membership and beyond?

-Atten the majority or all chapter activities, be an active member of a Program of Work committee, be an active committee chair or offer to lead an event of activity, hold a skillsUSA officer position, propose a solution to a challenge your chapter faces, share at least one idea to reach a goal. participate in one or more national programs and events

How many times is SkillsUSA Champions published in print format?

-Twixe per school year: once in the fall and once in the spring and mailed to registered classroom advisors

What is an organization's most vital piece of language?

-A mission statement

What does a mission statement do?

-describes in plain terms an organization's very reason for existing, telling the world the need the organization fulfills and for whom

How many times do you appear in the SkillsUSA mission statement and how?

-Twice; In the first Sentence you appear as a member. In the second sentence you are "our nation's future skilled workforce" this is because skillsUSA could not exist without you

What does the SkillsUSA infographic depict?

-How the Mission, the SKillsUSA Framework, the integration locations where instruction occurs, the Program of Work and member success assessment tools fit together for the operation of a successful skillsUSA chapter.

What is SkillsUSA's mission statement?

-SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders, and responsible american citizens

What does the infographic say?

-Personal Skills, Technical Skills (Grounded in academics), and Workplace Skills with SkillsUSA in the middle

What are the colors and shape of the infographic?

-Red blue and grey, kind of a folded continuous triangle

What three categories do framework skills include?

-Personal, workplace, and technical skills

What is the program of work?

-The delivery mechanism of the SkillsUSA framework

How many categories are there in the Program of Work?

-Six

What does PoW stand for?

-Program of Work

What does the SkillsUSA Framework do?

-The SkillsUSA framework defines the mission of the organization

Where does the research for the framework come from?

-1,000 employers

How many components are there in the SkillsUSA framework?

-3

What are the components of the SkillsUSA framework?

-Personal, Workplace, and Technical Skills Grounded in Academics

How many essential elements are in the SkillsUSA framework?

-17

What are integration locations?

-SkillsUSA Framework instruction is integrated into three locations