HOSA & SkillsUSA
Join a national student organization today! Network with peers and professionals, build your resume, create your passion.
- The mission of HOSA is to empower HOSA – Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience.
- National Student Healthcare Organization
- Build your resume
- Network with professionals
- Compete alone or as a team
- SkillsUSA is America’s proud champion of the skilled trades. We’re a student-led partnership of education and industry that’s building the future skilled workforce our nation depends on with graduates who are career ready, day one.
- National Student Organization
- Build your resume
- Network with professionals
- Compete alone or as a team
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Upcoming Competitions
HOSA
| Competition | State Leadership Conference |
| Dates | April 16-17, 2026 |
| Location | Davis Conference Center | Layton UT |
| Competition | International Leadership Conference |
| Dates | June 16-21, 2026 |
| Location | Indianapolis, IN |
Find all of the competitions listed:
hosa.org/guidelines
SkillsUSA
| Competition | Utah Leadership and Skills Conference (ULSC) |
| Dates | March 26-27, 2026 |
| Location | Throughout Utah and Salt Lake Valleys |
| Competition | National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) |
| Dates | June 1-6, 2026 |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
Find all of the competitions listed:
skillsusa.org/competitions
For weekly updates from the Utah State SkillsUSA Organization, see their newsletter here.
FAQs
That’s okay! You just have to be a student between July 1st and June 30th in the academic year leading up to the national competition date.
Competitions are organized into three categories: Leadership, Occupationally Related and Skilled and Technical. Competitions may require prior knowledge and training based on their category. Please see the SkillsUSA Categories and Descriptions page for more details.
No, you have to be registered with MTECH’s chapter to compete under MTECH. You cannot compete under both a High School and MTECH chapter.
No. Neither SkillsUSA nor HOSA require you to attend any meetings or service projects. If you would like to get involved, please contact afton.carlson@mtec.edu. There is no obligation in order to compete.
Students participating in HOSA competitions are strongly encouraged to pick two events. Students participating in SkillsUSA competitions should work with their instructor to decide if they will compete in one or more events. SkillsUSA seats are limited and students may be required to compete in less events to allow other MTECH students the opportunity to compete.
As an MTECH student we only require you to pay the registration fee. For HOSA that is $60, and for SkillsUSA it is $25. You will have to find transportation to State competitions, but if you make it to nationals, travel, competition, and accommodations are fully covered by MTECH. Food is paid for by the student.