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) ]
Hunterdon County Vocational School District’s Teresa Diaz named Hunterdon County’s Teacher of the Year
Read Hunterdon County Vocational School District’s announcement of instructor Teresa Diaz becoming County Teacher of the Year. Hunterdon County Polytech Career & Technical High School’s Commercial Arts & Advertising Design [ Read More: Hunterdon County Vocational School District’s Teresa Diaz named Hunterdon County’s Teacher of the Year ]
From MyCentralJersey.com: Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools add new career majors
Read this article as it originally appeared on Oct. 2, 2021 on MyCentralJersey.com. Two thousand students have returned to the five campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools. [ Read More: From MyCentralJersey.com: Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools add new career majors ]
From NJ.Com: Passaic County Technical Institute expansion, new biotech wing takes critical step forward
Read this article as it originally appeared on NJ.com. A $24.7 million project to upgrade Passaic County Technical Institute’s career-readiness chops has taken a critical step forward. Passaic County officials [ Read More: From NJ.Com: Passaic County Technical Institute expansion, new biotech wing takes critical step forward ]
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 ROI-NJ Career Classroom: Schools, employers work together to attract more females to traditionally male-dominated careers
Read this article as it originally appeared Sept. 22, 2021 in ROI-NJ. Savvy employers are doing more than accepting and recruiting women into roles that some would consider nontraditional, such [ Read More: From ROI-NJ Career Classroom: Schools, employers work together to attract more females to traditionally male-dominated careers ]
Presenting the 2021 NJBIZ Education Power 50
Read this article, featuring NJCCVTS Executive Director Jackie Burke, as it originally appeared in NJBIZ Sept. 20, 2021. Someday, in what everyone hopes will be the not-too-distant future, NJBIZ will [ Read More: Presenting the 2021 NJBIZ Education Power 50 ]
From NJBIZ: Vocational schools, county colleges can apply for $75.6 million in new funding
Read this article as it originally appeared in NJBIZ Sept. 10, 2021. County vocational-technical high school districts and county colleges can apply for $75.6 million in additional funding to bolster [ Read More: From NJBIZ: Vocational schools, county colleges can apply for $75.6 million in new funding ]
From ROI-NJ: Career Classroom: Employment needs drive development of new career-based training programs
Last fall, Ocean County Vocational Technical School launched a two-year heavy equipment operator program for high school students. Only the second program of its kind in the state, the enthusiastic response from [ Read More: From ROI-NJ: Career Classroom: Employment needs drive development of new career-based training programs ]
