by Allyson Roberts | Mar 11, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
Grasheen Burns of Rahway enjoys his career as a licensed electrician working with IBEW Local 102 Electrical Union, whose members have been meeting electrical needs across New Jersey and Pennsylvania for more than 120 years. Burns said his education at Union County...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 2, 2024 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
For more than 17 years, Kurt Petschow, Jr., owner of Cranford Conoco and Centennial Avenue Service Center, has shared his passion for the automotive industry with Union County Vocational-Technical Schools (UCVTS) students. He has mentored, employed and advanced more...
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...
by Allyson Roberts | Aug 30, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
Read a recent article detailing New Jersey’s highest-ranked high schools. Nine of the top 10 are county vocational-technical schools. All county vocational-technical schools on the list below are bolded. The U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s...
by Allyson Roberts | Jan 30, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
In a state proud of its top-rated education system, a teacher shortage is cause for immediate action. Many efforts are underway to help address the issue, but our county vocational-technical schools already have teacher preparation programs in place to engage the next...
