SkillsUSA | Advisor Guide 37 STATE LEADERSHIP & SKILLS CONFERENCE (SLSC) April 29, 30, May 1, 2027 - Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, MA Blackstone Valley RVTHS, Upton, Shawsheen Valley RTHS, Billerica & Advantage Truck Group, Shrewsbury Additional Conference Hotels: Hampton Inn, Embassy Suites Hotel, Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Boxboro Regency Hotel, Hilton Garden Inn, DoubleTree Hotel, Westborough SLSC Price List • Students (Quad) $550.00/person • Students (Triple) $575.00/person • Teachers (Double) $635.00/person • Teachers (Single) $715.00/person NATIONAL LEADERSHIP & SKILLS CONFERENCE (NLSC) June 21–26, 2027 - Atlanta, Georgia NLSC Price List • Registration Fee: $250.00/person Important Note: Cost for transportation and lodging at the NLSC are determined by the travel agent according to the prices for hotel negotiated by National SkillsUSA and current group discount airfares. Prices are announced in the spring of each year. WORLDSKILLS 2026 48th WorldSkills Competition September 22-27, 2026 - Shanghai, China WorldSkills International (WSI) is a nonprofit membership association open to agencies or bodies that have a responsibility for promoting vocational education and training in their respective countries/regions. WSI operates worldwide and is politically and denominationally neutral. WSI provides a unique means of exchange and comparison of world-class competency standards in the industrial trades and service sectors of the global economy. The continued growth of WSI attests to the fact that traditional trade and craft skills, along with the newer technology multi-skilled vocations, make an essential contribution to the economic and social well-being of all people. As a freestanding, nonpolitical organization, WSI provides a cost- effective means for international government and industry cooperation in achieving higher standards and status for vocational education and training on a worldwide basis. WSI is an international, member-driven organization that works through collaborative efforts to raise the awareness of skilled professions. Currently, there are 50 member countries. SkillsUSA joined the international organization in 1973 and competed for the first time in 1975. To view SkillsUSA’s team member selection procedures, and watch video of our WorldSkills competitors visit this page: https://www. worldskillsusa.org/ The first competition was held in 1950 in Madrid, Spain. As many as 200,000 spectators, public policy makers, employers, teachers, trainers, technical experts, and government officials from around the world attend the biennial competitions.