Skilled Hands Training Center at DIY CON 2026
Try it. Learn it. Build confidence.
Skilled Hands Training Center is bringing hands-on learning to DIY CON 2026. Try practical, beginner-friendly skill challenges designed to build confidence, teach basic home-repair principles, and show that learning to work with your hands starts with giving it a try.
Meet Skilled Hands Training Center
Skilled Hands Training Center is a Dallas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing hands-on training in practical home-repair skills, foundational residential construction, tool safety, and life skills. We help youth, adults, homeowners, veterans, and career changers build practical skills, confidence, and self-sufficiency in a safe, supportive learning environment.
Try Our 3 DIY CON 2026 Skill Stops
Why Won't My Light Turn On?
Electrical Troubleshooting Challenge
Can you figure out why the light won't turn on? Test your troubleshooting skills on a safe 12-volt training circuit. Find the problem, restore the connection, and see if you can get the light working.
Stop the Leak Challenge
Plumbing Repair Challenge
Think you can stop the leak? Assemble a simple under-sink drain connection, make sure the parts are aligned and secure, then put your work to the test. The goal isn't just speed—it's getting the connection right.
Find the Box
Measurement & Layout Challenge
Can you locate what you can't see? Use reference points and careful measurements to find a hidden electrical box behind the panel. Mark the opening, check your measurements, then see how accurately you found it.
Visit Skilled Hands at DIY CON 2026
November 6–8, 2026 | Fair Park Dallas
Visit the Skilled Hands Training Center activation and try one—or all three—of our hands-on Skill Stops. Meet our team, learn more about our training program, and see how practical skills can build confidence and self-sufficiency.