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 ]
Increased attention to cybersecurity includes training and recruiting today’s tech-savvy students (ROI-NJ: Career Classroom)
Cyberattacks are on the rise, especially given our increased reliance, or outright dependence, on technology since the onset of the pandemic. “Workers and learners were moved from their offices and [ Read More: Increased attention to cybersecurity includes training and recruiting today’s tech-savvy students (ROI-NJ: Career Classroom) ]
New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools Presents CTE Leadership Award to New Jersey Business Action Center’s Melanie Willoughby
Melanie Willoughby, executive director of the New Jersey Business Action Center (NJBAC), has spent the last decade working to expand and enhance career and technical education (CTE) in New Jersey. [ Read More: New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools Presents CTE Leadership Award to New Jersey Business Action Center’s Melanie Willoughby ]
From NJ.com: To prepare kids for the workplace, companies should partner with vocational-technical schools and county colleges | Opinion
Read this op-ed as it originally appeared February 23, 2021 on nj.com By Judy Savage and Aaron Fichtner Jobs and businesses will be forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic, and [ Read More: From NJ.com: To prepare kids for the workplace, companies should partner with vocational-technical schools and county colleges | Opinion ]
NJBIA’s Siekerka Recognized as Career and Technical Education Leader
Michele Siekerka, the president and CEO of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, received the CTE Leadership Award from the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools today. It’s [ Read More: NJBIA’s Siekerka Recognized as Career and Technical Education Leader ]
From NJBIA: Businesses Need to Get Off the Sidelines to Bridge the Skills Gap
This article originally appeared on NJBIA.org on March 7, 2019. Unless businesses get off the sidelines and work proactively with academic institutions in preparing New Jersey’s future workforce, they will [ Read More: From NJBIA: Businesses Need to Get Off the Sidelines to Bridge the Skills Gap ]
From McKinsey & Company: Human + machine: A new era of automation in manufacturing
“New technologies are opening a new era in automation for manufacturers—one in which humans and machines will increasingly work side by side… “Over the past two decades, automation in manufacturing [ Read More: From McKinsey & Company: Human + machine: A new era of automation in manufacturing ]
An editorial from the Asbury Park Press: Jobs and skills a good match
“Only slightly more than one-third of the over-25 population in New Jersey has a bachelor’s degree or higher. An even larger percentage has no education beyond high school. In a [ Read More: An editorial from the Asbury Park Press: Jobs and skills a good match ]
NJ Employers, Legislative Leaders Launch Coalition to Support Career and Technical Education – News, Videos
Employer and education leaders and Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto have announced a new partnership to help ensure New Jersey’s economic prosperity by supporting career and technical education [ Read More: NJ Employers, Legislative Leaders Launch Coalition to Support Career and Technical Education – News, Videos ]
