{"id":20680,"date":"2020-11-09T14:30:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=20680"},"modified":"2020-11-09T14:30:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:30:37","slug":"genesee-county-school-business-partnership-proves-beneficial-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/11\/09\/genesee-county-school-business-partnership-proves-beneficial-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/School\/Business partnership proves beneficial for all"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Caption: School Business Partnership: Aaron Leone, right, practices his welding skills on the Miller LiveArc machine, as Welding Instructor Andrew Geyer, guides him.(Submitted photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batavia, New York, November 9, 2020 \u2013 When Graham Corporation and the Genesee County Economic Development Center approached Jon Sanfratello, Executive Principal of the GV BOCES Batavia Campus, about donating a welding simulator, Sanfratello knew that this was a huge bonus for the Metal Trades Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen businesses invest in our programs, our students are the true benefactors. This welding simulator, that Graham Corporation has so generously donated, will provide our students with an additional training tool to test their skills,\u201d Sanfratello said. \u201cOne of our top priorities here at GV BOCES is the integration of both applied and practical skills into curriculum so our students are college and career-ready. This training tool is another means of achieving our goal. We are so very appreciative of Graham\u2019s investment in our program and students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the 2019-2020 school year, Graham Corporation (Graham) provided a Miller LiveArc Welding System to the Metal Trades Program at the Batavia Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center at the GV BOCES Batavia Campus. This system provides a simulation scenario for a student to practice welds in a live-arc training mode. Andrew Geyer is the Welding Instructor at the Batavia CTE Center. Geyer explained how this new system will be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Miller LiveArc has cameras and infrared sensors that will read students\u2019 welds and grade them accordingly based upon the parameters that are set,\u201d Geyer said. \u201cIt is our hope that representatives from Graham can spend some time with us and program the machine with industry-based welds so students can get a better understanding of what is expected in industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geyer and Metal Trades students recently met with representatives from Graham Corporation and Chris Suozzi from the Genesee County Economic Development Center via Zoom. During this online meeting, students asked many questions about employment opportunities at Graham Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham Corporation is well known for being a major employer in the region as well as a supporter of schools especially, Genesee Valley BOCES. Graham has gifted other consumable materials to the Metal Trades Program at the GV BOCES Batavia Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Welding Program at the Batavia CTE Center is very important to Graham Corporation and to our community. As Graham continues to grow, access to skilled welders is vital. Welders make up approximately 50 percent of Graham’s skilled workforce,\u201d said Alan Smith, General Manager of Graham Corporation. \u201cGraham has a long history of supporting the welding program at the Batavia CTE Center with donations of plate steel and weld wire. Graham’s latest donation of the weld simulator will enable students to learn proper welding techniques by providing immediate feedback while saving the expensive cost of weld wire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham Corporation has a record of hiring welding students from the Batavia CTE Center and from other BOCES around New York state. Don Fonda, Superintendent at Graham Corporation, noted that this partnership goes back decades. \u201cWe have close to 75 employees who went to a BOCES program, and add in some recent new hires, the total is over 80 employees. We have 53 employees who came to Graham from the Batavia GV BOCES program,\u201d Fonda said. \u201cFrom what I could find out the Graham\/ Batavia GV BOCES connection goes back to the 1970s when GV BOCES was next to the industrial center. Bob Torrey was one of the first co-op students at Graham. He started at Graham working three days and Saturdays in January of 1974 while he was in school. He was hired full-time in June 1974, 46 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Suozzi, Vice President of Business and Workforce Development for the Genesee County Economic Center, shared how partnerships like this benefit the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) applauds Graham Corporation for investing in equipment and experiences that will benefit every 11th and 12th grade student learning in GV BOCES’ welding lab. This partnership strengthens the skills of our students for the great careers at Graham Corporation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release Batavia, New York, November 9, 2020 \u2013 When Graham Corporation and the Genesee County Economic Development Center approached Jon Sanfratello, Executive Principal of the GV BOCES Batavia Campus, about donating a welding simulator, Sanfratello knew that this was a huge bonus for the Metal Trades Program. \u201cWhen businesses \u2026<\/p>\n

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