Increased attention to cybersecurity includes training and recruiting today’s tech-savvy students (ROI-NJ: Career Classroom)

by Career Tech | Oct 22, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools

The National Cyber Scholarship Foundation (NCSF) awarded 11 students from New Jersey county vocational technical schools with the coveted “National Cyber Scholar” designation following a 48-hour national competition. The vocational-technical students were among 63...

Passaic County Technical Institute expansion, new biotech wing takes critical step forward (NJ.com)

by Career Tech | Oct 1, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools

Read this article as it originally appeared on NJ.com. A $24.7 million project to upgrade Passaic County Technical Institute’s career-readiness chops has taken a critical step forward. Passaic County officials introduced a bond ordinance Tuesday to fund a proposed...

Schools, employers work together to attract more females to traditionally male-dominated careers (ROI-NJ: Career Classroom)

by Career Tech | Sep 22, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools

Read this article as it originally appeared Sept. 22, 2021 in ROI-NJ. Savvy employers are doing more than accepting and recruiting women into roles that some would consider nontraditional, such as automotive technology and construction trades. Many are also actively...

From ROI-NJ: Career Classroom: Employment Needs Drive Development of New Career-Based Training Programs

by Career Tech | Aug 25, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools

Last fall, Ocean County Vocational Technical School launched a two-year heavy equipment operator program for high school students. Only the second program of its kind in the state, the enthusiastic response from industry partners validated the need for this focused...

Atlantic County leads big statewide boost in career-technical education (Press of AC)

by Career Tech | Aug 2, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools

Read this article as it originally appeared July 30, 2021 in The Press of Atlantic City. Perhaps because it was thoroughly expected, and partly because so many other issues and stories demanded more immediate attention, New Jersey’s recent investment in the workers of...

Atlantic County Institute of Technology students get real-world experience through internships at South Jersey Gas (ROI-NJ: Career Classroom)

by Career Tech | Jul 28, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools

Read this article as it originally appeared July 27, 2021 on ROI-NJ. Jah Xavier Delgado sits in front of his laptop computer in the media center at Atlantic County Institute of Technology staring intently into his screen. But he’s not checking his social media...