by Allyson Roberts | Feb 24, 2026 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
An “idea vault” maintained by Bergen County Academies instructor Carlos Nodarse preserves 14 years of students’ inventions, complete with instructions for how to build them. As a research mentor in the school’s Mechatronics Research Laboratory, Nodarse welcomes...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 26, 2026 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Uncategorized
Health care and life sciences are key drivers of New Jersey’s economy, and sustaining their growth requires a strong, skilled workforce. The state’s county vocational-technical schools play an important role in developing that talent, with health-related career...
by Allyson Roberts | Nov 24, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
A column by Jackie Burke, executive director of the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools. As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools are embracing a unique challenge. The schools are...
by Allyson Roberts | Oct 21, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Uncategorized
An aging workforce coupled with an aging population have led the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to project that health care occupations will outpace all other categories in job growth over the next decade. Add burnout of current professionals into that equation, and...
by Allyson Roberts | Sep 23, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
After years of careful planning, expansion projects like Hunterdon’s are coming to fruition. These projects meet the intended goals of the legislators who originally proposed the Bond Act: Expand capacity across New Jersey’s county vocational-technical...
