Three new adult education offerings are launching in January at Capital Region BOCES. The renewable Energy Electrical Trades, Welding and Metal Fabrication and Building Trades programs will provide training to address key workforce gaps in the offshore wind industry. Through the New York State Energy Research & Development Agency (NYSERDA) funded programs, technical training specific …
10,000 Cookies spread over 130 platters. That’s what Capital Region BOCES students produced on the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus recently as they prepared to make good on orders for cookie platters. The students in Erica Weakley’s Food Services and Culinary Arts and Hospitality Tech classes baked and prepared the cookies, while …
As a high school junior enrolled in the Capital Region BOCES Global Fashion program, Dane Zenner noted that the Cinderella Prom Dress Event was great for providing dresses but it had no options for those students who attended the prom in male clothing. From that realization, the Shenendehowa High School senior decided to teach himself …
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High school seniors planning to pursue a career in medicine need to look no further than the Capital Region BOCES New Visions: Health Careers program. Located at Ellis and St. Peter’s hospitals, the program prepares high school seniors for more than two-dozen careers and immerses them in a thought-provoking and challenging curriculum designed to build …
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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, …
Nearly 90 counselors from most area school districts heard about the latest changes and updates to career and technical education (CTE) programming during a meeting Thursday at the Capital Region BOCES and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Noting that enrollment has skyrocketed and this year’s waiting list exceeded 200 students, Career and Technical Education …
Students in the Capital Region BOCES Heavy Equipment, Electrical Trades and Building Trades programs recently completed their practical competency exams to be certified as forklift operators. The certification—required to operate a forklift in New York State—is one of dozens of professional certifications Capital Region BOCES students can earn in their various programs. The certifications give …
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Forecasting a national shortage of workers, the president of a local telephone and technology company is offering advice to Capital Region BOCES to help grow the Network Technology program. Jim Becker, President of MIDTEL Family of Companies, met with Capital Region BOCES faculty and administrators recently to review his request that BOCES add fiber splicing …
Capital Region BOCES students are learning skills while being festive this holiday season. Students in the Carpentry Services and Building Trades programs are making and selling tabletop wooden Christmas trees and snowmen. Proceeds from the sales will fund a future project in the program. Though sales continue through Dec. 15, dozens of snowmen and trees …
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Capital Region BOCES took the first steps this week on launching the National Talent Hub. Students in the Manufacturing and Machining Technology program enrolled in the hub, which is part of a nationwide strategy to grow the workforce in tech-based industries. The strategy helps to ensure the entire education system provides a skills-based pathway to …
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