Each year, ABC presents the Craft Instructor of the Year (CITY) Award to an instructor who possesses outstanding creativity, a positive attitude and the ability to transfer knowledge through good communication skills and innovative teaching to promote life-long learning to our future workforce. The recipient of this national award best embodies the merit shop ideals through superior effort and talent as recognized by others.
The national winner will receive:
- A cash prize
- A notebook computer and leather jacket from the NCCER
- A Craft Instructor of the Year trophy
- Airfare and hotel accommodations to attend the 2012 ABC EdCon & Expo in San Antonio, Texas
- One complimentary conference registration
- National recognition through numerous industry publications
Finalists will receive:
- A Craft Instructor of the Year Finalist plaque
- National recognition through numerous industry publications
All other nominees will receive an ABC recognition certificate.
Nominees for the Craft Instructor of the Year Award must:
Currently teach a construction trade at an ABC chapter, training affiliate or ABC member firm.
- Previously taught a construction trade for a minimum of three continuous years or possess equivalent instructor experience.
Note: Previous Craft Instructor of the Year national winners and finalists are ineligible.
The Craft Instructor of the Year Award is made possible by the Trimmer Construction Education Foundation and the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).
For further information, please email craftinstructor@abc.org.