{"id":40690,"date":"2023-03-10T16:48:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T21:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=40690"},"modified":"2023-03-10T16:48:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T21:48:39","slug":"genesee-county-2nd-annual-cornell-university-food-processing-bootcamp-provides-students-with-new-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/genesee-county-2nd-annual-cornell-university-food-processing-bootcamp-provides-students-with-new-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/2nd Annual Cornell University Food Processing Bootcamp provides students with new opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40692\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/genesee-county-2nd-annual-cornell-university-food-processing-bootcamp-provides-students-with-new-opportunities\/thumbnail_image004-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image004.jpg?fit=400%2C239&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,239\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"thumbnail_image004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image004.jpg?fit=400%2C239&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image004.jpg?resize=597%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40692\" width=\"597\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image004.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image004.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image004.jpg?resize=250%2C150&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image004.jpg?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Camp connects students to high-wage in-demand careers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA, N.Y. &#8211; Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) hosted its second annual free food processing bootcamp for 30 graduating Genesee County high school students setting them up for high-wage-in-demand careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three-day program featured industry experts educating students about the many job opportunities in the food processing industry. Participants received a \u201cCornell Food Processing Certificate\u201d which will give them an advantage when applying for jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The food processing industry is Genesee County\u2019s number-one employment field. Participating organizations included H.P. Hood, O-AT-KA Milk Products, Upstate Niagara, Yancey\u2019s Fancy, and Nortera. After the success of the inaugural program last year, Genesee County has set a great example of what workforce development programs can do for a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGenesee County offers hundreds of immediate job opportunities to well-trained, hard-working individuals, making it a blueprint for future educational programs,\u201d said Dairy Foods Extension Program Director Kimberly Bukowski. \u201cThanks to the success of this initiative and funding provided by Governor Hochul\u2019s new Office of Strategic Workforce Development, we intend to expand our workforce development program throughout the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of many successful programs Genesee County has hosted to prepare the next generation of workforce candidates for fulfilling careers in advanced manufacturing, agriculture, skilled trades, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GCEDC VP of Business and Workforce Development Chris Suozzi said, \u201cGenesee County has seen its workforce readiness investment pay off for years, as many businesses have relocated here because of our qualified candidates.\u201d He added, \u201cLeaders from local institutions such as the Workforce Development Institute, GCEDC, and Genesee Valley BOCES have been catalysts in preparing graduating seniors with the skills needed for industries in their backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcedc.com\/WorkforcePrograms\">http:\/\/www.gcedc.com\/WorkforcePrograms<\/a> to learn more about the workforce development programs offered in the Genesee County region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camp connects students to high-wage in-demand careers Press release BATAVIA, N.Y. &#8211; Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) hosted its second annual free food processing bootcamp for 30 graduating Genesee County high school students setting them up for high-wage-in-demand careers. The three-day program featured industry experts educating \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/genesee-county-2nd-annual-cornell-university-food-processing-bootcamp-provides-students-with-new-opportunities\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[3549],"class_list":["post-40690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-cornell-university-food-processing-bootcamp"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-aAi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48207,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/10\/genesee-county-27-participate-in-the-third-annual-cornell-university-food-processing-bootcamp-which-offers-opportunities-for-glow-region-students-and-businesses\/","url_meta":{"origin":40690,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/27 participate in the third annual Cornell University Food Processing Bootcamp, which offers opportunities for GLOW region students and businesses","author":"aka","date":"November 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"NYS Office of Strategic Workforce Development and Cornell to model program throughout New York State Press release BATAVIA, N.Y. \u2013 Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) hosted its third annual food processing bootcamp at Genesee Community College, training graduating high school students from 11 districts in Genesee,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231109_132438-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C298&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231109_132438-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C298&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231109_132438-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C298&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231109_132438-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C298&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231109_132438-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C298&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33558,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/06\/21\/genesee-county-cornell-university-to-conduct-dairy-processing-bootcamp-for-high-school-graduates\/","url_meta":{"origin":40690,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Cornell University to conduct Dairy Processing Bootcamp for high school graduates","author":"aka","date":"June 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Camp connecting students to high-wage in-demand careers is free for all students Press release BATAVIA, N.Y. - 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