Women in the Trades Month: BHBL teen revved up for a great future

A Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake senior is already making a name for herself in the automotive industry thanks to the training she is receiving at our Career & Technical Education – Albany campus. Octavia Rice is a senior in the Automotive Trades Technology program and is in her second year of work at Capitaland Motors Subaru …

Women in the Trades: Bethlehem teen says BOCES has the ‘Wright’ stuff to launch her into a career

A Bethlehem teenager is looking for a career at the extremes of the earth—either undersea or in space—and has chosen Capital Region BOCES to propel her to professional success. Alexis Wright is a junior at Bethlehem Central High School and attends the Welding & Metal Fabrication program at the our Career & Technical Education Center …

Women in the Trades celebration inspires next generation of women skilled tradespeople

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 …

Women in the Trades: High school junior builds foundation for a career in the family business

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 …

Women in the Trades: Allison Umstadter Finds Match For Talents In Machining Tech Program

March is Women in the Trades Month. Throughout the month, we’re shining a spotlight on women in the trades who are building solid futures through their time at Capital Region BOCES.  “I feel like I was meant to do this—this is one of my talents and I was meant to use it.”  So said Scotia-Glenville …

Women in the Trades: Darielys Maya’s Future Heats Up

March is Women in the Trades Month. Throughout the month, we’re shining a spotlight on women in the trades who are building solid futures through their time at Capital Region BOCES. For Darielys Maya, attending our Career & Technical School was all about finding the career that is right for her. “I like hands-on learning and …

Spotlight on Women in Skilled Trades

March is Women’s History Month and we’re shining a spotlight on students who are building solid futures in the skilled trades through our programs.

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