by Allyson Roberts | Oct 17, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
When Rachael Coffey began thinking about how she’d spend the four years after 8th grade, she had to make decision: Should she go to the high school to her hometown of Little Ferry? Or should she try to get into a vocational-technical school? Ultimately, the choice...
by Allyson Roberts | Sep 26, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
There are more than 35,000 open manufacturing positions in N.J., according to the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program. One reason for the high number of vacancies is simple math, according to NJMEP Chief Executive Peter Connolly. “There’s a big gap between the...
by Allyson Roberts | Sep 19, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News
As the state, national and global economy becomes more complex, more competitive and more reliant on increasingly sophisticated processes, systems and technology, New Jersey residents and businesses risk falling behind. The key to maintaining an edge in this...
by Allyson Roberts | Aug 29, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
At the heart of workforce development is employee development, and that occurs early on in New Jersey across the 21-county vocational-technical school districts. More than 34,000 high school students benefit from career and technical education (CTE) that not only...
by Allyson Roberts | Aug 2, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
In recognition of his tireless efforts to strengthen the state’s manufacturing industry, the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools (NJCCVTS) presented John W. Kennedy, PhD., with the 2023 Career and Technical Education Leadership Award. Kennedy...
