She may only be a junior in high school, but this teen is taking the necessary steps to ensure her future is anything but static.
Megan Emerich is enrolled in the Electrical Trades program at Career and Technical Education Center (Albany Campus) where she is learning the finer points of electrical work. She plans to take the skills learned at BOCES to Clarkson University where she hopes to prepare for a career in electrical engineering.
“Electrical work is a concept I can easily grasp. How it works is something I easily understand and I enjoy working with my hands, so why not?” she said.
March is Women’s History Month and throughout the month, Capital Region BOCES will be shining a spotlight on women in the trades – those women who are challenging gender stereotypes and building solid futures through their time at Capital Region BOCES.
For Emerich, being one of only a handful of women students among the more than 100 students enrolled in the Electrical Trades program is not an issue.
She added that she enjoys the atmosphere and learning environment.
“I like that I can work and learn at my own pace at BOCES,” she said, “and that we aren’t just sitting. We are working with our hands while learning.”
Students in the two-year Electrical Trades program learn fundamental skills in electrical theory through classroom instruction and hands-on work. They also learn basic electrical skills and cutting-edge, 21st-century green technologies—all of which prepares them for the in-demand field of electrical trades.
