Month: January 2024

A representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) met with students at Capital Region BOCES on Monday, Jan. 29, to recruit members to apprenticeships with his union. William Bulger, Recording Secretary for the IBEW Local 236, spoke about the benefits of training and working with the union and how electrical workers are in …

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A trio of students who found employment in an auto dealership through Capital Region BOCES credit that experience with shifting their learning—and their futures—into high gear. High school seniors Hope Caufield, Mason Kidwell and Trevor Siemann were hired to work last summer at BOCES business partner Capitaland Motors GMC-Subaru and have continued that employment this …

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An executive with Adirondack Cabling and Security recruited students at the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus on Jan. 23, looking to solve a workforce problem that is increasing as personal security issues become a national concern. Chuck Crouch, Sales Manager Adirondack Cabling, met with students in the Network Technology and Electrical Trades …

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A few dozen Bethlehem High School students interested in careers ranging from diesel technicians and physicians to cosmetologists and pastry chefs visited the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus on Jan. 22 to learn how BOCES can shift those aspirations into high gear. Some students were looking to explore career …

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Constructing storage buildings certainly ‘shed’ light on the fundamentals of building design and construction, but there is no substitute for building a real house. That’s why Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus students are building a tiny home this year in an initiative that is slated to expand to the …

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Students on the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus launched a BOCES-wide initiative this month to collect shoes in the region and ship them to communities living in poverty around the world. Members of the SkillsUSA organization on the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus kicked-off the “sole-full” …

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A key component of the national skilled worker shortage is a lack of societal focus on the skilled trades as a viable career opportunity compounded by an expectation that nearly all youth attend college. A recent survey by Thumbtack—a national organization of skilled trades small businesses—found 82% of young adults were told college is the …

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