RTMA at the Veteran’s Outreach Center Stand Down 2021
The RTMA was at the Veteran Outreach Center’s Stand Down on Friday, August 13th. Rich Turner, our Director of Workforce Development, and Marcie Sherlock, our Administrative Assistant, were there to speak with local veterans about apprenticeships, careers in manufacturing, and about the Statewide Advanced Manufacturing Job Fair sponsored by the NYSDOL.
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…
