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Tech Valley Internships was created to help establish viable and meaningful internship opportunities for college students with businesses and organizations in the Greater Capital Region.
Tech Valley Internships was preceded by Beanstalk. Originally launched by the Center for Economic Growth in 2003, Beanstalk served as a clearinghouse to help connect college students with employers in the Capital Region and Tech Valley. A New York State Department of Labor grant-funded program then help to update the website and establish it as a viable and meaningful internship website.
The Workforce Consortium is supporting this effort by engaging the regional emerging technology companies to populate the website with internship opportunities and connecting with colleges / universities with strong technology-based educational programs.
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Orlando, Florida
Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate
July 24 – 29, 2010
HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technical education where technical educators, counselors, industry professionals, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills.
HI-TEC uniquely explores the convergence of scientific disciplines and technologies such as:
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies • Agricultural, Environmental, and Energy Technologies • Biomanufacturing • Biotechnology • Engineering Technologies • Geospatial Technologies • Information, Communications, and Security Technologies • Learning and Evaluation • Micro- and Nanotechnologies • Optics and Photonics Technologies
Who should attend? Community College & University Faculty, High School Teachers, Workforce Development Advocates, Counselors, Industry Professionals and Technicians.
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March 31, 2010
The NYS United Teachers and the Workforce Consortium for Emerging Technologies held a networking/dinner meeting for Semi High Tech U teachers and colleagues. This opportunity on March 31st feautured Dr. Shaker A. Mousa, Ph.D., MBA, FACC, FACB, Professor, Executive VP and Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research Institute at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences as the keynote speaker. The evening included a tour of The Cancer Research Center labs and dinner.
Download informational flyer here.
March 26, 2010
The Workforce Consortium is a co-sponsor of a tremendous regional professional development opportunity that is “organized through the spirit of sharing best practices to promote high quality professional development in K-12 STEM teaching and learning and Tech Valley workforce readiness.” Registration is free. Check it out!
There are currently over 800 individuals registered for the event. The Workforce Consortium will be an exhibitor so come visit our booth and learn about the Workforce Consortium professional development activities.
In partnerships with Greater Capital Region Career Pathways Consortium and NBC2-ATE Center
March 22 – 25, 2010
Location: Hudson Valley Community College East Campus
Facilitator: Sonia Wallman, Executive Director NBC2 ATE Center
This is an excellent high school staff development opportunity for a “team” that includes one high school biology teacher and one high school chemistry teacher from school districts in the region. Participants will learn about the intricacies of the emerging science of biotechnology and supporting classroom curriculum that can be infused into existing high school biology and chemistry classrooms. The schedule has been designed to minimize the amount of time both teachers will be out of their classrooms during the week. Teachers are entitled to a stipend.
More information here. For registration, contact info@wcet.us.
September 2008 – May 2010
Workforce Consortium has partnered with the Greater Capital Region Career Pathways Consortium to produce staff development activities. The primary audience always includes Career and Technical Educators, Science and Math Educators, School Counselors, Administrators representing 77 school districts and their respective BOCES partners located within a 12 county region of the Tech Valley.
This school year (9/09 – 6/10) events include the following:
Next Steps to Prepare Students for Careers in Emerging Technologies:
21st Century Manufacturing and Green Jobs
Union College Park Hall
January 26, 2010
Click here for agenda including presentations.
Career Pathways Showcase: The Emerging Technologies
Questar III Conference Center, 10 Empire Blvd., Castleton, NY
December 2, 2009
Agenda of Industry Panel Discussion can be found here.
