Grinding away at a bright future at Capital Region BOCES

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 …

Capital Region BOCES students to cook up a feast for area education leaders

Capital Region BOCES students will showcase their culinary skills on Wednesday for education leaders from throughout the region. Culinary Arts and Hospitality Technology students on the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus are preparing a dinner for school district leaders from the region’s 24 component school districts. The educators will gather for the …

Heating and cooling companies to recruit at Capital Region BOCES

With a demand increasing daily for workers and an aging workforce, it’s no doubt that students with skills that prepare them for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) industry are in hot demand. Just how hot that demand is will be on display at Capital Region BOCES on Thursday, April 11, as area …

Inspired by a nurse as a youth, Niskayuna teen pursues a career in healthcare

As a child, Zachary Apkarian was in and out of hospitals and spent one memorable stay at Boston Children’s Hospital on a birthday. It was the actions of a nurse during that stay that inspired the teenager to pursue a career in healthcare. “When I was younger, I was in Boston Children’s Hospital, and I …

Students turn BOCES training, ‘grit’ and desire into ‘permanent’ careers

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 …

Capital Region BOCES hosts Mini Resource Fair in downtown Albany; More events planned

An estimated crowd of 40 to 50 adults attended the first-ever Mini Resource Fair late-last month at the Capital Region BOCES South Pearl Street Campus. The daytime event was designed to connect adult education students and community members to the resources of the neighborhood, said Alysha Weisner, Adult Education Literacy Zone Coordinator. “It helps our …

Sharon Springs teen builds a solid future at Capital Region BOCES

A soft-spoken Sharon Springs teen is building a solid future for herself at Capital Region BOCES. Breanna Parrotti is a senior in the Building Trades program at the Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus. She aspires to a career in the construction industry and in the process hopes to shatter gender stereotypes for …

Schenectady senior: BOCES provides opportunities, options and family

Students attending the Capital Region BOCES Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) program say they were drawn to the program because of the options it affords to them. But Schenectady High School senior Haresh Persaud said the program has more than career options and skilled training to offer – it has a welcoming environment. “BOCES is …

Students shift learning into high gear at Capital Region BOCES while throttling down gender assumptions

A trio of high school seniors in the Capital Region BOCES Automotive Trades Technology program are shifting their futures into high gear while reversing decades of career gender assumptions. Katrina Graves, Jackalyn VanWormer and Alexis Barber are in the second year of the program at the Career and Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus where …

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