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Having a good job can start with entry level work and on the job training to work your way up.
Chelsey Williams, didn’t want to take out student loans. She took an entry level job at O-AT-KA and over 8 years worked her way up to Operations Supervisor. Explore her journey in working in the food production industry.
Starting in a career technical education program in high school, such as a culinary program, helped Jennifer McClure to follow her interests into internships and higher education leading to her role as a new product developer in the food industry.
Jennifer McClure went to BOCES culinary program in high school followed by culinary school. She learned more about the chemistry of culinary product development with a Food Science and Nutrition degree to further her career. She interned and worked for a seafood company and transitioned to Love Beets USA where she is a new product developer. She loves being creative in developing new and improved recipes for manufacturing to be distributed in the marketplace.
From BOCES electrician program to an associate in maintenance, Mike Myers was hired as a mechanic at O-AT-KA and promoted on the job.
Mike Myers is a Line Supervisor that oversees a certain area of the plant working with other supervisors and workers. The job has a lot of variety. He trained as an electrician at BOCES and went to college to get an associates degree in maintenance. He was hired to be a mechanic and moved up to supervisory roles on the job at O-AT-KA working in the food production industry. Find a job like this.
From BOCES electrician training directly into the workforce, Rodney Hay was hired as an automation electrician. Now he is part of Love Beets USA 4 year apprenticeship program which combines classwork with experience on the job to lead to a certification.
Rodney Hay trained to be a residential electrician in high school through BOCES. He was hired out of high school by a company as an automation electrician. He is now works at Love Beets and had access to their 4 year apprenticeship program to earn a certificate that is honored elsewhere. Learn about his training and opportunities in this field.
Ride along for a supercharged adventure as Alexandra, Dylan, and Michael—aspiring auto technicians—discover the growing possibilities in the automotive tech field.
As they speak to 3D car printers, 4×4 builders, Fast and the Furious effects specialists, and more, they learn that the grease monkey stereotype is outdated; being a technician means driving the future of human movement forward.
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Superheroes might not exist, but “Life Hackers” introduces audiences to the modern-day equivalent: cybersecurity experts.
Follow the journey of three aspiring cybersecurity professionals as they take a road trip across the country to seek out guidance from the trailblazers and innovators who are fighting to safeguard our online information.
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Three Arizona-based college students travel around the state to explore the creative and original ways residents are pushing innovation to its limits.
As a child, 19-year-old Anna Mackey traveled with her dad to Arizona’s forgotten towns. She’d step into a whole different world shaped by the stories of the people who lived there.
Nashville, Tennessee native Jonathan Reiss didn’t grow up in the state, but when it came time to choose a college, Arizona just felt right. The freedom of a new, wide-open place helped him focus on what makes him happy.
Shandin Gormin, 18, is looking to the future. She wants to find what it holds for journalism, and for the Navajo Nation where she grew up. Her future, ideally, will combine both.
Follow along as they meet record store owners, engineers, rocketeers, and more, all the while figuring out how they’ll uniquely contribute to Arizona’s culture of innovation themselves. When people think of “startups,” they tend to think of Silicon Valley. But as access to tech education and capital spreads, the barrier to entry for startups across the country has lowered, and as a result, there’s been explosive growth in areas beyond San Francisco. One such area? Arizona, a state whose commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation has attracted tons of new startups, inspiring locals to start calling the state the “Silicon Desert.”
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Follow three “opportunity youth”—young people who are part of the 5.6 million youth in America who are unemployed, not in school, and struggling with challenges as extreme as homelessness. On a mission to unlock their potential, they travel the country and interview people like poets, educators, and “Pursuit of Happyness” author Chris Gardner—all of whom have harnessed adversity for success.
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