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High School Competitive Events Guidelines
DECA’s competitive events program directly supports our mission. As an integral part of the classroom curriculum, DECA’s industry-validated competitive events are aligned with the National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism. DECA's flagship evaluation process involves students in both a written component such as an exam or report and an interactive component with an industry professional serving as a judge. DECA’s competitive events directly contribute to every student being college and career ready when they graduate from high school.
DECA's Competitive Events Program supports the development of 21st Century Skills and Common Core State Standards. Below are crosswalks which are useful tools when planning lessons which incorporate competitive events.
- 21st Century Skills Crosswalk
- Common Career Technical Core Standards Crosswalk
- English Language Arts & Literacy Common Core Standards Crosswalk
- Mathematics Common Core Standards Crosswalk
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EVENTS
Event Guidelines | # of Participants | Written Exam | Prep Time | Presentation Time | Performance Indicators | Sample Exam | Sample Event | DECA Images Resources |
1 | Business Administration Core Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Business Administration Core Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Business Administration Core Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Business Administration Core Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. |
TEAM DECISION MAKING EVENTS
Event Guidelines | # of Participants | Written Exam | Prep Time | Presentation Time | Performance Indicators | Sample Exam | Sample Event | DECA Images Resources |
2 | Business Management and Administration Cluster Exam | 30 mins. | 15 mins. | |||||
2 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 30 mins. | 15 mins. | |||||
2 | Finance Cluster Exam | 30 mins. | 15 mins. | |||||
2 | Hospitality and Tourism Cluster Exam | 30 mins. | 15 mins. | |||||
2 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 30 mins. | 15 mins. | |||||
2 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 30 mins. | 15 mins. | |||||
2 | Hospitality and Tourism Cluster Exam | 30 mins. | 15 mins. |
INDIVIDUAL SERIES EVENTS
Event Guidelines | # of Participants | Written Exam | Prep Time | Presentation Time | Performance Indicators | Sample Exam | Sample Event | DECA Images Resources |
1 | Finance Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Finance Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Hospitality and Tourism Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Business Management and Administration Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Hospitality and Tourism Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Hospitality and Tourism Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. | |||||
1 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 10 mins. | 10 mins. |
BUSINESS OPERATIONS RESEARCH EVENTS
Event Guidelines | # of Participants | Written Exam | Entry Length | Presentation Time | Sample Event | DECA Images Resources |
1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. |
CHAPTER TEAM EVENTS
| Event Guidelines | # of Participants | Written Exam | Entry Length | Presentation Time | Sample Event | DECA Images Resources |
| 1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
| 1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
| 1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
| 1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
| 1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
| 1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. |
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS
| Event Guidelines | # of Participants | Written Exam | Entry Length | Presentation Time | Sample Event | DECA Images Resources |
1 to 3 | No | 5 pages | 20 mins. | ENI | ||
| 1 | No | 11 pages | 20 mins. | |||
| 1 | No | 11 pages | 20 mins. | |||
| 1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | |||
| 1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. | ENGB | ||
| 1 to 3 | No | 30 pages | 15 mins. |
MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE EVENTS
Event Guidelines | # of Participants | Written Exam | Entry Length | Presentation Time | Performance Indicators | Sample Exam | Sample Event | DECA Images Resources |
1 to 3 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 11 pages | 20 mins. | |||||
1 to 3 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 11 pages | 20 mins. | |||||
1 to 3 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 11 pages | 20 mins. |
PROFESSIONAL SELLING EVENTS
Event Guidelines | # of Participants | Written Exam | Presentation Time | Performance Indicators | Sample Exam | DECA Images Resources |
1 | Hospitality and Tourism Cluster Exam | 20 mins. | ||||
1 | Marketing Cluster Exam | 20 mins. |
ONLINE EVENTS
| Event Guidelines | # of Participants | Written Exam | More Information | DECA Images Resources |
| 1 to 3 | No | |||
| Virtual Business Challenges-Personal Finance, Restaurant, Retailing and Sports | 1 to 3 | No |
Please note that not all chartered associations offer all competitive events. Therefore, check with your chartered association (state/provincial) advisor to determine which competitive events are offered in your chartered association.