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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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...