With a demand increasing daily for workers and an aging workforce, it’s no doubt that students with skills that prepare them for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) industry are in hot demand. Just how hot that demand is will be on display at Capital Region BOCES on Thursday, April 11, as area …
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As a child, Zachary Apkarian was in and out of hospitals and spent one memorable stay at Boston Children’s Hospital on a birthday. It was the actions of a nurse during that stay that inspired the teenager to pursue a career in healthcare. “When I was younger, I was in Boston Children’s Hospital, and I …
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One can argue that the partnership between Capital Region BOCES and area hair salons is a “sheer” delight for the students and the business alike. The connection between BOCES and one salon is particularly strong, with more than a half-dozen current and former Career and Technical Education Center Cosmetology students finding employment at Latham-based Grit …
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An estimated crowd of 40 to 50 adults attended the first-ever Mini Resource Fair late-last month at the Capital Region BOCES South Pearl Street Campus. The daytime event was designed to connect adult education students and community members to the resources of the neighborhood, said Alysha Weisner, Adult Education Literacy Zone Coordinator. “It helps our …
“BOCES has given me motivation to do better in school because BOCES is a privilege to attend.” That endorsement of Capital Region BOCES was offered recently by Duanesburg High School senior Landon Straight as he wired a tiny house at the Career and Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus. The second-year student said he initially …
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A soft-spoken Sharon Springs teen is building a solid future for herself at Capital Region BOCES. Breanna Parrotti is a senior in the Building Trades program at the Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus. She aspires to a career in the construction industry and in the process hopes to shatter gender stereotypes for …
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Students attending the Capital Region BOCES Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) program say they were drawn to the program because of the options it affords to them. But Schenectady High School senior Haresh Persaud said the program has more than career options and skilled training to offer – it has a welcoming environment. “BOCES is …
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Capital Region BOCES is pleased to announce that students in the Career and Technical Education Center will graduate during two separate ceremonies in June. Students who attend programs on the Albany Campus will graduate on Monday, June 10, during a 6 p.m. ceremony to be held at the Empire State Plaza. The plaza is located …
Capital Region BOCES provides a “pipeline” of skilled workers that support the regional economy, and that pipeline will be recharged during several career fairs sponsored by BOCES in the coming months. From airlines to healthcare facilities, automotive dealerships to state agencies, a wide array of business recruiters will be on hand to engage students in …
Erick Kenney once learned how to operate heavy equipment and properly frame a shed in the halls of the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus. Now, the 2011 graduate of the Construction/Heavy Equipment program is overseeing the renovation and upgrade of the very same campus. Kenney works as a project …
