Schools, employers work together to attract more females to traditionally male-dominated careers (ROI-NJ: Career Classroom)

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...

Presenting the 2021 NJBIZ Education Power 50

by Career Tech | Sep 20, 2021 | Career and Technical Education

Read this article, featuring NJCCVTS Executive Director Jackie Burke, as it originally appeared in NJBIZ Sept. 20, 2021. Someday, in what everyone hopes will be the not-too-distant future, NJBIZ will publish a power list that does not reflect the exigencies of a...

Vocational schools, county colleges can apply for $75.6 million in new funding (NJBIZ)

by Career Tech | Sep 13, 2021 | Career and Technical Education

Read this article as it originally appeared in NJBIZ Sept. 10, 2021. County vocational-technical high school districts and county colleges can apply for $75.6 million in additional funding to bolster their career and technical education offerings. Gov. Phil Murphy...

From ROI-NJ: Career Classroom: Employment Needs Drive Development of New Career-Based Training Programs

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...

NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools announces new leadership, promotion of Jackie Burke to Executive Director

by Career Tech | Aug 18, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Featured News

TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools (NJCCVTS) has a new leadership team to guide efforts to expand career and technical education in New Jersey. The former assistant executive director, Jackie Burke, was promoted to executive...

Morris County offers new career and educational opportunities with expansions of Vocational School and CCM (NJ.com)

by Career Tech | Aug 13, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Featured News

Read this article as it originally appeared on NJ.com Aug. 13, 2021. The Morris County Board of County Commissioners today announced a 30 percent expansion of the Morris County Vocational School with a new Career Technical Education Center, while the County College of...