DECA Inc.

Career Opportunities! DECA is actively hiring for two positions:

🔷Director of Workforce Development
✅ Interact with business/industry to identify workforce competences.
✅ Translate validated workforce competencies into clear learning standards and performance indicators.
✅ Provide leadership in aligning workforce competencies with DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program.

🔷Partnership Manager
✅ Prospect and engage new companies
✅ Cultivate relationships with current and prospective partner
✅ Manage partnership renewals and upselling to existing partners, demonstrating the value of the partnership

Learn more and apply at

Careers | DECA Inc. Be part of a network of DECA members in high schools and colleges around the globe. Our mission is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. As a staff member of the DECA organization, you will help our members be academically prepared, communit...

DECA's Emerging Leader Series is designed to help association and chapter officers gain leadership skills, meet members from across DECA and leave feeling inspired for the year ahead ✨
📲 Learn more in this article: https://www.decadirect.org/articles/the-els-experience-for-association-chapter-officers

As the school year ends, it's important to make sure members feel recognized, celebrated and motivated for what’s next 👏💙
Here's a guide to finishing the year strong so you can hit the ground running next school year ➡️ https://www.decadirect.org/articles/your-chapters-guide-to-finishing-your-school-year-strong

You joined DECA for a reason. Now build something real.

TKS is a 10-month program for ambitious students ages 13–17 who want to go beyond the classroom and build real-world projects in AI, biotech, business, climate and emerging technologies.

TKS alumni have:
⭐️ Launched Startups
⭐️ Published Research
⭐️ Raised Funding
⭐️ Worked with Top Labs and Companies
Plus, many accomplished this before graduating high school.

🚨 Round 3 applications close May 31.

Apply at the below link and use code TKSDECA2026 when applying!
🔗 https://application.tks.world/apply?utm_source=deca&utm_medium=partner_email&utm_campaign=applications_2026_2027&utm_content=&utm_term=

DECA x Adobe Luminary Program - Deadline Extended to Wednesday, May 27

This July, DECA will host the second DECA Luminary Program powered by Adobe 💫 in San Francisco, CA. 🌁

🍎 This event will bring together up to 100 of DECA’s top educators for an engaging experience focused on educational trends, classroom strategies, innovative approaches to developing student leaders and using Adobe to inspire creativity.

📚 Held in the heart of San Francisco, this program will feature dynamic professional development sessions, networking opportunities, and collaborative activities.

⭐️ At the conclusion of the training, DECA luminaries will be equipped and required to provide professional learning modules within the chartered association.

✏️ Learn more and apply today! The application deadline has been extended to Wednesday, May 27. Selected chapter advisors will be required to attend an in-person training July 25-28, 2026, in San Francisco, CA. https://www.decadirect.org/articles/apply-today-for-the-adobe-x-deca-luminary-2026-program

✈️ Thanks to generous support from Adobe, the program covers most of the cost of the training, travel, meals and accommodations in accordance with DECA Inc.’s travel policy. Reimbursement for the cost of a substitute will be provided for Monday, July 27 and/or Tuesday, July 28, if required.

Apply Today for the Adobe x DECA Luminary 2026 Program | DECA Direct Online The DECA Luminary Program is an opportunity for exceptional chapter advisors who not only excel in their roles but also show strong potential to mentor fellow advisors within their chartered associations by leading professional learning experiences.

Step into the role of the promotional director for Shony Pictures Animation. The vice president wants you to create a promotional plan for the theatrical release of Revenge at K-pop Hall.

🔗 Read more at www.decadirect.org/articles/case-study-of-the-week-k-pop-revenge

📣 Did you use IBM SkillsBuild to this year? We want to hear about it!
Share your experience here: https://deca.formstack.com/forms/2025_26_ibmskillsbuild

It's only right to end a record-breaking year with a record-breaking DECA ICDC 👏💙

Thank you to our advisors, partners, volunteers, and other key stakeholders for an incredible event, and congratulations to our members on all your accomplishments!

Let's take a look at this year's by the numbers 🔷

The future of business education is evolving fast and DECA advisors are leading the way.

Join the DECA Advisor Professional Learning Virtual Conference to discover the Next Big Thing in classroom innovation, career readiness and student leadership development.

From AI-powered tools to real-world case studies and pitch decks, this conference is packed with ideas you can immediately bring back to your students.

📅 July 15-16
💻 Fully virtual
📚️ Complimentary for DECA advisors

Your next big breakthrough starts here.

➡️ Register now at https://www.deca.org/conferences/advisor-virtual-conference.

Interested in a careers that build communities? Explore RPM Careers 🏡
RPM Careers helps students discover Residential Property Management in the rental housing industry!

Discover career pathways such as leasing, community management, maintenance and more through a career map, videos and e-brochures, plus find connections to local apartment associations and training resources.

Visit their website today ➡️ www.naahq.org/rpm