CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● What does CTE stand for?.
Answer: Career and Technical Education.
●● When was SkillsUSA founded?.
Answer: 1965.
●● What was SkillsUSA originally called?.
Answer: VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America).
●● When did VICA change its name to SkillsUSA?.
Answer: 1999.
●● What is the SkillsUSA mission?.
Answer: To empower members to become world-class workers, leaders,
and responsible citizens.
●● What are the "Three C's" of the SkillsUSA Framework?.
Answer: Career Skills, Communication Skills, and Character Skills.
, ●● What is a SkillsUSA chapter?.
Answer: A SkillsUSA organization at a local school.
●● What is an adviser?.
Answer: A teacher who leads and mentors a SkillsUSA chapter.
●● What is an officer?.
Answer: An elected student leader in a SkillsUSA chapter.
●● What does NLSC stand for?.
Answer: National Leadership & Skills Conference.
●● What does SLSC stand for?.
Answer: State Leadership & Skills Conference.
●● What are the four levels of SkillsUSA competition?.
Answer: Local, District, State, National.
●● What happens at the National Leadership & Skills Conference
(NLSC)?.
Answer: The top competitors from each state compete at the national
level.