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 | Jan 3, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
When it comes to incorporating educational technology into the curriculum to promote the achievement of all students, school districts that focus on career and technical education may be leading the charge. That includes the Burlington County Special Services School...
by Allyson Roberts | Dec 15, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Alan Beatty, vice president of human resources at Shore Medical Center, has worked closely with the Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) Health Sciences program for more than 20 years, making a positive impact on hundreds of students. He dedicates time to...
by Allyson Roberts | Nov 6, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
Student voices emphasized how work-based learning has helped prepare them for future career success during a recent presentation by county vocational-technical school leaders at New Jersey School Boards Association’s (NJSBA) Workshop 2023. “I think having...
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...
