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 | 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...
by Allyson Roberts | May 16, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News
A Princeton University-led collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics — the branch of science that includes lasers, optical fibers and cutting-edge light-based innovations — has been awarded a development grant from the National...
by Allyson Roberts | Apr 19, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
A new Bergen County career and technical school will open to students in 2025 with the help of a state grant. The county on Tuesday held the official groundbreaking ceremony for the school, which will be built behind the Bergen County Technical Schools Paramus campus...
by Allyson Roberts | Feb 3, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
After graduating from Applied Technology High School in 2020, Samantha Bischoff, of Little Ferry, moved on to study manufacturing engineering technology at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). She has served as the representative for her major at the...
