For Vendors
Mentor Protégé Program
The Mentor Protégé Program with the USF Office of Supplier Diversity in conjuction with Skanska engages small and diverse subcontractors through partnership, training, and development with the goal of strengthening businesses and building capacity. The participants received instruction from Skanska, USF faculty & staff and industry professionals who shared their knowledge and provided insight into not only being successful on Skanska projects, but also what it takes to be a successful business in the construction industry.
The upcoming Mentor Protégé Program cohort will Kick-off in August 2022 with firms recommended by our community partner organizations. Applications are currently closed for this year however check back here or sign up for our newsletter to be informed when the next cohort opens in 2023.
Those partner organizations include:
NAACP
Inclusive St. Petersburg
WBEC FL
Prospera
Manasota Black Chamber of Commerce
These community partners should begin selection in May of 2022 for the next program cohort, which will run from August 2022 to October 2022.
Read more about the success of the inaugural cohort here.
Past Program Session Topics:
- Environmental Health & Safety
- Field Management
- Human Resources
- Marketing & Business Development
- Legal
- Project Accounting
- Project Planning & Preconstruction
- Sustainability
The 2021 Mentor Protégé Program cohort included:
- AAA Restoration & Builders Team LLC
- Angel’s Cleaning Service
- Arielle Management Group LLC
- DuCon LLC
- E&I Mechanical LLC
- Evolve Mechanical Services LLC
- Len’s Roofing Inc.
- Phill’s Home Construction
- Samamed Home Improvement LLC
- Secure2ware Inc.
- WSV Group Inc.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 weekly training sessions were held virtually, but OSD plans to hold the 2022 sessions in person.