One works for the New York State Police, another is looking for a hands-on career, but they all have one thing in common – choosing Capital Region BOCES for career advancement. Adam Ward is a facilities engineer for the state police and is enrolled in the Adult Electrical Trades program at Capital Region BOCES while …
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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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In less than a year, adults in the Capital Region could gain the training needed to enter a career with significant job growth projections. Registration is underway now for the Capital Region BOCES Adult Health Careers and Services full-time Practical Nursing program which starts in September. The deadline for application submission is August 19, 2025. …
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 …
Nearly 150 adults were matched with potential employers on Wednesday during a 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 counteract the impacts of the national nursing shortage. Employers on hand ranged from Albany …
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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 …
Elizabeth Miller Guthier, Executive Director of the Capital District Women’s Employment & Resource Center (WERC), shared her knowledge of resume writing and more with students in the Capital Region BOCES Adult Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide/Nurse Assistant program summer class this week at the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. It was the …
