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More than a dozen cosmetology industry businesses recruited prospective new employees at the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus on Monday. The salons, beauty supply industry providers and other entities met with nearly 100 area juniors and seniors enrolled in the Career & Technical School’s Cosmetology program on the …
Capital Region BOCES is celebrating national Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month throughout February with a series of events at its Career and Technical Education Center – Albany and Schoharie campuses. The events highlight the unique partnership Capital Region BOCES maintains with more than 300 business, education and labor organizations—a partnership that helps students not …
On Friday, Jan. 24, the Albany Diocesan School Board presented Capital Region BOCES with its Community Partner Award. This award is given to organizations that demonstrate a commitment to working with the diocesan system of schools and contribute to education in the Capital Region. “It is an honor to receive this award in recognition of …
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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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The Capital Region BOCES Superintendents’ Legislative Committee held their annual Legislative Breakfast on Jan. 24 at the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center in Albany and announced five key policy and state budget priorities for the 2025 Legislative Session. Each year, the CRB Superintendents’ Legislative Committee—representing the 24 BOCES component school districts—work to identify and …
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High school students planning for a career in medicine and seeking an in-depth, honors-level program for their senior year that prepares them for such are encouraged to attend a Jan. 24 open house. The New Visions: Health Careers program open house will begin at 9 a.m. at the Capital Region BOCES Administrative Office Building, located …
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A Scotia-Glenville High School senior with aspirations to take flight has found life skills and a job on the ground thanks to Capital Region BOCES. Sam Jahn is in the second year of the Automotive Trades Technology program at Capital Region BOCES, where he has learned not only how to repair cars, but also found …
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Education professionals, school technology experts and students recently spent the day learning about the latest innovations aimed at enhancing school operations and inclusive tools to support educators in enriching the learning experience for all students. Northeastern Regional Information Center (NERIC) hosted the 35th Annual Technology Awareness Day on Dec.13 at the Albany Capital Center. The …
“I like to help others.” Ask 10 random students in the Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers program at Capital Region BOCES why they are pursuing careers in health care and nine of them will provide some form of that answer. Take for example Alexa Garcia, a junior from Scotia-Glenville enrolled in the program. “I want …
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They come from vastly different communities and have widely different career goals, but Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTE) students are united in their mission this holiday season to help the less fortunate. Students from every program ranging from Diesel Tech to Global Fashion to Cosmetology joined forces in recent weeks to …
