by Allyson Roberts | Aug 29, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools
Across the state, middle-schoolers opted for summer camps that introduced them to potential careers through immersive, hands-on experiences. They made the most of summer, learning to read X-rays, monitor the vital signs of both humans and small animals, change a tire,...
by Allyson Roberts | Aug 5, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement
Government entities, academic institutions and business groups are working together to provide training solutions for the development of a highly skilled workforce. Businesses around the world are facing an employee skills gap. A pre-pandemic McKinsey & Company...
by Allyson Roberts | Jun 29, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools
Employers looking to create a pipeline of qualified candidates, and students looking to pursue a career-focused education to fill that pipeline, just got a boost from another state investment in career and technical education. Six county vocational-technical schools...
by Allyson Roberts | Jun 23, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools
A year after Hunterdon County Vocational School District received a $15 million Career and Technical Education (CTE) expansion grant, the district was awarded another $3.75 million from a second round of funding. The additional funding will support a new Electrical...
by Allyson Roberts | Jun 23, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools
Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT) has been awarded grant funding under the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act for architectural and programmatic expansions at its two campuses in Medford and Westampton, Governor Phil Murphy, Acting...
by Allyson Roberts | Jun 3, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
In an expansive two-story space that could easily be mistaken for a warehouse, Essex County Schools of Technology students are putting the finishing touches on a scaled-down version of a family home. In that very same space, another group is in the early stages of...
