Careers in Construction Month: Capital Region BOCES is the answer to the escalating industry worker shortage

The impact of the skilled worker shortage is well known—increased costs for products, delays in getting work done and increased pressures on workers—and few industries can relate to this more than the construction industry. The Associated Builders and Contractors organization reports that the construction industry must attract an estimated 800,000 new workers through 2027 to meet …

Students prepare to take on leadership roles as members of local Boards of Education

Student Board of Education members from the Capital Region and beyond met for the second annual Student Board of Education training on Sept. 30. The training took place at the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) and was live streamed to all 36 BOCES and school districts across the state. “Students joined us from …

Culinary students volunteer, network, gain experience during elegant affair benefiting the Regional Foodbank of Northeastern New York

They prepared and served everything from trout to cannoli’s and in the process five Capital Region BOCES students gained a new perspective on their future career and helped the regional food bank. Career and Technical Education students Lucas Dauphinee from Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake; Christian Emerson from Voorheesville; Katherine Mazariego from Mohonasen; Gabriella Shaw from Schenectady; …

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