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A Schoharie High School teen values independence and believes the skilled trades are for everyone and she is now on a path to show just how genderless the industry can be. Savannah Traverse is a junior in the Residential Construction/Heavy Equipment program, where she is learning the skills necessary to enter the construction industry or …
A luncheon and panel discussion on Thursday highlighted the successes women have made in building careers in the skilled trades while also recruiting the next generation of women skilled tradespeople. The Capital Region BOCES Celebrates Women in the Trades luncheon featured six successful women—including two graduates of the BOCES Career & Technical Education Center—speaking about …
A Shenendehowa High School junior chose to attend our Career & Technical Education Center to further her skills and to help her join the family business. Riley Trudell aspires to work in, and one day take over, the family business Northway Fabricators so she enrolled in the Manufacturing & Machining Technology Program at Capital Region …
Learners in our Work-Based Learning program got a jump-start–in some cases (literally!) on the recent winter break week with a morning of sensory-friendly games and activities at Bring on the Spectrum (BOTS) community space and sensory gym. BOTS is an Albany-based space where individuals with autism and similar conditions–from the very young to adult–can play, …
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Several area high school students interested in careers and auto and truck repair spent a day recently shadowing the experts at Penske Corp. Automotive Trades technology students from our Career & Technical Education Center Albany and Schoharie campuses spent Feb. 15 at the Penske’s Warehouse Road location in Albany, learning first-hand the experience of an …
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More than two dozen high school students hope to be flush with knowledge of the plumbing industry courtesy of the experts from UA Local 7 Plumbers and Steamfitters union. The Construction, Heavy Equipment and Electrical Trades students on the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus are learning this week the …
One could argue that Kai Smith’s career aspirations soared once he heard a presentation at Capital Region BOCES by business partner Piedmont Airlines. The once-aspiring auto mechanic is now working toward the goal of pursuing a career in aviation mechanics, an idea that had never crossed his mind prior to the early-2022 presentation. “I heard …
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Congratulations to Matt Millard, a Heavy Equipment Operation, Maintenance & Repair Teacher at our CTE – Schoharie Campus, for receiving the January 2023 Commitment Award for Excellence. Matt was nominated by Matt Ward who shared the following: “Matt Millard is an employee who exemplifies going above and beyond in his position as a Heavy Equipment …
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Paul Mitchell educator Maureen Munoz donated her time and shared her expertise on Tuesday with students in the Cosmetology program on our Career & Technical Education – Schoharie Campus. Munoz, who works locally in the Innovations Salon in Albany, taught students the art of balayage, a hair coloring/painting technique, said teacher Nancy Schmidt. Paul Mitchell …
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Forty-six high school juniors from more than a dozen area school districts attended an information session recently on the New Visions: Health Careers program. The students are interested in attending during the 2023-24 school year the honors-level New Visions program that prepares high school seniors for more than two-dozen health care careers and immerses them …
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