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Complete List: New Jersey County Vocational-Technical Schools’ 2024 Business Partners of the Year

February 25, 2025

Graphic naming 2024 Business Partners of the Year from the NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools
New Jersey’s county vocational-technical school districts have continued the tradition of each naming a Business Partner of the Year. The 2024 honorees represent a range of industries, from automotive to healthcare and advanced manufacturing to barbering.

Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc. offers Cape May County Technical School District (Cape Tech) students paid positions in support of work-based learning and professionals share advice both in-station and on Cape Tech’s campus as advisory board members. Students join a host in the studio.

Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc. offers Cape May County Technical School District (Cape Tech) students paid positions in support of work-based learning and professionals share advice as advisory board members.

Celebrating business partners shows appreciation of the partners’contributions and raises awareness of the value of forming such a partnership – to both the schools and employers.

Industry professionals may join a program advisory board to provide curriculum and classroom equipment guidance, serve as a guest speaker or a mentor, and participate in students’ technical skills assessments.

Employers also may offer internships or other work-based learning opportunities and open up the workplace for tours.

For more than 20 years, St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, N.J, has opened its doors to students from Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (PCTVS) for job shadowing. Participating students line up with their mentor.

For more than 20 years, St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, N.J, has opened its doors to students from Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (PCTVS) for job shadowing.

The result of such partnerships? Students learn relevant skills and make industry connections while businesses build sustainable employee pipelines.

Interested employer partners should fill out a brief form at https://careertechnj.org/become-an-employer-partner/ and read more about the experiences of the 2024 Business Partners of the Year:

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Learn more about some of these outstanding partners in the NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools’ Career Classroom column in ROI-NJ.

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