Category: Adult Education Announcements

From career changers to recent high school graduates, 129 area adults are prepared to enter the healthcare industry thanks to the Capital Region BOCES adult Health Careers Program. Dressed in their traditional white garb, the graduates closed a chapter on their lives and rewrote their own history. The successful completion of the 10-month, full-time class …

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Approximately 130 adults were matched with potential employers on Wednesday during the Capital Region BOCES Health Careers Jobs Fair for students in the Adult Health Careers program. Healthcare providers from across the spectrum of services recruited students as they sought to address the impacts of the national nursing shortage. Employers on hand ranged from Albany …

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A mannequin that can breathe, cry, give birth and even scream. It may seem like a setting for a horror movie, but instead it’s a lab at the Capital Region BOCES Adult Health Careers Center and it is helping to educate the next generation of healthcare workers in the Capital Region. Students in the adult …

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More than 130 adults are looking to change their careers or bolster their employability this fall through the Capital Region BOCES Adult Practical Nursing program. The adults range from those fresh out of high school to those looking to launch a new career, as well as those looking to climb the nursing career ladder, said …

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Capital Region BOCES is offering two courses this fall for adult students interested in reimagining their futures with careers in the electrical trades, heating and cooling or welding industries. BOCES will offer a Residential Electrical course and a Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) course at its Career and Technical Education Center – Albany …

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From career changers to recent high school graduates, nearly 130 area adults are entering the post-pandemic world of healthcare thanks to the Capital Region BOCES Adult Practical Nursing Program. With family and friends looking on from the seats of Proctors, 128 members of the Adult Practical Nursing Class of 2024 received their diplomas and nursing …

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