Nearly 6,000 high school DECA chapter advisors prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for college and careers.
As an advisor, DECA provides you with a powerful array of chapter strategy tools and classroom resources that you can integrate into classroom instruction to apply learning, connect to business and promote competition — a key motivator for members. Use the resource center to identify activities from DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program, and implement them as authentic learning experiences to help DECA members develop and apply skills outlined in your curriculum. In addition, advisor professional learning modules are available to assist you in your role as a chapter advisor.
The DECA Advisor Organizer organizes the most important information in one place and is designed to help you through each month, week and day of the DECA year.
The DECA Advisor Organizer organizes the most important information in one place and is designed to help you through each month, week and day of the DECA year.
The DECA Advisor Organizer organizes the most important information in one place and is designed to help you through each month, week and day of the DECA year.
The BOR Guide is intended to assist DECA advisors in integrating the BOR event into classroom instruction, thereby turning the competitive event into a project that all students would be expected to complete.
The BOR Guide is intended to assist DECA advisors in integrating the BOR event into classroom instruction, thereby turning the competitive event into a project that all students would be expected to complete.
The BOR Guide is intended to assist DECA advisors in integrating the BOR event into classroom instruction, thereby turning the competitive event into a project that all students would be expected to complete.
The DECA Integrated Marketing Campaign Resource Guide, created in collaboration with Adobe, provides a comprehensive framework for helping students develop and pitch compelling, insight-driven marketing campaigns aligned with real-world business challenges.
The DECA Integrated Marketing Campaign Resource Guide, created in collaboration with Adobe, provides a comprehensive framework for helping students develop and pitch compelling, insight-driven marketing campaigns aligned with real-world business challenges.
The DECA Integrated Marketing Campaign Resource Guide, created in collaboration with Adobe, provides a comprehensive framework for helping students develop and pitch compelling, insight-driven marketing campaigns aligned with real-world business challenges.
As teaching tools, DECA’s role-plays and case studies provide relevant, meaningful problems for students to solve as part of classroom instruction.
As teaching tools, DECA’s role-plays and case studies provide relevant, meaningful problems for students to solve as part of classroom instruction.
As teaching tools, DECA’s role-plays and case studies provide relevant, meaningful problems for students to solve as part of classroom instruction.
Explore the features of DECA's Advisor Resource Center with this helpful tutorial.
Explore the features of DECA's Advisor Resource Center with this helpful tutorial.
Explore the features of DECA's Advisor Resource Center with this helpful tutorial.
DECA's "This Is How We Do DECA" publication is the perfect guidebook for DECA advisors. Learn about DECA, the advisor's role, chapter strategy, how to gain support and more.
DECA's "This Is How We Do DECA" publication is the perfect guidebook for DECA advisors. Learn about DECA, the advisor's role, chapter strategy, how to gain support and more.
DECA's "This Is How We Do DECA" publication is the perfect guidebook for DECA advisors. Learn about DECA, the advisor's role, chapter strategy, how to gain support and more.
This guide is designed for DECA advisors looking to integrate IBM SkillsBuild into their curriculum, connect classroom learning with DECA competitive events, and help students develop real-world career skills in AI, marketing, entrepreneurship and business strategy.
This guide is designed for DECA advisors looking to integrate IBM SkillsBuild into their curriculum, connect classroom learning with DECA competitive events, and help students develop real-world career skills in AI, marketing, entrepreneurship and business strategy.
This guide is designed for DECA advisors looking to integrate IBM SkillsBuild into their curriculum, connect classroom learning with DECA competitive events, and help students develop real-world career skills in AI, marketing, entrepreneurship and business strategy.
Discover how to turn your school-based enterprise (SBE) into a high-performing, student-led business that delivers real revenue and real-world learning.
Discover how to turn your school-based enterprise (SBE) into a high-performing, student-led business that delivers real revenue and real-world learning.
Discover how to turn your school-based enterprise (SBE) into a high-performing, student-led business that delivers real revenue and real-world learning.
This session equips DECA marketing educators with practical strategies to introduce AI in the classroom while reinforcing ethical, creative and practical use.
This session equips DECA marketing educators with practical strategies to introduce AI in the classroom while reinforcing ethical, creative and practical use.
This session equips DECA marketing educators with practical strategies to introduce AI in the classroom while reinforcing ethical, creative and practical use.
You are to assume the role of an accounting consultant meeting with a client (judge). You have been hired to analyze the client's (judge’s) new venture into the gaming industry and provide instruction on recording business transactions.
You are to assume the role of an accounting consultant meeting with a client (judge). You have been hired to analyze the client's (judge’s) new venture into the gaming industry and provide instruction on recording business transactions.
You are to assume the role of an accounting consultant meeting with a client (judge). You have been hired to analyze the client's (judge’s) new venture into the gaming industry and provide instruction on recording business transactions.
You are to assume the role of an accountant at JB Financial Accounting. A local middle school asked the company to participate in their annual career day and your supervisor (judge) has asked you to prepare a presentation about career opportunities in accounting.
You are to assume the role of an accountant at JB Financial Accounting. A local middle school asked the company to participate in their annual career day and your supervisor (judge) has asked you to prepare a presentation about career opportunities in accounting.
You are to assume the role of an accountant at JB Financial Accounting. A local middle school asked the company to participate in their annual career day and your supervisor (judge) has asked you to prepare a presentation about career opportunities in accounting.
Discover ideas for introducing DECA to your students and recruiting DECA members, the parameters of membership eligibility and the process for registering them.
Discover ideas for introducing DECA to your students and recruiting DECA members, the parameters of membership eligibility and the process for registering them.
Discover ideas for introducing DECA to your students and recruiting DECA members, the parameters of membership eligibility and the process for registering them.
Learn the roles and responsibilities of a successful DECA chapter advisor so you make the most out of this learning experience for you and your students.
Learn the roles and responsibilities of a successful DECA chapter advisor so you make the most out of this learning experience for you and your students.
Learn the roles and responsibilities of a successful DECA chapter advisor so you make the most out of this learning experience for you and your students.
This session unpacks the basics of AI, machine learning and generative AI-what they are, how they differ, and why it matters.
This session unpacks the basics of AI, machine learning and generative AI-what they are, how they differ, and why it matters.
This session unpacks the basics of AI, machine learning and generative AI-what they are, how they differ, and why it matters.
You are to assume the role of the marketing manager for Blue Fin, a mid-priced apparel retailer. The director of marketing (judge) wants you to develop a marketing plan that will reduce the amount of seasonal clearance at distribution centers and in stores.
You are to assume the role of the marketing manager for Blue Fin, a mid-priced apparel retailer. The director of marketing (judge) wants you to develop a marketing plan that will reduce the amount of seasonal clearance at distribution centers and in stores.
You are to assume the role of the marketing manager for Blue Fin, a mid-priced apparel retailer. The director of marketing (judge) wants you to develop a marketing plan that will reduce the amount of seasonal clearance at distribution centers and in stores.

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