Events
Cypress High School FBLA Members first begin your journey at the Section Level at the California FBLA Southern Section Leadership Conference, by choosing Two Section Level Competitive Events to compete in. There are Objective testing Events, Performance Events, Production Events and Team Events. Ideally you will qualify to move on to the California FBLA State Competition as a finalist in one of your Events at Section. You may then also compete in an additional Event that starts at State. Each member should compete at Section level first: in order to compete at the State Level. All Members should use the resources below to choose specifically:
1. TWO Competitive Events to compete in at the California FBLA Southern Section Leadership Conference.
2. TWO Competitive Events to compete in at the California FBLA State Leadership Conference. (This may include one or both of your Section Events: if you qualify to move forward in both, or it may be other different events.)
Qualify to move on the FBLA National Competition, this year June 29 - July 2 in Orlando, Florida!
CALIFORNIA FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA (FBLA)
CALIFORNIA AWARDS PROGRAM (CAP)
COMPETITIVE EVENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The FBLA mission is to prepare students for successful careers in business through support for curriculum development and innovative assessment tools. To help meet that charge, the FBLA Competitive Events Program has been developed and made available to local and state chapters for use in assessing students in the various knowledge, skills, and abilities that make up today's business education curriculum. FBLA competitive events prepare students for successful careers in a broad range of business and career-related areas. The competitive event guidelines and competencies are created for competitors, advisers and judges.
California Awards Program (2023-2024):
Competitive Events Events-at-a-Glance and Planning Worksheet (Excel spreadsheet)
This contains information on all Events and whether the Event starts at Section, State and/or Nationals
Event Guidelines and Rating Sheets
FBLA Format Guide for Competitive Events
FBLA Format Guide for Competitive Events
OVERVIEW In today’s business world, written communication remains important. One aspect of successful businesses is consistent messaging throughout the organization through a specific format guide. For FBLAPBL, this format guide is offered to assist members in specific competitions and to assist advisers with classroom resources. COMPETITION USE The format guide is approved for use during the production portion of specific production tests in both the FBLA and PBL divisions. In FBLA, the guide may be used in Computer Applications and Word Processing. PBL members may use the format guide in Administrative Support Technology, Business Communication, and Desktop Publishing.
FBLA Event Guidelines: 2023 - 2024
FBLA High School Competitive Events (Guidelines)
Competitive events at the National Leadership Conference play an integral role in the mission of FBLA. They prepare students for successful careers in business by providing opportunities to apply classroom concepts in a workforce-simulated competitive environment. The competitive event guidelines and competencies in the link above were created for competitors, advisers, and event judges.
Guidelines Guidelines are grouped by component (i.e., objective tests, production tests, presentation, and case study) and include an event overview, eligibilities, and instructions on how to compete. For guidelines related to a group of events, click on the group title in the table of contents in the link above. Once on a group page, click on an event name for specific guidelines.
Key 2023-2024 Deadlines:
December 16:
Section: Production Event School-Site Testing Form Request and Registration DEADLINE
January 20:
Section Leadership Conferences
March 3:
State: Skill Events School-Site Testing Form Request and Registration DEADLINE
March 17:
State: Prejudged Competitors Registration and Materials Submission DEADLINE (including chapter projects)
March 31:
State: Registration and Transcript Submission DEADLINE
State: Future Business Leader, Job Interview and L. Byram Bates Scholarship Materials Submission DEADLINE
State: Skill Events School-Site Testing Submission DEADLINE
April 12:
State: Objective Test Schedule Posted
April 27-29:
State Leadership Conference
May 3:
Nationals: Competitive Events Interest Spreadsheets Submission DEADLINE
May 5:
Nationals: Competitive Events Registration Corrections DEADLINE
Nationals: Prejudged Materials Submission DEADLINE
May 12:
Nationals: Skill Events School-Site Testing Submission DEADLINE
June 29 - July 2:
2023 FBLA National Leadership Conference: Orlando, Florida
Upcoming events
Southern Section Leadership Conference
California FBLA State Conference
Past events
