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...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 23, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD) has a longstanding partnership with Seabrook Village in Tinton Falls that has grown even stronger over time. The district recently recognized the senior living community as its 2023 Business Partner of the Year,...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 9, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools have each named a 2023 Business Partner of the Year to highlight a company or professional helping to prepare a new generation for the workforce. Such partners are critical for ensuring career-focused curricula remain...
by Allyson Roberts | Dec 22, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Martenette Farms and owners Tony and Andrea Kennette are collectively named Somerset County Vocational & Technical School District’s 2023 Business Partner of the Year. The Kennettes were chosen for their involvement, commitment and contributions to the Somerset...
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...