Somerset News

The Somerset County Vocational & Technical School District honored Prestige Medical Solutions, a private vocational institute in North Plainfield that specializes in career training for the medical profession as its [ Read More: Somerset County Vocational & Technical School District Honors Prestige Medical Solutions ]

A Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School teacher was recognized with SkillsUSA’s Outstanding Career and Technical Educator award. Pratima Patil, a health science instructor from the Academy for Health [ Read More: Somerset County Vocational Teacher Recognized by SkillsUSA with National Award ]

Thanks to a generous donation from SHI International Corporation, students attending county vocational technical schools in five counties who plan on studying technology and cybersecurity at a county or state [ Read More: NJAC Foundation Secures New Scholarship for Vocational Students Pursuing High-Demand Technology Fields ]

See the story on the NJ101.5 web site. By Dino Flammia Renewing efforts to prepare its students for the 21st century workforce, New Jersey has announced another $3 million for [ Read More: From NJ101.5 news: NJ Vo-tech schools adding these high-demand fields ]

Cybersecurity, health professions, digital media and even heavy equipment operations will be among the seven new programs offered through New Jersey county vocational-technical school partnerships next fall, thanks to $3 [ Read More: State grants provide new career and technical education options at county vocational-technical schools ]

International corporations, local businesses, regional health care systems, the carpenters union, the U.S. Army and even an ice sculptor are among the organizations and individuals honored as 2017 business partners [ Read More: Business Partners Honored by County Vocational Technical Schools ]

More than 500 parents, students and community members looking for information on high school career and technical education opportunities in Somerset County attended the SCVTS 10th annual open house on [ Read More: Parents and prospective students turn out for Somerset County Vocational and Technical Schools 2016 open house ]

Manufacturing is thriving in New Jersey, but many jobs in the industry are very different than they were 20 years ago. Employers say they have a hard time finding qualified [ Read More: Advanced manufacturing and mechatronics programs: New and in demand at NJ county vocational-technical schools ]

High-tech companies, local businesses, government agencies and even a beekeeper are among the 2016 Business Partners of the Year honored by New Jersey’s 21 county vocational-technical school districts this month. [ Read More: Business Partners of the Year Honored by County Vocational-Technical Schools ]

  Eleven teams of culinary arts students from New Jersey county vocational-technical high schools displayed their extraordinary talents and skills at the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) Cook-Off Challenge [ Read More: Culinary students wow officials at NJAC cook-off ]