by Allyson Roberts | Apr 2, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
March is STEM Month in New Jersey, a focused time to highlight the state’s accomplishments in science, technology, engineering, math and innovation. Efforts this month further position New Jersey as a leader in STEM, with the goal to expand opportunities in these...
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 20, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
During Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, Mercer County Technical Schools’ podcast, The MCTS Experience, featured an interview with New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools (NJCCVTS) Executive Director Jackie Burke. Listen to Burke...
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 20, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
A “South Street Spiritual” window display was the theme of an award-winning design created by students in the Floriculture Program at the Monmouth County Vocational School District for the famed Philadelphia Flower Show. High school students from around...
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 11, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
Grasheen Burns of Rahway enjoys his career as a licensed electrician working with IBEW Local 102 Electrical Union, whose members have been meeting electrical needs across New Jersey and Pennsylvania for more than 120 years. Burns said his education at Union County...
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 8, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News
To mark Career and Technical Education Month this February, the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools released a fact sheet highlighting the value of career and technical education across the state’s 21 county vocational-technical school districts....
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 7, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
Kim Harvey did not enroll in Cumberland County Technical Education Center (CCTEC) with intent to study welding. But, after becoming acquainted with the field, she was hooked. “This path was not something I had ever thought of until CCTEC,” Harvey said. Once she was...
