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New Capital Region BOCES program will prepare students for the high-tech industry

 A new Capital Region BOCES program being offered for the 2025-26 school year will provide high school seniors with the skills they need to succeed in the burgeoning semiconductor and hydrogen/fuel cell industry. The New Visions: Emerging Technologies program was developed in collaboration with industry leaders Plug and the New York Center for Research, Economic …

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Students looking forward to challenging themselves in skill competition

Dozens of high school students from across the region will represent Capital Region BOCES in the regional SkillsUSA competition taking place in mid-March. The 2025 Area III SkillsUSA Competition will feature more than 400 students from dozens of schools testing their skills in 32 events ranging from baking to nursing, diesel engine repair and heavy …

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Students cook up knowledge and an Irish feast at Capital Region BOCES

Prepare and orchestrate an Irish feast for more than 100 people, including a host of dignitaries. That was the scenario the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center Culinary Arts and Hospitality Tech students handled with ease on Thursday as they conducted the school’s 25th annual St. Patrick’s Day feast. With entertainment provided by …

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Superintendents, business officials meet with OGS commissioner at Capital Region BOCES

 Component district superintendents and business officials discussed budget proposals, workforce needs and state mandates with state Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy at a Monday event hosted by Capital Region BOCES District Superintendent Lauren Gemmill. During the hour-long session at the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany campus, Moy—who sits on Gov. Kathy …

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Tech Valley High School information session set for March 10

Tech Valley High School is holding one final information session for students and families interested in learning more about enrolling in the four-year program. A virtual session will be on Monday, March 10 from 7-8 p.m. Registration is not required. For information on how to join the session, visit the Tech Valley High School website …

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Capital Region BOCES celebrates Women in the Trades, recruits the next generation of women skilled tradespeople

Approximately 100 young female students aspiring to careers in the skilled trades had their interests verified and encouraged during a panel discussion Wednesday at the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. The fourth annual Capital Region BOCES Celebrates Women in the Trades event featured women speaking about their careers—including a …

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High school junior learning a truck load of skills as she sets out on a non-traditional career path

Lydia Waage is not your typical female in high school and her goals for the future aren’t either. But that is OK with her. In fact, she absolutely loves it. The Cobleskill-Richmondville junior is enrolled in the Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation program at Capital Region BOCES, and she hopes her studies at BOCES will …

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Event seeks to draw female students into the skilled trades

Freshmen and sophomore female high school students from area school districts will take part next week in the annual Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center Women in the Trades luncheon. The March 5 event is designed to raise awareness of the women in the trades and encourage young students to pursue their passion …

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Students ‘etch’ a bright future in steel at Capital Region BOCES

High school juniors at Capital Region BOCES have their futures etched in steel – literally. The students in the Automotive Collision Technology program were combining on Feb. 24 a lesson in science with a useful skill in preparation for their professional future. Integrated science teacher Brian Conway led the students in a lab that used …

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