Career Classroom: Work-based learning helps employers — and students (ROI-NJ)

by Allyson Roberts | Aug 29, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements

The countdown is on for the start of school. Parents and students are no doubt aware of the timeline, but employers across the state are becoming increasingly attuned to it, as well. Many are eager to once again welcome students from New Jersey’s county...

Career Classroom: County vocational-technical schools help students break into N.J.’s booming TV and film industry (ROI-NJ)

by Allyson Roberts | Apr 28, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements

New Jersey has earned the designation “Hollywood East” with a growing number of location shoots, studios and sound stages. That growth now includes an investment of more than $850 million by Netflix to create one of the largest production facilities in the world —...

Career Classroom: Alumni of county vocational-technical schools tie career success to time in high school (ROI-NJ)

by Allyson Roberts | Mar 28, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements

Eric M. Krise understands the significance of early career training programs, as owner of Salem County-based Eric M. Krise Electrical Contractor LLC. The success of his business depends on employing skilled workers who can provide electrical, plumbing, heating and...

CTE Success Story: Danielle Avery Grant transitions from her high school Business Academy into the workforce, where she applies the technical and soft skills she honed

by Allyson Roberts | Feb 28, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements

Danielle Avery Grant lives by the words, “Now is the time.” On a recent visit to Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology, part of the Essex County Schools of Technology, she spoke to Business Academy students about careers, academic expectations, and the importance...

CTE Success Story: Tori Frisbie continues to expand her responsibilities – and client base – in the cosmetology field

by Allyson Roberts | Feb 27, 2023 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements

Tori Frisbie recalls the excitement of putting what she was learning at Sussex County Technical Schools (SCTS) to the test.  “At the beginning, cosmetology students at SCTS attended traditional high school classes most of the time, with two periods every day for...