Nearly 90 counselors from most area school districts heard about the latest changes and updates to career and technical education (CTE) programming during a meeting Thursday at the Capital Region BOCES and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Noting that enrollment has skyrocketed and this year’s waiting list exceeded 200 students, Career and Technical Education …
Students in the Capital Region BOCES Heavy Equipment, Electrical Trades and Building Trades programs recently completed their practical competency exams to be certified as forklift operators. The certification—required to operate a forklift in New York State—is one of dozens of professional certifications Capital Region BOCES students can earn in their various programs. The certifications give …
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Forecasting a national shortage of workers, the president of a local telephone and technology company is offering advice to Capital Region BOCES to help grow the Network Technology program. Jim Becker, President of MIDTEL Family of Companies, met with Capital Region BOCES faculty and administrators recently to review his request that BOCES add fiber splicing …
Capital Region BOCES students are learning skills while being festive this holiday season. Students in the Carpentry Services and Building Trades programs are making and selling tabletop wooden Christmas trees and snowmen. Proceeds from the sales will fund a future project in the program. Though sales continue through Dec. 15, dozens of snowmen and trees …
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Capital Region BOCES took the first steps this week on launching the National Talent Hub. Students in the Manufacturing and Machining Technology program enrolled in the hub, which is part of a nationwide strategy to grow the workforce in tech-based industries. The strategy helps to ensure the entire education system provides a skills-based pathway to …
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Students, faculty, staff, and administrators are collecting winter clothing on all BOCES campuses – The Career & Technical Education Centers at Albany and Schoharie, as well as the Maywood Academy, Airline Drive Academy, and the BOCES headquarters in Albany. The donations will be picked up from the campuses in early January and adults in the …
Students are putting the ‘petal’ to the metal in fabricating holiday presents as part of their latest project in the Welding and Metal Fabrication program. Juniors in Cesar Figueroa’s class are fabricating steel roses from scratch for a project that is designed to test and advance their skills and techniques. “It’s a lot of fun. …
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Students in the Capital Region BOCES Criminal Justice program gained knowledge in a ‘biting’ lesson this week at the New York State Police Canine Training Center in Cooperstown. Approximately two dozen aspiring law enforcers, lawyers, and forensic scientists learned how state troopers and their four-legged partners are trained for a career apprehending criminals and protecting …
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In less than 10 classroom hours, students in the Capital Region BOCES Culinary Arts and Hospitality Tech program produced and distributed 365 pies this week to adorn Thanksgiving Day tables across the region. The pumpkin, pecan, apple streusel, coconut cream, banana cream and chocolate cream pies were sold on the Career & Technical Education Center …
Approximately 30 area business and economic development leaders attended a forum on Friday to address the workforce needs of the manufacturing industry. Hosted by Capital Region BOCES and the Center of Economic Growth (CEG) at the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus, the forum spotlighted CEG’s Registered Apprenticeship Program. Specifically, the forum touted …
