by Allyson Roberts | May 9, 2022 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
A shop-owner-turned-instructor revitalizes Salem County vocational auto collision program. Collision repair offers a wonderful career path, but fewer and fewer young men and women enter the trade each year. With students’ fading interest in collision careers resulting...
by Allyson Roberts | May 4, 2022 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
The state continued its push to support and fund offshore wind programs with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s board approval for an agreement with Salem County Vocational Technical School. The accord, announced April 14 and approved at the board’s...
by Allyson Roberts | Apr 21, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
New Jersey SkillsUSA are contests held across the state to enable ambitious career-focused high school students to showcase their technical skills. They are also a win for employers who recognize the unique opportunity to connect with the top future talent for their...
by Ben Beggs | Mar 28, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Employer Engagement, Featured News
As NJCCVTS Executive Director, Jackie Burke is the point person for the critical collaboration that connects businesses with county vocational-technical schools. Those schools thrive with the support of over 3,500 active business partnerships that include companies,...
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 9, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
As a business owner, Kevin Madden knows the challenges of finding skilled workers. As a graduate of a county vocational-technical high school, he recognizes where to find them. “One of the most valuable portions of a vocational-technical school program is the ability...
by Anne Nicolas | Mar 8, 2022 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools, Student Achievements
Hunterdon County Polytech automotive technology students Ethan Walker and Christopher Colasurdo, both of Milford, entered theGreater Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers Association’s (GLVADA) annual Auto-Tech Competition for high schoolers as the only juniors; theydrove away...
