Career and technical education is link between hands-on learning, lifelong careers (ROI-NJ: Career Classroom)

by Allyson Roberts | Mar 9, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements

As a business owner, Kevin Madden knows the challenges of finding skilled workers. As a graduate of a county vocational-technical high school, he recognizes where to find them. “One of the most valuable portions of a vocational-technical school program is the ability...

Specialized career programs help students with disabilities prepare for in-demand supermarket, retail jobs (ROI-NJ: Career Classroom)

by Career Tech | Jan 27, 2022 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, supermarkets continue to face significant labor shortages. County vocational-technical school districts in Monmouth, Ocean and Union counties are helping to meet this persistent need with specialized career programs that...

Demand is high for professionals to serve as career and technical education teachers (ROI-NJ: Career Classroom)

by Career Tech | Dec 2, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools

Successful professionals in technology, trade, medical and a host of other industries are finding fulfilling second careers in a place they probably never expected to revisit — the high school classroom. New Jersey’s “alternate route” to teacher certification provides...

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...

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...