State Senate approves proposal to expand career and technical education in New Jersey
The New Jersey State Senate has approved a bill to seek voter approval for $500 million in bond funds to significantly expand career and technical education opportunities in New Jersey [ Read More ]
From the New Jersey Association of Counties: Investors Bank awards $21,000 grant for county vocational-technical student scholarships
For Immediate Release: April 13, 2018 Contact: John G. Donnadio, Executive Director, NJAC, jdonnadio@njac,org Investors Bank, through the Investors Foundation, has awarded the New Jersey Association of Counties Foundation a [ Read More ]
Viking Yachts donation inspires OCVTS students
Viking Yachts Company, of New Gretna, NJ, has been a community partner and strong supporter of Ocean County Vocational Technical School for many years. The internationally-known custom yacht company provides [ Read More ]
PCTI team in the NASA HUNCH Culinary Challenge finals again
The efforts of Passaic County Technical Institute’s (PCTI) culinary arts students Ashley Gulliksen, Marlex Mirabal and Aziel Shadey Velasquez have earned the district a place in the national finals of [ Read More ]
From ROI.com: Sweeney wants $750M bond issue to fund expansion of vocational education
State of the State of manufacturing offers ideas for the industry By Meg Fry John Kennedy said he was thrilled that more than 150 manufacturers attended the first session of [ Read More ]
From the New York Times: Schools Offering Drone Programs, but Learning to Fly Is Just the Start
By Christine Negron At a Girls in Aviation Day event in Manhattan, a drone pilot, Loretta Alkalay, commanded the attention of everyone in the audience as she launched a quad copter into [ Read More ]
PCTI culinary arts students win ProStart state championship
A team of Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) culinary arts students has won the 2018 New Jersey state ProStart championship. Later this year, they will represent the state at the [ Read More ]
Engineering mentorship program launched at MCVTS Edison Academy
Kamakashi Sharma, a senior at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, got to see the practical applications of engineering during a 10-day internship at Arm-R-Lite, an [ Read More ]
Blog: A renaissance of vocational and technical education, by Senator Troy Singleton
I admit it….I was guilty…guilty of being one of those voices, who for far too long tried to define the academic success of our children after high school by whether [ Read More ]
From NJ.com: There’s a massive shortage of workers in N.J. These groups have a plan to fix it
By Bill Gallo There are employers across the state with 40,000 job openings and no qualified applicants to hire. In a program that’s a first in New Jersey, there’s a [ Read More ]
