by Career Tech | Feb 9, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
As a child, Joe Stolte spent days off from school at his father’s heavy truck repair workplace. As a high schooler, he learned those skills formally at Warren County Technical School (WCTS) and also working alongside his dad at Dig’s Diesel Services in Califon, N.J....
by Career Tech | Feb 8, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
A passion that began in childhood and thrived in adolescence still drives Sabrina Piana of Toms River. For three years, she has operated Salon Bree Hair Studio in her hometown. It’s a dream come true for a woman who once took great delight in sitting as patiently as a...
by Career Tech | Feb 7, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
The sky’s the limit for Jason Hulbert, who is balancing a paying job with pursuit of a degree in aeronautical science. Two years beyond the Applied Technology High School (ATHS) program at Bergen County Technical Schools, he sees that experience with the 20/20...
by Career Tech | Feb 4, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
Talia Sion’s education at Union County Vocational-Technical Schools (UCVTS) solidified her decision to pursue a career in healthcare. Now a labor and delivery nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, she started her career in the UCVTS allied health...
by Career Tech | Feb 4, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
Jordan Varcadipane graduated from Monmouth County Vocational School District’s advanced manufacturing program – now called applied mechanical engineering – in 2019. In just a few short years, he has already switched jobs to advance within the manufacturing field....
by Career Tech | Feb 3, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
Deovelent Armah is making the most of the head start she received in high school as an Atlantic County Institute of Technology culinary arts student. A 2020 graduate, the Pleasantville native is now pursuing an A. S. in culinary arts at Atlantic Cape Community College...
by Career Tech | Feb 2, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
Mark Wauters credits his experience at Burlington County Institute of Technology with steering him in a direction he may not have headed on his own. The 1981 graduate of BCIT’s automotive mechanics (now automotive technology) program has had a long, successful career...
by Career Tech | Feb 1, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
In her first year at Cape May County Technical High School, Lower Township’s Julia Johnson took an exploratory class that introduced her to a range of career options in healthcare. She remembers taking a special interest in occupational therapy, learning the average...
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...
by Career Tech | Jan 5, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools
While the labor shortage has made headlines both locally and nationwide in recent months, many New Jerseyans have been seizing the opportunity to invest in career development opportunities in order to attain new credentials or change career paths. In the wake of the...
