by Allyson Roberts | Jun 17, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
Taking full advantage of opportunities to earn college credits while in high school, 251 students from across New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools graduated with an associate degree this year in addition to a high school diploma. The students accumulated...
by Allyson Roberts | May 31, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
French onion braised short rib, smoked corn and lobster chowder and ricotta gnocchi with mushroom and basil pesto are not from the menu of a high-end restaurant, but the creations of culinary students from New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools. For 11...
by Allyson Roberts | Feb 23, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
Before entering Camden County Technical Schools (CCTS), Gage Kroljic’s musical experience consisted of playing the drum set and snare drum. By the time he graduated from the Music Academy at CCTS in 2015, Kroljic, a Blackwood native, expanded his percussion knowledge,...
by Allyson Roberts | Dec 11, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
As a business agent for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.), Stephen Gandy helps train the next generation of electricians. Gandy serves on I.B.E.W.’s Executive Board and Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC). He helps maintain...
by Allyson Roberts | Sep 26, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
There are more than 35,000 open manufacturing positions in N.J., according to the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program. One reason for the high number of vacancies is simple math, according to NJMEP Chief Executive Peter Connolly. “There’s a big gap between the...
