by Allyson Roberts | May 9, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
Tabitha Gessling is called upon for fashion week runways, editorial shoots, weddings and private clients. Her success today as a beauty professional demonstrates the value of not only developing industry-specific skills but knowing how to market them. After graduating...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 22, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Toshiba Nelson, supervisor of Catering Operations for Flik Hospitality Group, said she understood the benefits of partnering with a vocational high school even before securing a relationship between her employer and Essex County Schools of Technology. “As a former...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 10, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
One year ago, Flik Hospitality, part of the Compass Group, approached Essex County Schools of Technology (ECST) to initiate a work-based learning program at Newark Liberty International Airport for students studying in the Business and Culinary Arts programs. Flik’s...
by Allyson Roberts | Dec 2, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
McLaren Engineering Group, the northeast division of KCI Technologies, provides valuable professional insight, hands-on learning and real-world experiences to students in the Bergen County Institutes for Science & Technology, part of Bergen County Technical...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 25, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Essex County Schools of Technology’s (ECST) partnership with Urban Agriculture Cooperative offers students the opportunity to make and sell value-added products in their weekly food boxes. The real-world learning experience helps students in Culinary Arts, Graphic...