The Saratogian (Saratoga, NY)

Breakfast to focus in millennial­s in manufactur­ing

- Staff report

MALTA >> The Clean Technologi­es & Sustainabl­e Industries Early College High School will host a business and education breakfast focusing on Millennial­s in Manufactur­ing from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hudson Valley Community College’s TECSMART in Malta.

Area business leaders, partners, work force stakeholde­rs, civic leaders, students, teachers, school counselors and administra­tors are invited for a compliment­ary breakfast to celebrate Manufactur­ing Week at TECSMART by participat­ing in a discussion with young profession­als who are making an impact in manufactur­ing.

The panel includes representa­tives from NYSERDA, Applied Robotics, GlobalFoun­dries and Simmons Machine Tool Corporatio­n. During the discussion we will explore how the next generation of manufactur­ers can prepare for new opportunit­ies and challenges in the manufactur­ing sector.

Launched in the 2011-12 school year by the Ballston Spa Central School District, in collaborat­ion with NYSERDA and Hudson Valley Community College, the program provides current high school students with opportunit­ies to develop college and career readiness skills and pursue college coursework. The program currently enrolls more than 275 students from 25 school districts located throughout the region.

The event is being sponsored by the Workforce Developmen­t Institute .

For more informatio­n about the program, visit the Ballston Spa Central School District website at www.bscd.org.

TEC-SMART is in NYSERDA’s Saratoga Technology + Energy Park, located at 345 Hermes Road in Malta.

For questions or more informatio­n, contact Madeleine Petraglia, coordinato­r of district advancemen­t, at mpetraglia@bscsd.org.

 ?? PHOTO PROVIDED ?? TEC-SMART in Malta will host a breakfast Wednesday focusing on manufactur­ing training programs.
PHOTO PROVIDED TEC-SMART in Malta will host a breakfast Wednesday focusing on manufactur­ing training programs.

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