Georgia FBLA members are given the opportunity to compete in nearly 100 different competitive events at the region, state, and national levels. These events include objective tests, interviews, technical skills tests, written reports, and performances.
2021-2021 Competitive Event Changes (High School):
NEW EVENTS
Data Analysis – Team (1-3) presentation with equipment event on preannounced topic
RLC – team will present via prejudged video submission. Top 12 teams statewide will advance to SLC
SLC – team will present to panel of judges
Human Resource Management – Individual, objective test
RLC – will be offered for recognition & practice. No SLC Qualification element
SLC – Competitors can take this test without having qualified at RLC
UX Design – Individual, objective test
RLC – will be offered for recognition & practice. No SLC Qualification element
SLC – Competitors can take this test without having qualified at RLC
NAME CHANGES
Business Management – This is the event formerly known as Management Decision Making
Introduction to Business Concepts – This is the event formerly known as Introduction to Business
EVENT MODIFICATIONS
Broadcast Journalism – changes to RLC presubmission
RLC – Competitors will present via prejudged video submission. The broadcast entry should no longer be fully produced. Any accompanying graphics, videos, or broadcast video elements such as b-roll, lower thirds, and other broadcast graphics should appear on a separate screen rather than being fully produced.
SLC – The top 12 entries statewide will present a live unproduced broadcast to a panel of judges at SLC
Business Ethics – Will now include an objective test and one-page summary presubmission. Competitors will no longer present to a panel of judges at RLC.
RLC – Competitors will take an objective test and submit a one-page executive summary as well as a pre-recorded video submission. Top 12 entries statewide will advance to SLC.
SLC – Competitors will take another objective test, submit a one-page executive summary, and will present live to a panel of judges
Coding & Programming – Now allows a team of 1-3 members to compete.
SLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video of their demonstration of their program for prejudging prior to SLC. Top 7 entries will present live to a panel of judges at SLC.
Computer Game & Simulation Programming
SLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video of their demonstration of their program for prejudging prior to SLC. Top 7 entries will present live to a panel of judges at SLC.
Electronic Career Portfolio
RLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video presentation of their electronic career portfolio along with a URL of their portfolio instead of just submitting the URL of their portfolio. The top 12 entries statewide will advance to SLC and present their portfolios live to a panel of judges.
Graphic Design
RLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video presentation of their graphic design along with a PDF of their design instead of just submitting the PDF of their design. The top 12 entries statewide will advance to SLC and present their graphic designs live to a panel of judges.
SLC – 100% of the SLC score will be based on the SLC presentation. There is no longer a SLC prejudged element for this event.
Introduction to Business Procedures
RLC – Competitors will take an online objective test. The top 10 competitors in each region as well as the next five highest scorers statewide not among the automatic region qualifiers will advance to SLC.
SLC – This event now requires prequalification at RLC in order to compete at SLC
Mobile Application Development
SLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video of their demonstration of their app for prejudging prior to SLC. Top 7 entries will present live to a panel of judges at SLC.
Public Service Announcement
RLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video presentation of their PSA instead of just submitting the URL of their PSA. The top 12 entries statewide will advance to SLC and present their PSA live to a panel of judges.
Publication Design
RLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video presentation of their publication design along with a PDF of their design instead of just submitting the PDF of their design. The top 12 entries statewide will advance to SLC and present their publication designs live to a panel of judges.
SLC – 100% of the SLC score will be based on the SLC presentation. There is no longer a SLC prejudged element for this event.
All Objective Test Only Events
Chapters may now enter an unlimited number of competitors in each event. For events that start at RLC, only those competitors who qualified at RLC will be eligible to be entered at SLC. The unlimited entries rule does not apply to objective test events that have another component (such as presentation, interview, or production test) even if the other component is not offered at that conference.
2021-2021 Competitive Event Changes (Middle Level):
NEW EVENTS
Chapter Activities Presentation Event – Chapter (1-3 member) presentation event at ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
Business Ethics – Team (1-3 members) event. Objective test and prejudged video presentation event at RLC and SLC; qualifies for NLC.
Career Research – Individual prejudged video presentation event at ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
Exploring Business Issues – Team (1-3 members) prejudged presentation event at ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
Exploring Economics – Individual objective test at RLC and ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
FBLA Mission & Pledge – This event replaces the former Creed event. Individual members will now recite the FBLA mission and pledge
RLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video presentation of their reciting the mission and pledge. Top 10 competitors statewide will advance to ML SLC
SLC – Competitors will recite the FBLA Mission and Pledge to a panel of judges at ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
Interpersonal Communication – Individual objective test at RLC and ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
Leadership – Individual objective test at RLC and ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
Learning Strategies – Individual objective test at RLC and ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
Marketing Mix Challenge – Team (1-3) presentation event.
SLC – Competitors will present to a panel of judges at ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
Running an Effective Meeting – Individual objective test at RLC and ML SLC; qualifies for NLC
RETIRED EVENTS
Creed – This event has been replaced with the FBLA Mission & Pledge event
Marketing Concepts – This event has been replaced with the Marketing Mix Challenge
RENAMED EVENTS
Community Service Presentation – This is the event formerly known as Community Service Project
Exploring Technology – This is the event formerly known as Computer & Internet Concepts
MODIFIED EVENTS
FBLA Concepts – This event’s competencies will focus more on national FBLA than Georgia FBLA; now qualifies for NLC
Mobile App Design – Team (1-3 members) video demonstration event
SLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video demonstration of their mobile app
Multimedia & Website Development – Will now allow entry of a team (1-3 members) instead of individual event. No objective test anymore.
SLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video demonstration of their website
Video Game Challenge – Replaces the Video Game Design event.
SLC – Competitors will now submit a prerecorded video demonstration of their video game
All ML Events Held at Nationals – The top 2 competitors at ML SLC will now compete at NLC instead of just the top 1 competitor.