Six seniors from a variety of Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Career and Technical Education programs are starting pre-apprenticeships at local businesses.
This new pre-apprenticeship program is a collaboration between the Herkimer BOCES career tech center’s work-based learning department, local businesses and the HMO Workforce Development Board.
Students are dedicating a minimum of 60 hours of quality on-the-job training in combination with related classroom instruction. This after-school program is an initiative to build a local talent pipeline aligning student skill development with area businesses while strengthening the student’s own educational pathway.
Students participating will receive a monetary compensation and a new laptop computer in recognition of their commitment.
The Herkimer BOCES CTE seniors participating in the program are listed here with their BOCES program, home school district and the local business they are having a pre-apprenticeship with:
Richard Savarese – Advanced Manufacturing, Central Valley, Fuller Tools
Riyen Wentworth – Advanced Manufacturing, Central Valley, Turbo Machined Products
Jayden Davis – Visual Communications and Media Arts, Frankfort-Schuyler, Max’s Print Shop
Alex Shand – Welding and Metal Fabrication, Dolgeville, Feldmeier Equipment
James Amendolare – Welding and Metal Fabrication, Central Valley, Feldmeier Equipment
Elijah Jones – Power Sports & Agricultural Mechanics, Poland, Darrow’s Adirondack Motors
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Career and Technical Education seniors participating in a new pre-apprenticeship program pose for a photo. From left, front row: Jayden Davis, Riyen Wentworth, James Amednolare and Elijah Jones. Back row: Richard Savarese and Alex Shand.