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,” …
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Taking an idea from the prototype to production. That’s what students in the Capital Region BOCES Manufacturing and Machining Technology program learn as they prepare to enter the red-hot market for machinists. During a recent class, nearly a dozen high school juniors were practicing their metal cutting and operating skills under the watchful eyes of …
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Four students and a pair of Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education chefs created delicacies and helped “plate” and serve hundreds of patrons on Sept. 28 during the Regional Food Bank’ of Northeastern New York’s Chefs & Vintners’ Harvest Dinner. The students joined chefs Paul Rother and Erica Weakley in volunteering to take part …
October is National Careers in Construction Month, and there’s no better place for area high school students and adults to learn the skilled trades than at Capital Region BOCES. 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. …
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Seniors in the Capital Region BOCES Digital Media Design program are showing their knowledge of design theory and social media with a project that promotes electric mobility and sustainability. Students in Barb Gorbaty’s program at the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus created images and posts to be used to promote the NY …
Call it a lesson forged in steel. Students from the Capital Region BOCES Welding and Metal Fabrication program met with officials at the STS Steel plant in Schenectady this week, learning about the operation and all of the opportunities that exist in the industry. Joining their counterparts from other schools and colleges, the Career & …
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Area high school students interested in a career in theater will have the opportunity to learn from Broadway production experts at Proctors during the next two weeks. Capital Region BOCES Entertainment Technology students will join their peers from other schools in learning backstage production skills and information from behind-the-scenes technical crew and experts from the …
A class of 2021 graduate of Capital Region BOCES is hoping her passion for baking combined with the skills she learned in the Career & Technical Education Center will provide her with the recipe for business success. Culinary Arts & Hospitality Tech graduate Natalie Vogel recently opened Short&Sweet, a pastry business based in her Guilderland …
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One hundred and forty adults are looking to change their careers or bolster their employability this fall through the Capital Region BOCES Adult Practical Nursing program. The adult full-time students range from those fresh out of high school to those looking to launch a new career, as well as those looking to climb the nursing …
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