by Allyson Roberts | Jun 23, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools
Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT) has been awarded grant funding under the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act for architectural and programmatic expansions at its two campuses in Medford and Westampton, Governor Phil Murphy, Acting...
by Allyson Roberts | Jun 22, 2022 | Schools
DENVILLE, N.J – As superintendent of Morris County Vocational School District (MCVSD), Scott Moffitt has steadily grown enrollment in the district’s career-focused programs. He has championed the value of career and technical education, not only in Morris County, but...
by Allyson Roberts | Jun 20, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Schools, Student Achievements
An impressive 216 county vocational-technical school seniors earned an associate degree before even graduating from high school, taking advantage of unique opportunities presented in their high school programs to accumulate portable college credits. The hard work and...
by Ben Beggs | Jun 16, 2022 | Featured News, Schools
On Friday, June 10, County Prep High School Fashion and Design students participated in the annual student Fashion Show at the Earl W. Byrd Center in Jersey City. Students showcased the designs that they spent the school year creating at the show, which was attended...
by Allyson Roberts | Jun 3, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
In an expansive two-story space that could easily be mistaken for a warehouse, Essex County Schools of Technology students are putting the finishing touches on a scaled-down version of a family home. In that very same space, another group is in the early stages of...
by Allyson Roberts | May 10, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement
At a time when many employers are struggling to fill jobs, New Jersey’s construction trade organizations are working with business leaders, vocational-technical schools, county colleges and other educational institutions and educators to ensure there’s a good fit...
by Allyson Roberts | May 9, 2022 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
A shop-owner-turned-instructor revitalizes Salem County vocational auto collision program. Collision repair offers a wonderful career path, but fewer and fewer young men and women enter the trade each year. With students’ fading interest in collision careers resulting...
by Allyson Roberts | May 4, 2022 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
The state continued its push to support and fund offshore wind programs with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s board approval for an agreement with Salem County Vocational Technical School. The accord, announced April 14 and approved at the board’s...
by Allyson Roberts | Apr 25, 2022 | Career Programs, Schools
Students in the Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School carpentry program recently completed a project for Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity, which consisted of building a playhouse for a local veteran family. Earlier this school year, SCVTHS...
by Allyson Roberts | Apr 21, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
New Jersey SkillsUSA are contests held across the state to enable ambitious career-focused high school students to showcase their technical skills. They are also a win for employers who recognize the unique opportunity to connect with the top future talent for their...
