by Allyson Roberts | Jul 22, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
Every employer has a wish list of the skills new hires should possess. Rather than hope the right candidates come along, why not help train them? That’s what PSEG Nuclear did nearly 30 years ago when the company partnered with Salem County Vocational Technical Schools...
by Allyson Roberts | Jun 9, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
337 students are celebrating two graduations and a head start Trenton, N.J. – New Jersey county vocational-technical schools have set a new record with 337 students from the Class of 2025 earning an associate degree while in high school. That number is up 86...
by Allyson Roberts | Feb 25, 2025 | Employer Engagement, Featured News
New Jersey’s county vocational-technical school districts have continued the tradition of each naming a Business Partner of the Year. The 2024 honorees represent a range of industries, from automotive to healthcare and advanced manufacturing to barbering. Celebrating...
by Allyson Roberts | Feb 24, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
Edwin Oyola thoroughly enjoyed his Engineering education at Essex County Schools of Technology (ECST), and he said it led to a career that makes him just as happy – teaching Engineering Robotics to current students at ECST’s Newark Campus. Oyola graduated from...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 22, 2025 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Toshiba Nelson, supervisor of Catering Operations for Flik Hospitality Group, said she understood the benefits of partnering with a vocational high school even before securing a relationship between her employer and Essex County Schools of Technology. “As a former...
