by Career Tech | Dec 22, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
New Jersey’s 21 county vocational-technical school districts rely on employers – from big corporations to small businesses and government organizations to nonprofits – to help educate and train the future workforce. In recognition of the essential role employer...
by Career Tech | Dec 2, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Successful professionals in technology, trade, medical and a host of other industries are finding fulfilling second careers in a place they probably never expected to revisit — the high school classroom. New Jersey’s “alternate route” to teacher certification provides...
by Career Tech | Oct 1, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared on NJ.com. A $24.7 million project to upgrade Passaic County Technical Institute’s career-readiness chops has taken a critical step forward. Passaic County officials introduced a bond ordinance Tuesday to fund a proposed...
by Career Tech | Sep 22, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared Sept. 22, 2021 in ROI-NJ. Savvy employers are doing more than accepting and recruiting women into roles that some would consider nontraditional, such as automotive technology and construction trades. Many are also actively...
by Career Tech | Aug 25, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
Last fall, Ocean County Vocational Technical School launched a two-year heavy equipment operator program for high school students. Only the second program of its kind in the state, the enthusiastic response from industry partners validated the need for this focused...
