by Allyson Roberts | Oct 3, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
For more than 100 years, career technical education (CTE) has been a cornerstone of New Jersey’s education system, preparing generations of students for meaningful careers in trades, industry, and emerging professions. What began as a pathway into traditional...
by Allyson Roberts | Sep 16, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools Executive Director Jackie Burke is once again featured on the Education Power 50 list. The following excerpt about Burke appeared in NJBIZ Sept. 15, 2025. Jackie Burke NJ Council of County Vocational Technical...
by Allyson Roberts | Aug 19, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
By Jackie Burke, executive director of the NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools Hanging on the walls of the media production classroom at Bergen County Technical High School are photographs of instructor Thomas Rome capturing some of the most iconic...
by Allyson Roberts | Jul 22, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
Every employer has a wish list of the skills new hires should possess. Rather than hope the right candidates come along, why not help train them? That’s what PSEG Nuclear did nearly 30 years ago when the company partnered with Salem County Vocational Technical Schools...
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 25, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
Ishani Singh, a senior at High Technology High School, has been a little busy running an international non-profit organization, being interviewed by Good Morning America, and traveling to a conference in the United Arab Emirates. Singh, a resident of Holmdel, N.J., is...
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 24, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Carpentry students at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS) continued their partnership with the Somerset County Handyman Program in an effort to provide assistance to members of the community who are dealing with mobility issues. The...
