At the conclusion of 2023, New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools each awarded a Business Partner of the Year. This annual recognition is a time for schools to highlight the value an employer or individual professional adds to one or more of their career programs.
“Our county vocational-technical schools are effective because they are committed to providing students with relevant education and training opportunities in their field of study,” said Jackie Burke, executive director of the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools (NJCCVTS). “A big part of that commitment involves developing relationships with industry partners who offer guidance related to curriculum and open doors for students to work-based learning. These partners become critical for effective and impactful career and technical education.”
The 2023 honorees represent a range of industries and make contributions that meet the specific needs of the programs they support. From leasing ewes to animal science students to offering culinary graduates employment, with a signing bonus, the 2023 Business Partners of the Year have each gone above and beyond to put New Jersey students on a path toward career success.
Congratulations to the 2023 Business Partners of the Year:
- Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Shore Medical Center’s Alan Beatty, Somers Point, N.J.
- Bergen County Technical School District: Google’s Diane Chaleff
- Burlington County Institute of Technology: Shamrock Heating & Air, Vincentown, N.J.
- Camden County Technical Schools: I.B.E.W. Local 351
- Cape May County Technical Schools: Cape May County Office of Emergency Management’s Marty Pagliughi, Cape May Court House, N.J.
- Cumberland County Technical Education Center: Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Bridgeton, N.J.
- Essex County Schools of Technology: Urban Agriculture Cooperative
- Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Bovio/Rubino Services, Voorhees, N.J.
- Hudson County Schools of Technology: Move the Needle, Jersey City, N.J.
- Hunterdon County Vocational School District: Forest Bluff Farm, Clinton, N.J.
- Mercer County Technical Schools: I.B.E.W. Local 269
- Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools: Christopher Gioffre of Ray Catena Auto Group
- Monmouth County Vocational School District: Seabrook Village, Tinton Falls, N.J.
- Morris County Vocational School District: Joyce Honda, Denville, N.J.
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School: Chick-fil-A, Brick, N.J.
- Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools: Passaic County Sheriff’s Department Motor Pool
- Salem County Vocational Technical School District: PSEG Nuclear, Lower Alloways Creek, N.J.
- Somerset County Vocational and Technical Schools: Martenette Farms, Hillsborough, N.J.
- Sussex County Technical School: Mancuso Salon and Spa, Sparta, N.J.
- Union County Vocational-Technical Schools: Cranford Conoco, Cranford, N.J.
- Warren County Technical Schools: Hunterdon Transformer, Alpha, N.J.
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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.
