High school student Emily Grace Michaud works on a table top in the Capital Region BOCES Building Trades program this week. Michaud, a senior from Voorheesville, aspires to a career working in a construction union. “I hope to do framing, definitely something hands-on and working with wood,” she said. “I like working with wood. I …
Sometimes, you look at a career future for what it offers – financial security. Just ask Bethlehem High School junior Liam Fullem, a student in the Capital Regional BOCES Electrical Trades Program at the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. The student had a rather quick, an perfunctory response to being asked why …
Continue reading “An electrifying future at Capital Region BOCES”
Students ranging from future nurses to future chefs, contractors and fashion designers will lead the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus SkillsUSA chapter for the 2023-24 school year. During a tradition-rich ceremony in front of parents and friends, the officers were sworn in on Oct. 17. SkillsUSA officers, their program, …
Students in a Capital Region BOCES program are gaining volumes of professional experience working for the New York State Senate. Eight Digital Media Design students are taking part in an internship at the Senate Production Shop, the graphics and printing department for the senate. They are gaining experience and knowledge that will give them an …
Nearly 100 area businesses and institutions regularly collaborate with Capital Region BOCES to build the future of the construction industry in the Capital Region and beyond. Their support is crucial not only to the success of students, but also to the future of the construction industry. ”These partnerships are critical because they allow us to …
The U.S. telecom industry expects to create an additional 850,000 jobs through 2025 and the Capital Region BOCES Network Cabling, Wireless Technologies, and Cybersecurity program is the perfect pathway to this great industry. Offered on the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus, the two-year program helps students develop a unique understanding of today’s …
Continue reading “Get wired for success through the Capital Region BOCES Network Cabling program”
Capital Region BOCES and numerous area businesses and unions will celebrate national Careers in Construction Month on Oct. 20 with an event on the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Heavy equipment demonstrations, equipment training, hands-on skills demonstrations, and other activities that promote awareness of construction careers and more will take place during …
Students in the Capital Region BOCES Game Design & Implementation program toured The Watervliet Shaker Historic site recently as they continue work on designing an interactive website for the Shaker organization. The juniors and seniors in the Career & Technical Education program on the Albany Campus started work earlier this year on the website, which …
With a last name such as Cook, one might assume a career preparing delicacies might be a natural choice for this area teenager. But for Guilderland High School junior Jayden Cook, the decision to pursue a career as a chef has more to do with opportunity than name. “You can’t hire a robot to cook,” …
Continue reading “Guilderland junior chooses a career that can’t be automated”
Zoey Ratoon and Rosa Brown may one day represent the face of change in the construction industry. Right now, though, the high school juniors are learning the fine art of construction and masonry at Capital Region BOCES. The two are among 87 students enrolled in the Building Trades program at the Career & Technical Education …
Continue reading “High school juniors seek to build careers in male-dominated industry”
