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Genesee County Economic Development Center Photograph During Cornell in High School, recent high school graduates in the GLOW region were provided classroom instruction and on-site training for potential career opportunities with area companies.
Genesee County Economic Development Center Photograph
Genesee County Economic Development Center Photograph During Cornell in High School, recent high school graduates in the GLOW region were provided classroom instruction and on-site training for potential career opportunities with area companies.
Genesee County Economic Development Center Photograph
BATAVIA – Some area high schoolers went back to school this summer to take part in expanded Genesee County Workforce Training Programs designed to help the students begin to prepare for skilled labor jobs with employers in the four-county GLOW region.
Genesee Valley BOCES hosted the recently completed Cornell in High School Dairy Processing Boot Camp and the start of the Genesee Valley Pre-Apprenticeship boot camps that connect high school graduates from Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties with local manufacturers within the dairy processing industry and mechatronics field.
During Cornell in High School, recent high school graduates were provided classroom instruction and on-site training for potential career opportunities with area companies.
The program provided students with background information about dairy processing, and exposure to job opportunities, including tours of local dairy plants. Participating students received a “Cornell Dairy Processing Certificate” that can be used when applying for any dairy processing job in the future. Students could connect with companies through the program to set up job interviews.
Participating companies include H.P. Hood, O-AT-KA Milk Products, Upstate Niagara, and Yancey’s Fancy. The companies have dairy manufacturing and dairy processing positions available with average starting salaries of about $20 per hour.
Students attended the Dairy Processing Boot Camp free of cost and received a $500 value training certificate.
No prior agriculture or processing knowledge is needed for this program.
“It was encouraging to see the strong turnout and engagement by students who are ready for careers in dairy processing,” said Cornell Dairy Processing and Marketing Specialist Anika Zuber Gianforte. “Students gained valuable skills and connections through Cornell and our participating employers that they can use to grow rewarding careers right in their backyard.”
The Genesee Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Program trains students in a variety of mechatronic simulation settings to prepare them for in-demand career opportunities in positions such as machine builders, CNC mechanists, electronics technicians, and other positions within the mechatronics field. Students receive in-class instruction along with paid on-the-job-training with local employers such as Bounduelle and Tambe Electric.
“Youth and pre-apprenticeship programs allow students to better prepare for high-demand mechatronics careers,” said Rich Turner, director of Workforce Development for the Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association. “The combination of classroom and on-the-job training is giving students the skills needed for our advanced manufacturing workforce while setting them up for success for years to come.”
Genesee County workforce training programs continue to grow year after year as there is strong demand among area companies for workers. There are hundreds of immediate job openings in the food and beverage manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, skilled trades, and service technician sectors, according to representatives of the Genesee County Economic Development Center.
“Thanks to our local government partners, companies are expanding their operations by investing in our shovel-ready sites and creating new jobs,” said GCEDC Vice President of Business and Workforce Development Chris Suozzi. “Companies are taking notice of the favorable business ecosystem being built in the GLOW region and the ability to hire into an engaged and ready workforce.”
The workforce development schedule will continue into the school year, with the annual GLOW With Your Hands on Sept. 27 in Batavia. That event, at the Genesee County Fairgrounds, will introduce hundreds of area students to local careers in such fields as agriculture, skilled trades and manufacturing. Students will also see some related demonstrations and be able to take part in hands-on activities related to select businesses.
For more information, go to information is available at gcedc.com/workforceprograms.
The Genesee Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Program trains students in a variety of mechatronic simulation settings to prepare them for in-demand career opportunities in positions such as machine builders, CNC mechanists, electronics technicians, and other positions within the mechatronics field.