April is National Welding Month A Guilderland teenager is “grinding away” at Capital Region BOCES in order create a bright future. Welding and Metal Fabrication senior Angelo Castro practiced his skills this week as he prepared for certification exams in one of the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus’ welding labs. “I am …
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One can argue that the partnership between Capital Region BOCES and area hair salons is a “sheer” delight for the students and the business alike. The connection between BOCES and one salon is particularly strong, with more than a half-dozen current and former Career and Technical Education Center Cosmetology students finding employment at Latham-based Grit …
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With an estimated 2% of all electricians in the United States women, it would not be shocking to find only a few women interested in the trade in high school. But in fact, there are currently five female students enrolled in the Capital Region BOCES Electrical Trades program and they are not only putting a …
Capital Region BOCES celebrates Women in the Trades month A Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School junior is pursuing a career in welding thanks to her high school counselor and a Women in the Trades event at Capital Region BOCES. Elizabeth Brundige is enrolled in the Welding & Metal Fabrication Program at the Career & Technical Education Center …
Capital Region BOCES will celebrate national Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month throughout February with a series of events at its Career and Technical Education Center – Albany and Schoharie campuses. The events will highlight the unique partnership Capital Region BOCES maintains with more than 300 businesses, education and labors organizations—a partnership that helps students …
Capital Region BOCES will celebrate national Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month throughout February with a series of events at its Career and Technical Education Center – Albany and Schoharie campuses. The events will highlight the unique partnership Capital Region BOCES maintains with more than 300 businesses, education and labors organizations—a partnership that helps students …
High school students interested in an in-depth, honors-level program that immerses them in careers in medicine are encouraged to attend a Jan. 19 open house. New Visions: Health Careers is a one-year, honors-level program that turns area hospitals into classrooms for highly motivated, academically successful high school seniors. In the program, students from across the …
More than 500 educational administrators, instructors, students and vendor partners gathered at the 34th Annual Regional Technology Awareness Day (Tech A-Day) on Dec. 15, at the Albany Capital Center to share and show how technology can inspire student learning. The annual event hosted by the Northeastern Regional Information Center (NERIC) showcases cutting-edge ed tech innovations, …
Students, faculty, staff, and administrators are collecting winter clothing on all BOCES campuses – The Career & Technical Education Centers at Albany and Schoharie, as well as the Maywood Academy, Airline Drive Academy, and the BOCES headquarters in Albany. The donations will be picked up from the campuses in early January and adults in the …
In less than 10 classroom hours, students in the Capital Region BOCES Culinary Arts and Hospitality Tech program produced and distributed 365 pies this week to adorn Thanksgiving Day tables across the region. The pumpkin, pecan, apple streusel, coconut cream, banana cream and chocolate cream pies were sold on the Career & Technical Education Center …
