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 Career Tech | Feb 24, 2022 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
Jose Dominguez graduated from the Essex County Schools of Technology (ECST) Web Design Academy in 2015 with a dual focus in web development/telecommunications and computer repair. He also was a member of the district’s Robotics Club. “My experience at ECST really...
by Career Tech | Dec 22, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Employer Engagement, Schools
The Essex County Schools of Technology named Montclair Community Farms as the 2021 Business Partner of the Year. Through the Montclair Community Farms Coalition, a collaborative network of organizations committed to furthering the mission of the Montclair Community...
by Career Tech | Dec 22, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
New Jersey’s 21 county vocational-technical school districts rely on employers – from big corporations to small businesses and government organizations to nonprofits – to help educate and train the future workforce. In recognition of the essential role employer...
by Career Tech | Sep 22, 2021 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared Sept. 22, 2021 in ROI-NJ. Savvy employers are doing more than accepting and recruiting women into roles that some would consider nontraditional, such as automotive technology and construction trades. Many are also actively...