The contestants for the statewide SkillsUSA competition must first compete and win a regional contest. Below is information about the Regional SkillsUSA competitions. For additional information on the regional competitions, contact SkillsUSA Georgia.

Region #1
Regional Championship Date: February 6, 2009
Regional Championship Location: Coosa Valley Technical College, Floyd County Schools Career and College Academy
Region #1 Chair: Hillari Knight, Floyd County Schools College & Career Academy, hknight@floydboe.net, 706-236-1860
Region #1: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Region #2
Regional Championship Date: February 26, 2009
Regional Championship Location: North Georgia Technical College
Region #2 Chair: Kenny Floyd, Franklin County High School, kennyfloyd@franklin.k12.ga.us, 706-384-4554
Region #2: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walton, White

Region #3
Regional Championship Date: February 5, 2009 (tenative)
Regional Championship Location: Atlanta Technical College
Region #3 Chair: Isiah Ellison, Benjamin E. Mays HS, iellison@atlanta.k12.ga.us, 404-344-7063
Region #3: Carroll, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Paulding

Region #4
Regional Championship Date: February 27, 2009
Regional Championship Location: Columbus Technical College
Region #4 Chair: Cheryl Rees, Kendrick High School, 706-565-2977
Region #4: Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson, Webster

Region #5
Regional Championship Date: February 27, 2009
Regional Championship Location: Central Georgia Technical College - Macon Campus
Region #5 Chair: Brandi Reid, Crisp County High School, breid@crisp.k12.ga.us, 229-276-3430 ext. 2303
Region #5: Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Clayton, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Newton, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Rockdale, Spalding, Twiggs, Wilcox

Region #6
Regional Championship Date: February 19, 2009
Regional Championship Location: Ogeechee Technical College
Region #6 Chair: Kevin Strickland, South Effingham HS, kstrickland@effingham.k12.ga.us, 912-728-7511
Region #6: Baldwin, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Columbia, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Lincoln, McDuffie, Montgomery, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Warren, Washington, Wheeler, Wilkes, Wilkinson

Region #7
Regional Championship Date: February 27, 2009
Regional Championship Location: Moultrie Technical College
Region #7 Chair: Lynn Tanner, Moultrie Technical College, ltanner@moultrietech.edu, 229-217-4154
Region #7: Baker, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Worth

Region #8
Regional Championship Date: February 20, 2009 (tentative)
Regional Championship Location: Altamaha Technical College
Region #8 Chair: Carlos Jones, Camden County High School, cjones@camden.k12.ga.us, 912-729-7318
Region #8: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Coffee, Cook, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Echols, Glynn, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh,Pierce, Telfair, Turner, Ware, Wayne>