2013 FBLA Regional Competitive Events Guidelines
Please read carefully!
This Regional Competitive Event (RCE) information applies to all FBLA chapters (active & prospective).
Access the 2013 Regional Competitive Event Registration Form on the NJ FBLA-PBL website
(www.njfbla.org). The 2012-2013 New Jersey FBLA State Awards Program manual will follow shortly.
You must email the completed 2013 RCE Form to the FBLA State Office at
fbla@mccc.edu not later than Monday, December 3, 2012. EMAIL ONLY!
Registration/Fee/Deadline
The registration form indicates which events we will offer at the Regional Competitive Events. The
number of blank spaces next to each event indicate the number of students you may enter per event.
There will be a $5.00 registration fee per competitor for the 2013 FBLA Regional Competitive Events.
Submission of a registration form is a commitment to pay. No refunds will be given for the registration fee.
Download the registration form from the NJ FBLA-PBL website. Complete the form by filling in the
necessary fields. Be sure to complete all chapter information including email. Save your forms and
e-mail them to the State Office at fbla@mccc.edu by the December 3, 2012 deadline. The only forms you
must physically mail to the state office are the “Job Interview” materials. (résumé & completed
application).
Make checks payable to "Mercer County Community College" and mail to:
Ms. Ellen A. Benowitz
NJ FBLA-PBL State Chairman
Mercer County Community College
P.O. Box 17202
Trenton, NJ 08690
Note: No refunds will be made
Dates and Location
The 2013 NJ Regional Competitive Events will again be administered on-line. The tests will be open
from Monday, January 7th through Friday, January 11th. Chapters can configure their testing
schedule to best accommodate their students, resources, and school.
 Schools/Advisers can schedule testing before, during, or after school hours
 Testing may be administered on one day or over several days.
 Each test will take about one (1) hour and must be completed once the test has been accessed.
 Advisers are asked to arrange to have someone other than themselves proctor the testing. Use
another teacher, librarian, lab monitor or any adult you deem competent and unbiased.
 Once the tests are completed, the results are sent electronically to the state office.
 Winners’ lists will be posted online as soon as we can compile them.
o We will try to post results no later than Fri, January 18, 2013 but cannot guarantee a date.
 We will mail all plaques and certificates to the chapter adviser at no additional cost to the chapter.
Eligibility
A member may compete only if his/her dues are received in the National Office by December 1.
Advisers - please check carefully to insure that each participant is a dues-paying member and meets the
eligibility requirements before submitting the registration form. Please send dues for additional members
to the FBLA-PBL National Office, not the NJ State Office.
Event Notes/Changes (see the 2012-1013 State Award Program Manual for details)
A member may enter only one individual or one team event. Exceptions: students entered in “Battle
of the Chapters” and the candidates taking the exam for “National Parliamentarian Candidate” may also
compete in another event.
A member who has competed in an event at a previous Regional Competitive Events and/or State or
National Leadership Conference is not eligible to enter that event again.
A member who has competed in an event at a previous Regional Competitive Events, State or National
Leadership Conference in a ‘higher level”, may not compete in the associated “introductory level” event.
For team entries, one member of the team may have competed at one previous RCE, SLC or NLC. Team
members may not compete in the same event more than two (2) years. This includes events such as
Banking & Financial Systems, Desktop Publishing, Entrepreneurship, Global Business, Management
Decision Making, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Network Design, Parliamentary
Procedure, etc.
The following are team events. All team events that consist of an objective test will now be collaborative.
Team members will work together on one test.
Banking and Financial Systems
Management Decision Making
Parliamentary Procedure
Desktop Publishing
Management Information Systems Battle of the Chapters
Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Global Business
Network Design
Chapters may enter two (2) teams in the following events.
Banking and Financial Systems
Global Business
Marketing
Desktop Publishing
Management Decision Making
Network Design
Entrepreneurship
Management Information Systems Parliamentary Procedure
Chapters may enter four (4) individuals in each of the following events.
(* Denote event open to 9th & 10th grade participants only)
Accounting I
Cyber Security
Networking Concepts
Accounting II
Database Design & Applications Personal Finance
Business Calculations
Economics
Sports Management
Business Communication
FBLA Principles & Procedures * Spreadsheet Applications
Business Law
Help Desk
Technology Concepts
Business Math *
Introduction to Business *
Word Processing I *
Business Procedures
Introduction to Bus Comm *
Word Processing II
Computer Applications
Introduction to Parli Pro *
Computer Problem Solving
Introduction to Tech Concepts *
Mr. Future Business Leader, Ms. Future Business Leader, Job Interview, Candidate for National
Parliamentarian Exam, and the Battle of the Chapters remain at one (1) entry per chapter.
No substitutes will be allowed in any event at the Regional Competitive Events after the registration deadline date.
Registrations received after the December 3rd deadline may be
denied entry into the 2013 NJ State Regional Competitive Events.
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Battle of the Chapters. At the RCE level, this event consists of a short written test. The first and second
place teams in each region will represent their regions at the State Leadership Conference. Guidelines for
this activity are found in the New Jersey FBLA-PBL Awards Manual. Chapters entering this event must
submit the names of their team members and their one alternate by the December 3 RCE registration
deadline. Only those team members who actually compete at the RCE and win will be eligible to compete
at the SLC. Since Battle of the Chapters is not a competitive event, team members may also enter another
competitive event.
Desk Top Publishing. This event will now have an objective on-line test at the RCE level. The
Production Test portion will remain at the state level and only be open to winners at the RCE level.
Future Business Leader. Competitors should be both male and female. This event will only have an
objective on-line test at the RCE level.
Job Interview. Materials (registration form and three copies of letter of application and résumé in three
separate manila folders) must be physically mailed to the state office by the registration deadline.
Parliamentary Procedure. Two members of the team may have competed in this event at a previous RCE,
SLC or NLC, however, they may not compete in the same event more than two (2) years.
Word Processing I and Word Processing II. These events will have only an objective on-line test at the
RCE level. This will allow more students (4 versus 2 per chapter) to participate in these events at the
regional level and take the burden off advisers to administer a separate on-site production test for these
events. The production test will be given at the state level, and be open only to winners at the RCE level.
Entrepreneurship and Parliamentary Procedure. These events may list an alternate on the registration
form. The alternate can replace a team member on the day of the RCE. The teams representing New
Jersey at the National Leadership Conference will be determined at the State Leadership Conference.
Results
We award plaques to first-place winners and certificates to all other winners. Please refer to the New
Jersey FBLA State Awards Program Manual for further details concerning awards as well as the
requirements for continuing to the next level of competition. Participants must achieve a competency
level of 70 percent (or a lower level determined at the discretion of the FBLA-PBL State Chairman) on the
written objective tests before they will be considered for awards at the regional and state competitions.
All plaques and certificates will be mailed to the chapter adviser at his/her school at no cost to the chapter.
State Officer Candidates
All State Officers will be elected at the NJ State Leadership Conference in March.
Dress Code
Remember! All NJ FBLA-PBL functions, including the Regional Competitive Events, require business
attire! You can find the dress code for all conferences on the www.njfbla.org website. Everyone must
adhere to this dress code.
Good luck to all Regional Competitive Event participants and
Battle of the Chapters team members!
Questions? Call the NJ FBLA-PBL State Office at 609-570-3766.
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Regional Competitive Events Awards Chart. All members who receive an award from the Regional
Competitive Events are eligible to compete at the NJ State Leadership Conference in March.
Awards Chart
P (Plaque)
C (Certificate)
Individual & Team Events
Accounting I
Accounting II
Banking & Financial Systems
Battle of the Chapters
Business Calculations
Business Communication
Business Law
Business Math
Business Procedures
Computer Applications
Computer Problem Solving
Cyber Security
Database Design & Applications
Desktop Publishing
Entrepreneurship
Economics
FBLA Principles and Procedures
Global Business
Help Desk
Introduction to Business
Intro to Business Communication
Intro to Parliamentary Procedure
Intro to Technology Concepts
Job Interview
Management Decision Making
Management Information Systems
Network Design
Marketing
Mr. Future Business Leader
Ms. Future Business Leader
Networking Concepts
Parliamentary Procedure
Personal Finance
Sports Management (New)
Spreadsheet Applications
Technology Concepts
Word Processing I
Word Processing II
Max #. of Places
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
1-2 teams/region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First team overall; 2-5 overall
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First team overall; 2-5 teams overall
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First overall; 2-12 overall
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First region; 2-10 per region
First overall; 2-12 overall
First overall; 2-12 overall
First per region; 2-10 per region
First team overall; 2-5 teams overall
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
First per region; 2-10 per region
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Type of Award
P; C
P; C
P; C
C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C
P; C