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Southeastern Construction Owners & Associates Roundtable

WFD Program of the Year

BUILDING CAREERS

Workforce Development Program of the Year Award

The SCOAR Workforce Development Program Award recognizes exemplary and innovative training, education, or other career development initiatives, that encourage individuals to pursue careers in the construction industry and/or elevate the construction skills of current craft professionals.

Award recipients receive a training grant, are recognized at SCOAR’s Winter Meeting, and will be featured in The Voice Southeastern magazine, SCOAR’s annual publication.

pROGRAM

Award
Categories Opportunities

Two award opportunities are available as part of the Building Careers Award. These are non-profit and for-profit entities.

Non-Profit

• Industry Organizations
• Building Trades Unions
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Other non-profits

For-Profit

• Owners
• Contractors
• Suppliers
• Vendors

APPLICATION CYCLE

Now accepting Nominations

SCOAR’s 2024 Workforce Development Program of the Year application cycle is October 21-November 29. The program includes nonprofit and for-profit awards. 

The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. on November 29.

The Award Guidelines provide an overview of the program, the nomination process, eligibility requirements, important dates, selection process, presentation, and hints for success.  

PROGRAM

Eligibility

  1. Nominations must be submitted by a representative of a SCOAR member company in good standing.
  2. There are two separate award categories:

a. Nonprofit: industry organizations, building trades unions, public/private partnerships, and other non-profit organizations.

b. For Profit: Owners, Contractors, suppliers, vendors, or combination

  1. The application and supporting documentation must be submitted electronically by 5 p.m. on November 29, 2024, to be considered.
  2. Program award recipients are not eligible to apply for the following award cycle.

AWARD

Selection Process

Applications submitted will be reviewed and evaluated by an expert panel from SCOAR’s Workforce Development Committee, according to the criteria detailed in the WFD Program Award Rubric. Submitted programs will be judged on

  • Scope
  • Innovation
  • Creativity
  • Objectives
  • Results/ Outcomes
  • Best practices
  • Benefit to the industry
  • Replicability

Applications must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on November 29, 2024. Applications must be submitted electronically by clicking the Application button at the top of the page or by clicking here.

  • It is important to note that certain portions of the submission WILL BE available publicly after the application is submitted. These fields will be clearly marked. The purpose of this is to make outstanding programs available to the marketplace so others can learn and improve as well.
  • Other portions of the application are NOT available to the public. These fields will be clearly marked and will only be used for evaluation purposes by the judges.

Please direct questions to staff@scoar.org.

BUILDING CAREERS WFD PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD

Key Dates

October 21, 2024

Applications Available

October 21, 2024
November 29, 2024

Application Deadline

Nominations must be submitted online by 5 pm.

November 29, 2024
December 2-December 11, 2024

Applications Evaluated

December 2-December 11, 2024
December 11, 2024

Award Winners Announced

Award winners confirmed by review panel.

December 11, 2024
December 13, 2024

Invitations to Awards Luncheon Sent

Building Careers Awards Luncheon scheduled during the Winter Meeting, January 15-17, at the Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village in Cape Coral, Florida. 

December 13, 2024
January 10, 2025

RSVP Deadline

Final day to RSVP for Awards luncheon seating.

January 10, 2025
January 17, 2025

Awards Luncheon and Presentations

January 17, 2025