Career Classroom: Corporate contributions total $90K in scholarships to keep career-minded students in the Garden State (ROI-NJ)

by Allyson Roberts | Aug 6, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements

Funding from Amazon, AT&T, NJM Insurance Group, PKA Technologies, PSEG, SHI International Corporation, South Jersey Industries (SJI) and VMWARE totaled $90,250 to the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) Foundation this year to distribute as scholarships to...

Career Classroom: Annual culinary competition helps inspire next generation of state’s restaurant and hospitality scene (ROI-NJ)

by Allyson Roberts | May 31, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements

French onion braised short rib, smoked corn and lobster chowder and ricotta gnocchi with mushroom and basil pesto are not from the menu of a high-end restaurant, but the creations of culinary students from New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools. For 11...

Career Classroom: Accomplishments of county vo-tech grads validate CTE experience (ROI-NJ)

by Allyson Roberts | Mar 8, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News

To mark Career and Technical Education Month this February, the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools released a fact sheet highlighting the value of career and technical education across the state’s 21 county vocational-technical school districts....

CTE Success Story: Ocean County Vocational Technical School Alumna Payton Klein embarks on a new and magical culinary adventure

by Allyson Roberts | Feb 14, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements

Payton Klein may have wished upon a star, but it is her work ethic and education that is making her dreams come true. Klein has been accepted into the Disney Culinary Program, a six-month internship where she will gain on-the-job experience working in the Disney parks...

CTE Success Story: Chef Joesph Zazzarino’s perfect recipe for career success began at Monmouth County Vocational School District

by Allyson Roberts | Feb 1, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements

With equal parts of hard work and a great education, and a heaping spoonful of determination, Joseph Zazzarino has discovered the perfect recipe for success. Over the last 25 years, Zazzarino’s passion for the restaurant industry has led him to work as a kitchen...