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5th Annual FLYAP Signing Day for Edison Tech
Rochester, NY – The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP) held its annual “Signing Day” for students at Edison Tech High School in the city of Rochester. Several students were matched with Rochester advanced manufacturing companies for either a paid…
RTMA’s FLYAP Program Hosts Signing Day for More Than 30 Batavia BOCES Students
Batavia – The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP) held its annual “Signing Day” for the Genesee County BOCES – Batavia Campus at Genesee Community College (GCC). Matches were announced for more than 30 students and ten companies from the…
RTMA’s FLYAP Program Hosts 2nd Women in Manufacturing Summit
Rochester – The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP) hosted its second annual Women in Manufacturing Summit today at NextCorps in downtown Rochester. The hybrid event hosted more than 100 students and educators in-person and another 75 virtually. The summit…
RTMA Statement on Tech Hub Announcement
Rochester leaders came out in full force this week to celebrate that the Buffalo – Rochester – Syracuse Smart I-Corridor was named a federal Tech Hub. This designation will spur innovation and strengthen our local economy by creating more careers…
ROC With Your Hands Hosts 1,500 Students at Career Exploration Event
Rochester – The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA) in partnership with the City of Rochester, Monroe County, the Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP), Monroe Community College (MCC), RochesterWorks, UNiCON Rochester and the Builders Exchange of Rochester hosted the…
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Record Number of Graduates for the 2023 Genesee Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Ten participants from the third annual Genesee Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Program graduated from this year’s six-week paid training program. The “boot camp” style program is an earn while you learn model which pairs in-class instruction at the Genesee Valley BOCES in…
Local CTE Instructor Named Haas ‘Educator of the Year’
Orleans Niagara BOCES Career and Technical Education Instructor Bill Rakonczay received the Hass Educator of the Year honor at the annual Haas HTEC Conference this week in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Hass and Edge Factor presented Mr. Rakonczay at the July…
RTMA Unveils “Hire Me Rochester” Campaign
The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA) unveils the “Hire Me Rochester” campaign to assist member businesses with recruitment. “Hire Me Rochester” features a promotional video highlighting careers in advanced manufacturing and is televised on 13WHAM, Fox Rochester and CW…
