Competitions - SkillsUSA

Cosmetology SkillsUSA National Championships 2010

SkillsUSA Championship offers students of career and technical education the opportunity to demonstrate their leadership and hands-on occupational skills and receive recognition for their achievement. Winners advance from local competitions to district and /or state championships and finally to the national Skills USA Championship in Kansas City at the end of June each year.

Nationals Schedule

SkillsUSA 2010

Wednesday, June 23th

12:00 pm	Committee Meeting
1:00 pm	Registration for contestants, hand in résumés( We went to electronic submission of resumes this year )
1:15 pm	Welcome, introduction of conference team, sponsors and judges, WorldSkills update
1:30 pm	Orientation and review of contest rules
2:30 pm	Written Test - Secondary Oral Test - Post Secondary Fill out sketch sheets for long hair color
3:00 pm	Written Test - Post Secondary Oral Test -Secondary
4:00 pm	On-site visit

Thursday, June 24th

8:30 am	Registration (Kit check)
9:00 am	Orientation/Introduction
9:15 am	Long Hair Overview
9:30a am	Long Hair (1 hour)
10:30 am	Judge Long Hair Design
11:00 am	Women's Cut and Design Overview
11:15 am	Women's Cut and Design (45 minutes)
12:00 pm	Judge Women's Cut and Design
	LUNCH
1:00 pm	Women's 90-degree Cut and Design Overview - Secondary Men's Cut and Design Overview - Postsecondary
1:15 pm	Women's 90-Degree Cut and Design (45 minutes) - Secondary Men's Cut and Design Overview - Postsecondary
2:00 pm	Judge Women's 90-Degree Cut and Design - Secondary Judge Men's Cut and Design Overview - Postsecondary
2:30 pm	Women's 90-Degree Cut and Design Overview - Postsecondary Men's Cut and Design - Secondary
2:45 pm	Women's 90-Degree Cut and Design (45 minutes) - Postsecondary Men's Cut and Design (45 minutes) - Secondary
3:30 pm	Judge Women's 90-Degree Cut and Design - Postsecondary Judge Men's Cut and Design - Secondary
4:00 pm	Grand finale parade
4:15 pm	Final introduction of judges, committee members and sponsors

Contest Instructions

Mannequins
The technical committee will supply mannequins and holders for all areas of this contest. The long hair mannequin will be sent before the competition as soon as your state director forwards the student's name to SkillsUSA. The long hair mannequin should be pre-colored prior to the competition and brought to Kansas City.
If this changes in any given year, contestants will be told in advance to bring their own mannequins and holders.

Orientation Meeting:
Orientation meeting is conducted the day before the contest. Please submit your résumé in a simple manila file folder.(If not posted online prior to the event) The contest rules are reviewed as well as clothing requirements. Contestants will be escorted to contest site once the written test and oral communications test have been administered. Once contestants are familiar with the site and receive final instructions they will receive their gifts from the sponsors of the contest and will be free to leave for the day.
SkillsUSA Test: Used as a tie-breaker only. Subject matter-SkillsUSA Championships.

Parade Finale
Once the contest has been completed, contestants will be asked to provide some information to the commentator on a sheet of paper. Please type using 14-point typeface and print out the following information before arriving to SkillsUSA. Below is a sample:
Name:
School:
Advisor:
City/State: "Chicago, IL" (sample)
State slogan: "The Land of Lincoln" (sample)
Contestant will be asked to select from their completed mannequins and present them to the audience and judges during the parade finale.

Announcement of Winners
1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for Secondary and Post Secondary winners will not be announced until the Awards Ceremony. Sponsor prizes for these winners will be shipped to their home addresses compliments from the Technical Committee.
Uniform Layer (90-Degree) Haircut Procedure

Contestants must be able to duplicate a uniform layer (90-degree) haircut and design selected by the National Tech Committee. Contestant will style the hair with blow dryer and fingers only. Steps must be followed in the exact order.
Please also refer to the April 15th SkillsUSA Standards Update
a. Time allotted - 45 minutes
b. 200 possible points - cut and blow dry will be scored
c. Tools assembled and station prepared
d. Create a four-section parting
e. Establish the design length around the back perimeter
f. Establish the design length around the front perimeter
g. Establish the interior guide at the top of the head (apex, crown)
h. Continue cutting guideline to front hairline
i. Continue cutting guideline from crown to nape
j. Use vertical partings to blend top guide to design line
k. Maintain a constant 90-degree elevation throughout the procedure
l. Follow a traveling guide to maintain uniformly layered lengths
m. Perform a cross check of procedure for accuracy
n. Check perimeter guideline and finish as necessary
o. Finished cut is uniformly blended
p. Blow hair dry to frame face
q. Clean and organize station

All of the following images below will be selected for the Cuts and Style contest at Nationals

Pivot Point Long Hair Mannequin that will be used at Nationals:

1. Ladies': Educational mannequin: Elizabeth - MMLSCDML-XL

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OTHER MANNEQUINS USED AT NATIONALS:

2. Ladies': Burmax

3. Men's: Clic