by Career Tech | May 22, 2020 | Schools, Student Achievements
Three seniors from vocational technical high schools in Bergen and Monmouth counties were among the five New Jersey students named 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars. The U.S. Presidential Scholars award—one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students who...
by Career Tech | May 11, 2020 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared May 11, 2020 on ROI-NJ.com. When the state ordered schools to close in March in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, teachers across New Jersey quickly made the transition to remote instruction. But for...
by Career Tech | Apr 3, 2020 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared in ROI-NJ. New Jersey’s county technical-vocational schools are contributing to the effort to ensure those on the front lines battling COVID-19 have the protective equipment they need. Vocational schools in nearly every...
by Career Tech | Mar 20, 2020 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared March 6, 2020 on ROI-NJ. By middle school, Ferouz Albukhari knew she wanted a career in the medical field. As an eighth grader, she applied to the Academy for Health Care Sciences run by the Morris County Vocational School...
by Career Tech | Feb 25, 2020 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
Read this article as it originally appeared Feb. 20, 2020 in NJHerald.com Rebecca Kopf was interested in becoming a nurse prior to her time at Sussex County Technical School. With several aunts in the field and her sister Lindsey pursuing that path as well, Kopf has...
by Career Tech | Feb 16, 2020 | Career Programs, Schools
During Career and Technical Education Month in February, the New Jersey Council on County Vocational Technical Schools is highlighting successful graduates of the county’s 21 vocational technical schools. Nicole DeAngelis is a 2016 graduate of Hunterdon County...