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Big sparks of innovation today ⚙️🔥

Welding Technology students stepped out of the lab and into the industry at the Miller Training Facility, where they got a hands-on preview of some of the latest technology shaping the future of welding. From advanced equipment to real-world applications, students explored the tools and techniques they’ll soon see on job sites and in fabrication shops.
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Large group of welding students and instructors pose together inside a high-tech welding training facility with equipment and ventilation systems visible overhead.
Wide view of a modern welding training lab with multiple blue welding booths, fume extraction arms overhead, and worktables set up with welding machines and metal pieces.
An industry instructor demonstrates robotic welding equipment to a group of students gathered around a workstation inside a welding training facility.
Welding students stand in a line beside a metal worktable, listening to instruction while holding welding helmets and gloves in a lab environment.
A student operates a robotic welding arm under the supervision of an industry representative, with other students watching closely in the background.
An instructor wearing a welding helmet adjusts settings on a Miller welding machine while two students observe in a training facility.
An instructor hands a welding sample or tool across a large metal worktable to a student during a hands-on demonstration.
A student welds metal pieces on a perforated welding table while an instructor observes and gives guidance in a training lab.
A student wearing a welding helmet and gloves welds a metal joint on a table, with sparks visible and metal practice pieces nearby.
Old metal. New purpose. Real skills.

HVAC / Refrigeration students have been learning how to refurbish sheet metal — cleaning, restoring, and preparing materials before turning them into custom duct “elbows.” Before any bending or shaping begins, the work starts with understanding the material itself and bringing it back to a usable, professional standard.

This process teaches more than fabrication. It builds respect for materials, attention to detail, and the kind of hands-on problem solving HVAC technicians use in the field every day. 🔧
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Two HVAC/Refrigeration students wearing safety glasses, gloves, and Berks Career & Technology Center hoodies use hand tools to fasten and shape refurbished sheet metal duct pieces at a workbench in a shop.
A student wearing safety glasses and bright green gloves carefully shapes a curved section of refurbished sheet metal using a forming tool to create a duct elbow in the HVAC shop.
A student in safety glasses and red gloves guides a piece of refurbished sheet metal through a green metalworking machine to bend it into shape for ductwork.
A smiling HVAC/Refrigeration student wearing safety glasses and gloves holds a hand tool while working on newly shaped sheet metal duct sections on a shop table.
A student wearing safety glasses and red gloves measures a piece of refurbished sheet metal with a tape measure to ensure accurate sizing for duct elbow fabrication.
A student in a hoodie, safety glasses, and gloves operates a large green sheet metal brake to bend refurbished metal into a precise angle for HVAC duct components.
Lights, camera, career connections 🎬

Video & Media Content Production students were in the studio capturing real-world career stories as part of the Berks Business Education Coalition (BBEC)'s Intern Insights series. In the spotlight: Tom Masano and a student intern from the Wyomissing Area School District, sharing how classroom learning leads straight into meaningful workplace experiences.

VMCP students have teamed up with the BBEC to produce 10 professional videos highlighting internship programs across our sending schools — handling the filming, audio, and editing.

Big stories. Real skills🔥
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Two students in a video production control room wear headsets while monitoring a multi-screen display showing a studio interview in progress. One student uses a production switcher with illuminated buttons as camera angles and graphics appear on the screens.
View through a studio window shows a three-person interview set with professional lighting, cameras, and a backdrop featuring BBEC and Tom Masano Auto Group branding. A camera operator films the seated speakers around a small table.
Student wearing a headset adjusts controls on an audio mixing board, focusing on sound levels. The mixing console features multiple sliders and color-coded knobs in a small audio control space.
Student wearing a headset operates a video switcher in a control room while another student manages a lighting and camera control panel. Multiple monitors display a live studio interview set with three people seated on stage in front of BBEC and Tom Masano Auto Group signage.

Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, the Berks Career and Technology Center will be operating on a 2-hour delay, tomorrow 1/30/2026. Thank you.

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Snow-covered rural road with tire tracks leading into the distance, lined by trees coated in snow and a utility pole with wires overhead. A large teal rectangle in the foreground contains white text that reads: “BCTC is on a 2-hour delay.”

Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, the Berks Career and Technology Center will be operating on a 2-hour delay, tomorrow 1/29/2026. Thank you.

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Snow-covered rural road with tire tracks leading into the distance, lined by trees coated in snow and a utility pole with wires overhead. A large teal rectangle in the foreground contains white text that reads: “BCTC is on a 2-hour delay.”
💻 Where tech problems get solved — not Googled.

Computer Systems Networking & Security students are running virtual machines, building and testing full computer systems in a simulated environment. They’re figuring out networks, configuring systems, and troubleshooting issues just like real IT professionals do on the job.
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Two BCTC students stand and sit side by side at a computer workstation, looking at a monitor together while one student uses the mouse. Additional computer stations and lab storage cabinets are visible in the room.
Student wearing a Berks Career & Technology Center polo works on a laptop at a classroom desk, focused on typing while a worksheet sits nearby. Backpacks line the windowsill behind him.
Student in a BCTC polo sits at a desktop computer workstation in a lab, smiling while using a keyboard and mouse. Multiple computer monitors and lab equipment are visible in the background.
Student wearing a BCTC polo and hoodie works at a desktop computer, one hand on the mouse and the other near the keyboard. A computer monitor displays a software interface in a classroom lab setting.

Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, the Berks Career and Technology Center will be operating on a 2-hour delay, tomorrow 1/28/2026. Thank you.

5 months ago, BCTC
Snow-covered rural road with tire tracks leading into the distance, lined by trees coated in snow and a utility pole with wires overhead. A large teal rectangle in the foreground contains white text that reads: “BCTC is on a 2-hour delay.”

Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, the Berks Career and Technology center will operate a virtual learning day, tomorrow 1/27/2026. The campuses will be closed for in person learning. Students are expected to log into Schoology at their regular class time for further instructions from their teacher. Thank you and stay safe.

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A snow-covered rural road stretches into the distance, lined with tall trees coated in fresh snow. Some trees still have clusters of brown leaves. Power lines run along the right side of the road. In the foreground, a teal rectangular banner displays white text that reads, “BCTC WILL OPERATE A VIRTUAL LEARNING DAY.”

Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, the Berks Career and Technology Center will be closed on Monday 1/26/2026. Thank you.

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A snowy rural road lined with trees covered in fresh snow. Brown leaves cling to a few branches while power lines run along the right side of the road. In the foreground, a teal rectangular banner displays white text that reads, “BCTC IS CLOSED.”
They did it! 🎉 Business Management and Entrepreneurship students brought home 1st place at the VEI New York Metro South Regional competition with their virtual company, Res-SKU.

Built around a mission of reusing apparel and promoting positive mental health, Res-SKU proves these students can pair big ideas with real-world business skills. 💚♻️

Now they’re headed to VEI Nationals in NYC — and we can’t wait to see what’s next!
🔗 Full story: berkscareer.com/article/2653204
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hree Business Management and Entrepreneurship students in professional attire pose at a computer in a classroom, with the Res-SKU logo displayed on the monitor.

Refresh in progress! 🪑Residential Painting & Interior Design students are learning how to transform furniture and surfaces with industry techniques—stripping old finishes, staining wood, refinishing pieces, applying caulking, and adding stencil work for the perfect finishing touch.

From careful prep work to clean final results, these students are practicing the skills that help turn a space into something special.

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Student wearing safety glasses works on an upside-down wooden furniture piece, reaching inside the frame during the refinishing process.
Student wearing gloves uses a putty knife to scrape and strip the old finish from a dark wooden tabletop.
Student wearing safety glasses uses a sponge or applicator to apply stencil detailing on a purple wall decorated with starburst designs.
Student wearing safety glasses holds a stencil against a wall and applies paint, creating a blue starburst pattern.
Student wearing safety glasses and blue gloves applies caulk with a caulking gun along trim detail on a painted wall section.
Smiling student wearing safety glasses uses a stencil on a blue wall, painting starburst shapes in a classroom project area.
Two students wearing safety glasses and work gloves apply dark wood stain to a tabletop using paintbrushes.
Student wearing safety glasses uses a putty knife to scrape and strip finish from the edge of a wooden tabletop in the workshop.
Student wearing safety glasses and blue gloves uses a caulking gun to apply caulk along the trim of a decorative wall panel during a painting and finishing project.
Breaking It Down, Chef-Style 🍽️🔪
Culinary Arts students rolled up their sleeves and put their knife skills to the test—learning how to remove the tenderloin and debone pork chops straight from the pork loin like true kitchen pros. This lesson was all about breaking down cuts the right way, building confidence with precision knife work, and understanding what makes each cut unique—skills that are used in professional kitchens every single day.
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A Culinary student in a chef coat and hat smiles while trimming a large cut of pork on a cutting board at a stainless-steel worktable, with other students blurred in the background.
A Culinary student in a chef coat and hair covering uses a knife to cut along a pork rack on a cutting board while other students work beside the table in a commercial kitchen.
A Culinary student in a chef coat and hair covering smiles at the camera while cutting a pork rack on a cutting board, with classmates working nearby in the background.
Three Culinary students in chef coats and hats stand behind a stainless-steel prep table in a commercial kitchen, with herbs, mushrooms, and pork portions arranged on trays and cutting boards.
Three Culinary students in chef coats stand at a stove in a commercial kitchen, cooking mushrooms in a skillet over an open flame while smiling toward the camera.
Close-up of plated pork medallions served over sautéed mushrooms with a brown herb sauce in a square white bowl.
Flipping the Switch on Future Careers ⚡ From conduit measuring and bending to hands-on installs, Electrical Occupations students are learning how to think like electricians—working with precision, safety, and confidence every step of the way.
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Electrical Occupations student wearing safety glasses uses a shovel to spread gravel in a training area with metal framing and electrical equipment.
Two Electrical Occupations students measure and mark conduit on a wooden workbench in the shop.
Electrical Occupations student kneels on the shop floor using a tape measure to measure a curved piece of electrical conduit.
Electrical Occupations student wearing safety glasses uses hand tools to connect wiring inside a metal electrical box mounted on a metal frame.
Electrical Occupations student wearing safety glasses uses a conduit bender to bend metal conduit in the classroom shop.
Electrical Occupations student wearing safety glasses kneels beside a metal frame and uses a screwdriver to work on a mounted electrical box.
Electrical Occupations student wearing safety glasses smiles while using a hand tool on an open electrical panel mounted on a metal frame.

Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, the Berks Career and Technology Center will be operating on a 2-hour delay on 1/20/2026. Thank you.

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Snow-covered rural road with tire tracks leading into the distance, lined by trees coated in snow and a utility pole with wires overhead. A large teal rectangle in the foreground contains white text that reads: “BCTC is on a 2-hour delay.”
🔨 Cabinetry & Wood Technology students are hard at work in the shop!
Level 1 students are mastering the table saw through an octagon box build, building confidence with every precise cut. Level 2 students are leveling up by building cabinets and refining projects, focusing on the craftsmanship, detail, and finishing touches that make their work stand out.
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Student wearing safety glasses uses a band saw to cut an octagon-shaped wooden box in the Cabinetry & Wood Technology shop.
Student wearing safety glasses holds a large wooden project with a dark stained finish inside a woodworking classroom.
Student in safety glasses uses clamps and a hand tool to assemble a wooden cabinet frame on a workbench in the wood shop.
Student sands a glued wood panel clamped to a workbench in a woodworking classroom while other students work in the background.
Student wearing safety glasses uses a power sander on a rectangular wood panel at a workbench in the Cabinetry & Wood Technology shop.
Student wearing safety glasses and a beanie smiles while holding a finished patterned wooden cutting board in the wood shop.
Student wearing safety glasses holds an unfinished octagon-shaped wooden box in front of large shop doors in the woodworking classroom.
Precision in every line. Purpose in every plan. 📏

Drafting Design Technology students took on a real-world challenge: designing a full framing plan for a 12' x 16' shed, including the roof system and trusses. Then they brought it to life as a scaled, buildable model—because in drafting, accuracy isn’t optional… it’s everything.
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Four Berks Career & Technology Center Drafting students pose in a classroom beside a wood-framed shed model, with roof trusses and printed construction drawings on the table.
Two Berks Career & Technology Center Drafting students smile while assembling a small wood-framed model on top of large blueprint drawings in a classroom.
Two Berks Career & Technology Center Drafting students smile at a workbench with wood truss pieces, small tools, and a printed roof truss drawing beside a cutting mat.
Two Drafting students sit behind a partially built wood-framed shed model on a table with tools and building plans in a classroom.
A Drafting student carefully places a small wood piece onto a framed shed model while other students stand nearby with roof truss pieces and building plans on the table.
Four Berks Career & Technology Center Drafting students pose in a classroom holding a large shed blueprint while two students display a completed wood-framed shed model.
Now Hiring: Substitute Evening Continuing Education Instructors! 🔧

BCTC is seeking dedicated Substitute Evening Continuing Education Instructors to support our adult education programs. Our evening courses combine classroom theory with hands-on instruction, helping adult learners build real skills for real careers in the skilled trades.

We’re currently looking for experienced professionals who can step in as needed for instruction in Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and Welding.

Substitute instructors serve on a per diem, as-needed basis, assuming the day-to-day instructional responsibilities of the regular instructor when needed. This role is a great fit for skilled trades professionals who are interested in sharing their knowledge, supporting adult learners, and making a positive impact in the community.

If you're ready to share your expertise and make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you! For detailed information about this career opportunity or to apply, please visit berkscareer.com/o/ace/page/employment-opportunities. Refer to job ID#459.
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Graphic reads “We’re Hiring! Continuing Education—Substitute Evening Instructor for Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, & Welding programs. Apply now at BerksCareer.com. E.O.E.” Background shows the front entrance of Berks Career & Technology Center with a circular border design.
Horticulture students showed up ready to compete at the FFA Plant/Floral Competition at the PA Farm Show—and they delivered.

With 15+ floral designs entered in a competition featuring 200+ submissions statewide, our students proved they can compete (and win!) on a BIG stage.

🏆 Elena, from Twin Valley, took 1st Place in Table Centerpiece with an unforgettable America’s 250th birthday theme design.
🏆 Liz, from Wilson, earned 1st Place in Corsage & Boutonniere and placed 5th in Bridal Bouquet.

These ribbons represent more than awards—they reflect hours of practice, attention to detail, and creativity under pressure. We’re proud of every student who stepped up, put their skills on display, and represented BCTC with confidence.
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Smiling student holds a patriotic-themed floral arrangement with red and white flowers in a woven basket at the PA Farm Show, standing beside a first-place ribbon display.
Smiling student holds a boxed floral corsage entry at the PA Farm Show, with a blue “1st” place tag visible on the display label and floral exhibits in the background.
Smiling student holds a large white floral bouquet with greenery at the PA Farm Show; the entry label is visible while floral arrangements are displayed behind her.

⚡ Now Hiring: Part-Time Evening Electrical Apprenticeship Instructor!

BCTC is seeking a qualified electrician to help shape the next generation of skilled professionals in our adult apprenticeship program.

As a Part-Time Evening Electrical Apprenticeship Instructor, you’ll deliver hands-on instruction aligned with industry standards—covering residential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems—while helping adult learners build real-world career skills.

If you're ready to share your expertise and make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you! For detailed information about this career opportunity or to apply, please visit berkscareer.com/o/ace/page/employment-opportunities. Refer to job ID#458.

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Graphic reads “We’re Hiring! Continuing Education Electrical Apprentice Instructor (Part-Time, Evenings). Apply now at BerksCareer.com. Application deadline: 01/27/26. E.O.E.” Background shows the front entrance of Berks Career & Technology Center.
Gold across the board! 🥇 BCTC Welding Technology students brought the heat at the SkillsUSA District competitions — and every single one of our competitors walked away with GOLD.

Whether it was welding fabrication (they literally built a submersible), welding sculpture (an original student-designed piece), or traditional welding competition events, our students proved they’re ready for the next level…

🚍 Next stop: States!
In March, they’ll head to Williamsport to represent BCTC at the PA State Championships — and we couldn’t be more excited.

🔗 See how all of our students placed: berkscareer.com/article/2606744
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Two Berks Career & Technology Center Welding Technology students stand indoors holding a metal submersible welding fabrication project mounted on a rectangular base.
A Berks Career & Technology Center student smiles while holding a metal submersible welding fabrication project in front of a display table inside the school.
A Berks Career & Technology Center student stands in a welding lab holding a welded metal sculpture made from mesh and metal pieces, with welding booths and equipment behind her.