More than two dozen high school students hope to be flush with knowledge of the plumbing industry courtesy of the experts from UA Local 7 Plumbers and Steamfitters union. The Construction, Heavy Equipment and Electrical Trades students on the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus are learning this week the …
One could argue that Kai Smith’s career aspirations soared once he heard a presentation at Capital Region BOCES by business partner Piedmont Airlines. The once-aspiring auto mechanic is now working toward the goal of pursuing a career in aviation mechanics, an idea that had never crossed his mind prior to the early-2022 presentation. “I heard …
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Paul Mitchell educator Maureen Munoz donated her time and shared her expertise on Tuesday with students in the Cosmetology program on our Career & Technical Education – Schoharie Campus. Munoz, who works locally in the Innovations Salon in Albany, taught students the art of balayage, a hair coloring/painting technique, said teacher Nancy Schmidt. Paul Mitchell …
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Forty-six high school juniors from more than a dozen area school districts attended an information session recently on the New Visions: Health Careers program. The students are interested in attending during the 2023-24 school year the honors-level New Visions program that prepares high school seniors for more than two-dozen health care careers and immerses them …
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Principal Shelette Pleat took to the Automotive Trades and Welding & Metal Fabrication classrooms of the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. However, she wasn’t popping in to speak to students or observe teachers; rather the principal became a student, shadowing the young learners in both programs. “It’s important to get out into …
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Students in our component school districts can learn more about our Career & Technical Educational programs during upcoming open house events. Click here for event details.
The holiday season got a whole lot sweeter when learners from our Maywood Academy joined the students from the Culinary classroom of Chef Erica Weakley at our Career & Technical Education Center – Albany campus for some festive holiday cookie decorating. New Maywood and Career & Technical Education facilities opened on our Albany campus at …
A Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School senior is designing her future, with skills learned at Capital Region BOCES. Emily Burdikoff recently completed a work-based learning opportunity at Livingston Energy Group working in the firm’s marketing office where she built a professional portfolio filled with projects applying the skills she learned in the BOCES Career and …
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Jason Eksterowicz hit it out of the park when he embarked on his culinary career upon graduating from Capital Region BOCES and Schoharie High School in 2002. In a little more than a decade, he went from BOCES graduate to executive chef for the New York Mets major league baseball team, with stops at the …
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October is Careers in Construction Month—a time to recognize the importance of the construction trades in America. Throughout the month we will be highlighting the important role Capital Region BOCES plays in supporting the construction industry, locally and nationally. A Schalmont High School graduate found the right career for himself at our Career & Technical …
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