by Career Tech | Sep 18, 2020 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs
The HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ) recognized the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools with its HINJ Excellence in STEM Education Award at the council’s September board meeting. HINJ honored the Council and its members for their...
by Career Tech | Sep 16, 2020 | Career Programs, Schools
A 16-year-old from Edison has used his energy, creativity and penchant for public service to develop a tutoring program that has now become an international phenomenon during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shivam Syal, a junior at the Middlesex County Academy for Science,...
by Career Tech | Aug 26, 2020 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared Aug. 24, 2020 in ROI-NJ. The students in the electrical apprenticeship class at Ocean County Vocational Technical School in Toms River were in their fourth and final year when the coronavirus pandemic forced the suspension...
by Career Tech | Jul 19, 2020 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
From an early age, Liliana Gomez understood the importance of education. Neither of her parents had an opportunity to attend college and she dreamed of one day going to college and earning a degree. Her dream came true this spring — well before the 18-year-old Bound...
by Career Tech | Jul 13, 2020 | Career Programs, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared on ROI-NJ July 13, 2020. When Carl Carbone starting teaching at Morris County School of Technology four years ago, plumbing was a half-day program with only seven students, and it was being considered for elimination. Today,...
by Career Tech | Jul 11, 2020 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Student Achievements
Read this article as it originally appeared in New Jersey Business Magazine. By Meg Fry Providing great opportunities for workers and employers, apprenticeship programs also face COVID-19 challenges. After two years of support from Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration...
