SCHOHARIE — Rising seniors Macord Stevens and Natalie Strohm prepare individual tool bags for students who will be entering the Building Trades program at Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center  Schoharie Campus.

The students assisted teacher Matt Hitchcock in preparing the bags during the final days of classes of the 2024-25 school year.

There are about 100 students enrolled in the Building Trades program on the Schoharie and Albany campuses.

Students in the two-year program learn through standardized craft training programs developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and gain valuable experience through on- and off-campus projects. They learn about safety, green construction and reading blueprints along with receiving extensive training in home energy efficiency.