Women in the Trades: High school junior seeks to prove skilled trades careers know no genders

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 …

Grad Builds Solid Future With Local Carpenter Union

October is Careers in Construction Month—a time to recognize the importance of the construction trades in America. Throughout the month we will be highlighting the important role Capital Region BOCES plays in supporting the construction industry, locally and nationally. A Schalmont High School graduate found the right career for himself at our Career & Technical …

Construction Student Is Driven To Succeed

October is Careers in Construction Month—a time to recognize the importance of the construction trades in America. Throughout the month we will be highlighting the important role Capital Region BOCES plays in supporting the construction industry, locally and nationally. It would not be an exaggeration to say Alex Stapf is driven to succeed. Following the …

Grad Builds A Solid Career In Construction

October is Careers in Construction Month—a time to recognize the importance of the construction trades in America. Throughout the month we will be highlighting the important role Capital Region BOCES plays in supporting the construction industry, locally and nationally. Construction/Heavy Equipment program graduate, Reagan Smith, credits Capital Region BOCES with giving her a solid foundation on …

Simulators Expand Learning For Construction Students

This summer, our Career & Technical Education Center in Schoharie received four new heavy equipment operator simulators that will be used to train students on how to operate backhoes, bulldozers, graders, excavators and dump trucks. Training on the simulators for campus faculty and staff was led by experts from CM Labs Simulations. Funded through a …

Senior Nate Bartlett Awarded Skilled Trades Scholarship

Construction/Heavy Equipment program senior Nate Bartlett of Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District  was recently chosen as a recipient of The Skilled Trades—3M Transformational Scholarship during an event last week at BOCES. This scholarship provides schools the ability to build within the community by focusing on bridging gaps of inequality with the highest standards of skilled trades and …

New School Construction Offers Lab For Learning

Students in our Construction/Heavy Equipment program got a first-hand look at the site work necessary for a major construction project during a recent tour of the future home of our Career and Technical School Albany Campus and the Maywood School. Both schools will be located on a parcel across the street from Capital Region BOCES’ administrative …

Construction Students Try Out Tools Of The Trade

Students Learn About School To College and Workforce Pipeline With Area Businesses, Educators A recent visit by area business partners and SUNY Cobleskill educators offered students in our Construction/Heavy Equipment program on our Schoharie campus the chance to network and try out some of today’s top hydraulic-powered tools. “The real world experiences that were provided …

Construction/Heavy Equipment Program Earns National Honor for Excellence

Program credited for helping “build sustainable pipeline of qualified technicians.” Our Commercial Construction/Heavy Equipment program has been recognized by the national Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation (AEDF) for its commitment to students and the development of the industry’s workforce.  The two-year Career and Technical School program prepares high school juniors and seniors with the knowledge and …

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