Category: CTE announcements

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 …

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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 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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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 …

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A representative of Charter Communications recently recruited students at Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center, sharing knowledge and insight into the world of communications and looking for future technicians. Students in Ed Henson’s Network Technology program heard from James Gardner, a Technical Support Manager at Charter Communications, about what the company looks 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. While many of them said that they plan to pursue careers in the heating and cooling industry, the fact that they learn a variety of skills ranging from …

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