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October 2023 Commitment Award For Service Congratulations to our culinary teachers, Paul Dolan, Paul Rother, Chris Snye and Erica Weakley on receiving our October 2023 Commitment Award for Service. Career and Technical Education Director Jeff Palmer had this to say in nominating the team for this award: “I am thrilled to nominate our exceptional culinary …
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A pair of high school juniors at Capital Region BOCES are preparing for careers in military medicine thanks to the Career & Technical Education Center’s Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers program. Elizabeth Masi and Logan Semeiks recently practiced their newly learned skills in changing the sheets of an occupied bed during class at CTE’s Albany …
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A high school senior from Sharon Springs is building a solid future at Capital Region BOCES Jayden Abeling is in her second year in the Heavy Equipment program at the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus. “I am looking forward to using the equipment a lot more,” said Abeling, referring …
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Sometimes you just have to smile, especially if you are pursuing a brighter future. Capital Region BOCES Adult Practical Nursing students Ackem McCalla, Skyler Pudvah, Ceonnie McNair and Shahirah Redhead were all smiles recently in the halls of the Capital Region BOES Adult Health Careers Center. “I like it here. I went here for the …
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Officials with the Capital Repertory Theatre are pulling back the curtain on costuming and fashion for a trio of aspiring fashion designers at Capital Region BOCES. Career and Technical Education Global Fashion Studies seniors Sophia Berlin, Faith Coates and Piper Zurmuhlen are taking part this fall in work-based learning with the Albany theater group. “We …
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Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education students got an insider look at the operations of the Port of Albany on Oct. 27. Students in the Welding and Metal Fabrication and the Heavy Equipment Operation, Maintenance & Repair programs toured the facilities used to bring transport cargo from boats to rail to trucks and learned …
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The impact of the skilled worker shortage is well known—increased costs for products, delays in getting work done and increased pressures on workers and few industries can relate to this more than the welding and metal fabrication industry. The American Welding Society reports a need for 90,000 new welders each year through 2027. The society …
A Schoharie High School senior is on a path to show that women belong in the skilled trades industries. “I want to be able to run equipment on my own and build things on my own and not depend on anyone else to get things done,” said Savannah Traverse, a second year student in the …
A Capital Region BOCES senior is building his future one brick at a time thanks to Capital Region BOCES and its partnerships with area unions, colleges and businesses. Brendon Mazza attends the Building Trades program at the Career and Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus where he was introduced to masonry last year through a …
Career & Technical Education students had a busy month of October as Capital Region BOCES marked Careers in Construction Month with a series of activities, trips and guest educators who detailed the “ins” and “outs” of the construction industry. From visiting the Operator’s Union training facility in Glenmont to watching the “shocking” result of a …
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