National Criteria
This award will be presented annually to secondary and/or postsecondary educators involved in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations courses, and who have achieved prominence at local, state or national levels.
Eligibility
Eligible individuals are individuals who are currently employed by high schools, postsecondary institutions, career centers, area vocational technical schools, etc. Contributions and achievements on which the nomination is based should have been made within the past ten years. The nominee must be a paid SkillsUSA professional member.
Additionally, new to the application process, advisors must be current Chapter Excellence Program (CEP) Level 2 recipients.
An exception to eligibility requirements may be made if the advisor has retired during or prior to the year in which they are being submitted for National AOY consideration. The advisor must have been a paid professional member and met the minimum CEP requirement during their last year of teaching. A letter from an administrator stating the date of retirement must be submitted.
Please note the following deadlines:
- Applications due dates to your district coordinator is 7 Days Prior to your District Conference Awards Ceremony.
- State winner selected by April 6, 2024. Each district winner must be present at the State Conference for in person interview to be eligible.
- State winner's revised paperwork must be postmarked to the state office by November 15th 2024. Revisions may include accomplishments since the district application process. (Please note that the 2022 winner will be the National Advisor of the Year application for the 2023 school year.
- The regional representatives' selections of the five regions will be submitted to national staff during the state association director officers' winter meeting. Formal recognition and selection of the National Advisor of the Year will take place at the NLSC.