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Build Your Future

The catalyst for recruiting the next generation of craft professionals.

04/04/2025

Drumroll please 🥁

And the winners for the 2025 I BUILT THIS! Contest are:

Bryan Haecker, Earl Warren High School in the secondary category
CodyVolz, Carroll County Career & Tech Center in the postsecondary category
James Foster, William E. Grady CTE High School in the people's choice category

Congratulations to all the winners! 🏆 The industry is lucky to have such talented men and women entering the trades! Keep up the great work!

03/17/2025

Exciting news! 🚨 Voting for the I BUILT THIS! Video Contest is officially open! 🎥✨ Check out the amazing projects and cast your vote for your favorite before March 28th. Who do you think will take the crown this year? 🤔 Check out the competing talent here: https://hubs.ly/Q03c8-_n0

03/14/2025

Meet Seth Hartman, a previous winner of the I BUILT THIS! Contest in the secondary category!🔨💥 Seth and his classmates built and sold sheds, with all proceeds supporting their craft program at Carroll County Career Tech Center! 🙌 This is what happens when the next generation puts their trade skills to work, giving back to their school and community! 👏How are you and your classmates making a difference this school year? Share it with us in the 2025 I BUILT THIS! Video Contest for a chance to win BIG prizes. Today is the last day to participate! Click this link to enter: https://hubs.ly/Q03bYhxD0

03/10/2025

The last day to enter the I BUILT THIS! Video Contest is this Friday, March 14th! 📅 Finish up your projects, capture your videos, and enter for a chance to win a prize package with items for you, your class, and your school worth $5,000! ⏰ It's now or never. The countdown has begun. Enter now: https://www.byf.org/i-built-this-contest/

03/05/2025

🚧 WIC Week is here! 💪👷‍♀️

Did you know? Companies that invest in leadership pathways for women aren’t just advancing individuals—they’re building stronger, higher-performing teams! Research shows that having women in construction roles enhances focus, safety, attention to detail, and overall performance.

Join us on March 6th as we dive into key findings from the newly released 2025 Building Better: Rethinking Leadership in Construction study. Learn how leadership pathways need to evolve—so that women, and the entire industry, can move forward.

Sign up for the conversation today: https://hubs.ly/Q039s4F_0

02/27/2025

📢 Finishing the month strong after a successful CTE month and the Associated Builders and Contractors Convention 2025! 📢

As we wrap up this incredible month, we’re reflecting on the amazing connections made and the inspiring discussions that took place during the convention and all month long. What a fantastic way to celebrate Career and Technical Education and highlight the importance of skilled trades in shaping our future workforce.

Let’s keep the momentum going as we embrace new challenges and opportunities in the months ahead! 💪✨

02/11/2025

“We finally have something that we're going to be able to use to find young people after they leave high school.” –Carla Thompson

With incredible partners like Turner Industries, we're excited to help students across the country kickstart their careers in construction right out of high school. 🎓Educators, this is an exciting opportunity to help students take the next step in their careers. 🤩

To learn more about how CareerStarter can help your students, visit: https://careerstarter.nccer.org

02/07/2025

The I BUILT THIS! Video Contest is finally here and just in time for CTE month! 🔨 All month long we are encouraging construction students and trainees to submit a video of a project they've worked on this school year for a chance to win a prize package worth over $5,000 and be recognized by industry leaders for your hard work! You don't want to miss this! 🏆

Click the link to learn more: https://www.byf.org/i-built-this-contest/

01/23/2025

Start off 2025 by helping your students discover their passions and create meaningful connections in the construction industry! 🏗️✨

Create your school’s account today: https://app.skillhero.works/careerstarter-signup-organization

01/16/2025

New year, new us! 🤩 We’re continuing to equip the next generation to take on the construction industry, and BYF has great things in store. Are you ready? 👀

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! 🦃✨

11/21/2024

We’re excited to be at Procore's GroundBreak Conference today where we are proudly showcasing the remarkable capabilities of NCCER's CareerStarter platform.

This innovative tool, made possible by our partners at Procore Technologies and Owens Corning aims to foster a strong future for the construction industry by connecting students with entry-level jobs.

Check out CareerStarter to explore the trades, find training or apprenticeship opportunities and get started in ! 🚀

Check out CareerStarter today: careerstarter.nccer.org

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Our Mission

Build Your Future aims to be the catalyst for recruiting the next generation of craft professionals. We provide a collaborative grassroots approach to construction workforce forecasting and development that includes recruitment, training, placement, retention and image enhancement strategies.

BYF was established by NCCER in 1996 as an industry image enhancement and recruitment initiative. Organizations can utilize BYF and its vast resources whether they are using the NCCER programs or not.

Our Goals

Point of view Shift the public’s negative perception about careers in the construction industry to reflect the wide range of professions available.