Op-Ed: We need to foster NJ’s next generation of utility workers
Events of the past year and a half — from the pandemic to the devastating impact of Hurricane Ida — have shown the continued importance of utility workers. Their dedication [ Read More: Op-Ed: We need to foster NJ’s next generation of utility workers ]
From New Jersey Business: Early career education and the post-pandemic workforce
Read this article by Meg Fry as it originally appeared Aug. 2, 2021 in New Jersey Business. As employees quit, move or remain unengaged enough to excel at work, employers [ Read More: From New Jersey Business: Early career education and the post-pandemic workforce ]
From New Jersey Business Magazine: The State of Apprenticeships
Read this article as it originally appeared in New Jersey Business Magazine. By Meg Fry Providing great opportunities for workers and employers, apprenticeship programs also face COVID-19 challenges. After two [ Read More: From New Jersey Business Magazine: The State of Apprenticeships ]
From ROI-NJ: Accelerating education: Middlesex vo-tech student jump-starts career with Jaguar Land Rover
Read this article as it originally appeared Jan. 21, 2020 on ROI-NJ. After Rafael Miranda graduated from the auto program at Middlesex County Vocational Technical School in Perth Amboy, he landed a [ Read More: From ROI-NJ: Accelerating education: Middlesex vo-tech student jump-starts career with Jaguar Land Rover ]
From TAPinto Newark: Vocational Students Exposed to Career Options at Newark Liberty International Airport
This article originally appeared in TAPinto.net By Kayla Rivas Students from several New Jersey county vocational technical schools had firsthand experience with trades professionals through a new partnership with Port [ Read More: From TAPinto Newark: Vocational Students Exposed to Career Options at Newark Liberty International Airport ]
Monmouth County Vocational School District Launches Greenskeeper Apprenticeship
The Monmouth County Vocational School District announced the launch of a greenskeeper and turf management apprenticeship, the first of its kind in New Jersey and one that is unique in [ Read More: Monmouth County Vocational School District Launches Greenskeeper Apprenticeship ]
From ROI-NJ: Apprenticeship celebration welcomed by employers
This article originally appeared June 10, 2019 in ROI-NJ. Jalil Fenney was proud that he had risen to the role of team leader at Exothermic Molding in Kenilworth in less [ Read More: From ROI-NJ: Apprenticeship celebration welcomed by employers ]
From NJ Spotlight: Ten Ways to View a Career in Manufacturing, an op-ed on NJ’s thriving manufacturing and STEM industries by NJMEP CEO John Kennedy
The manufacturing and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) industries are not often viewed as viable sectors in New Jersey, but the over 11,000 manufacturing and STEM-related companies, their 360,000-plus [ Read More: From NJ Spotlight: Ten Ways to View a Career in Manufacturing, an op-ed on NJ’s thriving manufacturing and STEM industries by NJMEP CEO John Kennedy ]
From the Hechinger Report: New study from Harvard Business School says apprenticeships could provide a path to the middle class for millions of workers
With her plea earlier this month for more investment in apprenticeships, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos joined a long list of policy makers, including former President Obama, who’ve embraced the workforce [ Read More: From the Hechinger Report: New study from Harvard Business School says apprenticeships could provide a path to the middle class for millions of workers ]
