2025 AWARD CYCLE OPENS OCTOBER 1 !
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
• Building Trades Unions
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Other non-profits
For-Profit
• Contractors
• Suppliers
• Vendors
APPLICATION CYCLE
Accepting Nominations October 1-November 21, 2025
SCOAR’s 2025 Workforce Development Program of the Year application cycle is October 1-November 26. The program includes nonprofit and for-profit awards.
The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. on November 26.
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
- Nominations must be submitted by a representative of a SCOAR member company in good standing.
- 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
- The application and supporting documentation must be submitted electronically by 5 p.m. on November 26, 2025, to be considered.
- 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 26, 2025. Applications must be submitted electronically.
- 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
Applications Available
Application Deadline
Nominations must be submitted online by 5 pm.
Applications Evaluated
Award Winner(s) Selected
Award winners confirmed by review panel.
Invitations to Winter Meeting 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.
RSVP Deadline
Final day to RSVP for meeting.