New Jersey’s county vocational-technical school districts have continued the tradition of each naming a Business Partner of the Year. The 2024 honorees represent a range of industries, from automotive to healthcare and advanced manufacturing to barbering.
Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc. offers Cape May County Technical School District (Cape Tech) students paid positions in support of work-based learning and professionals share advice as advisory board members.
Celebrating business partners shows appreciation of the partners’contributions and raises awareness of the value of forming such a partnership – to both the schools and employers.
Industry professionals may join a program advisory board to provide curriculum and classroom equipment guidance, serve as a guest speaker or a mentor, and participate in students’ technical skills assessments.
Employers also may offer internships or other work-based learning opportunities and open up the workplace for tours.
For more than 20 years, St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, N.J, has opened its doors to students from Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (PCTVS) for job shadowing.
The result of such partnerships? Students learn relevant skills and make industry connections while businesses build sustainable employee pipelines.
Interested employer partners should fill out a brief form at https://careertechnj.org/become-an-employer-partner/ and read more about the experiences of the 2024 Business Partners of the Year:
- Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Walker’s Automotive Service, Pleasantville, N.J.
- Bergen County Technical School District: McLaren Engineering Group, division of KCI, Woodcliff Lake, N.J.
- Burlington County Institute of Technology: Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas, N.J.
- Camden County Technical Schools: Cooper University Health Care, Camden, N.J.
- Cape May County Technical Schools: Coastal Broadcasting Systems Inc., Rio Grande, N.J.
- Cumberland County Technical Education Center: Eastlyn Golf Course & The Greenview Inn, Vineland, N.J.
- Essex County Schools of Technology: Flik International/Compass Group at Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, N.J.
- Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas, N.J.
- Hudson County Schools of Technology: Buckingham Adult Medical Day Care Center, Prospect Park, N.J.
- Hunterdon County Vocational School District: Vollers Excavating & Construction, Inc., North Branch, N.J.
- Mercer County Technical Schools: Wegmans, Princeton, N.J.
- Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools: Forza International, South River, N.J.
- Monmouth County Vocational School District: Swagger and Blade, Ocean Township and Asbury Park, N.J.
- Morris County Vocational School District: Lakeland Hills Family YMCA, Mountain Lakes, N.J.
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School: County Line Auto Body and OC Automotive Resources, Howell Twp., N.J.
- Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools: St. Joseph’s Health, Paterson, N.J.
- Salem County Vocational Technical School District: Pointe GMC, Penns Grove, N.J.
- Somerset County Vocational and Technical Schools: Shade Tree Garage, Morristown, N.J.
- Sussex County Technical School: Lowe’s, Hampton, N.J.
- Union County Vocational-Technical Schools: Forefront Designs, LLC., Westfield, N.J.
- Warren County Technical Schools: St. Luke’s Hospital, Phillipsburg, N.J.
Read More!
Learn more about some of these outstanding partners in the NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools’ Career Classroom column in ROI-NJ.
