Apprenticeships

NEW YORK, April 19, 2010 – Five students from the Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School in the South Bronx spent Spring Break in Stockholm, Sweden, thanks to the generous support of the New York Building Foundation, a nonprofit building coalition, and Skanska, an international construction firm with headquarters in Stockholm and major operations in New York City.

The five 10th Grade students from minority backgrounds are studying for careers in building construction and engineering. The students, three boys and two girls, were selected randomly from a pool of 30 interested students who have excelled academically and maintained strong attendance records.

The five-day trip, which began on March 30th, was made possible thanks to financial contributions from the Building Foundation and Skanska, as well as logistical support from both organizations.

Highlights of the trip included a VIP tour of Skanska’s headquarters, visits to Swedish vocational schools, as well as cultural exchanges with their Swedish peers, including a traditional Viking meal, basketball games and cultural activities. The trip also included boat tours of Swedish islands, museum visits and sightseeing walks.

The New York City District Council of Carpenters Labor Technical College holds its 41st Annual Graduating Apprentice Event on Wednesday, April 21, 2010.

See exhibitions and demonstrations from world-renown manufacturers utilizing the latest technologies equipment in the industry.

Learn what's happening in the industry or simply come and enjoy an interesting day. (Guests welcome.)

Download the attached PDF flyer for details.

On November 23, 2009, 42 graduates of New York City CTE schools embarked on careers at New York City Transit via the MTA NYC Transit Apprenticeship Program. In this largest group of inductees into the program since 2001, these young stars of the future were assigned to their departments, which were Signals Department (maintaining and repairing the signals and switches which permit safe operation of subway cars) and Car Equipment (maintaining and repairing the rail car fleet). The group consists of 14 graduates of the School for Cooperative Technical Education, 10 from Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School, 7 from the East New York High School of Transit Technology, 6 from Queens Vocational and Technical  High School and 5 from the Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical High School.