by Allyson Roberts | Mar 4, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
Victor Haslett, a successful cyber security engineer at Lockheed Martin, values the education he received at Morris County Vocational Technical School (MCVTS) and says he uses the knowledge he gained from the school every day. Haslett, a native of Butler, graduated...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 10, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
For over 15 years, Joyce Honda out of Denville has provided invaluable support to Morris County Vocational School District (MCVSD) with representation on district advisory councils, as a site for students’ work-based learning, and as an employer of graduates. Knowing...
by Allyson Roberts | Nov 6, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
Student voices emphasized how work-based learning has helped prepare them for future career success during a recent presentation by county vocational-technical school leaders at New Jersey School Boards Association’s (NJSBA) Workshop 2023. “I think having...
by Allyson Roberts | Nov 1, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
This fall, 26 freshmen became the first students enrolled in Gloucester County Institute of Technology’s Academy of Advanced Manufacturing and Applied Science. The high school program is housed in a brand-new, 25,760-square-foot building. This dedicated space, now...
by Allyson Roberts | Oct 17, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
When Rachael Coffey began thinking about how she’d spend the four years after 8th grade, she had to make decision: Should she go to the high school to her hometown of Little Ferry? Or should she try to get into a vocational-technical school? Ultimately, the choice...