by Allyson Roberts | May 1, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
May 1 is the deadline many students are facing to accept their college of choice but more and more students are opting for an education alternative or an apprenticeship. View this story as it appeared April 29, 2023 on Good Morning America.
by Allyson Roberts | Apr 28, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
New Jersey has earned the designation “Hollywood East” with a growing number of location shoots, studios and sound stages. That growth now includes an investment of more than $850 million by Netflix to create one of the largest production facilities in the world —...
by Allyson Roberts | Apr 19, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
A new Bergen County career and technical school will open to students in 2025 with the help of a state grant. The county on Tuesday held the official groundbreaking ceremony for the school, which will be built behind the Bergen County Technical Schools Paramus campus...
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 28, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
Eric M. Krise understands the significance of early career training programs, as owner of Salem County-based Eric M. Krise Electrical Contractor LLC. The success of his business depends on employing skilled workers who can provide electrical, plumbing, heating and...
by Allyson Roberts | Mar 1, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, an ideal time to brighten the spotlight on the state’s career-focused education. But to fully capture the modern experience at NJ county vocational-technical schools, we need quite a big spotlight. The depth and...
by Allyson Roberts | Feb 28, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
Danielle Avery Grant lives by the words, “Now is the time.” On a recent visit to Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology, part of the Essex County Schools of Technology, she spoke to Business Academy students about careers, academic expectations, and the importance...
