by Career Tech | May 16, 2021 | Schools, Student Achievements
County vocational technical school students throughout New Jersey took home 176 medals, including 65 gold medals in both virtual and in-person competition during the 2021 New Jersey SkillsUSA Championships in April. The SkillsUSA New Jersey Championships feature...
by Career Tech | Feb 9, 2021 | Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
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. Juleidy Aquino graduated from the criminal justice program at...
by Career Tech | Nov 10, 2020 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools, Student Achievements
Read this op-ed as it originally appeared Oct. 29, 2020 on nj.com. By Frederick Keating, Michael Dicken and Dina Rossi Higher education, county vocational-technical schools and businesses are “stacking the deck” in Gloucester and Cumberland counties thanks to an...
by Career Tech | Oct 15, 2020 | Career Programs, Student Achievements
An automotive technology teacher from Scotch Plains has been named a winner of the 2020 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, receiving $50,000 as part of $1 million awarded to 18 trades teachers nationwide today. Michael Shephard, who...
by Career Tech | Sep 24, 2020 | Schools, Student Achievements
Read this article as it originally appeared on nj.com. County Prep High School in Jersey City has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as one a National Blue Ribbon School for 2020, USDOE officials announced Thursday. The school, part of the Hudson...
by Career Tech | Sep 21, 2020 | Employer Engagement, Schools, Student Achievements
Freeholder Heather Simmons and Freeholder Jim Jefferson presented Taylor Nolen and Emma Redmond with a scholarship award Sept. 8 from the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) Foundation and a certificate of achievement from the County of Gloucester. “These...