by Allyson Roberts | Mar 17, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
The scents permeate the hallways: peanut butter cupcakes and cinnamon rolls from a culinary arts class, fresh sawdust from a carpentry class, and the burning sparks from welding rods in an automotive class — sights and smells as old as the traditional vocational...
by Career Tech | Feb 28, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
After graduating from Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) in 2014, Liana Ramos pursued a culinary career. She had the advantage of a focused high school education, which gave her time in the kitchen to become experienced and confident in a high-pressure setting....
by Career Tech | Feb 3, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
Deovelent Armah is making the most of the head start she received in high school as an Atlantic County Institute of Technology culinary arts student. A 2020 graduate, the Pleasantville native is now pursuing an A. S. in culinary arts at Atlantic Cape Community College...
by Career Tech | Jan 27, 2022 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, supermarkets continue to face significant labor shortages. County vocational-technical school districts in Monmouth, Ocean and Union counties are helping to meet this persistent need with specialized career programs that...
by Career Tech | Dec 22, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools, Student Achievements
The Camden County Technical School district selected Katie Smith, dining service director for Chartwells Food Service, as its 2021 Business Partner of the Year. Smith was honored with a plaque during the Dec. 15 CCTS Board of Education meeting. Chartwells provides...