During Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, Mercer County Technical Schools’ podcast, The MCTS Experience, featured an interview with New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools (NJCCVTS) Executive Director Jackie Burke. Listen to Burke provide an overview of the Council’s role to support New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools. She also highlights recent stats to provide an overview of the CTE experience offered by the schools and the impact of a career-focused education on students’ college and career achievements. Check out the interview!
New Jersey vo-tech schools expand AI career pathways (NJBIZ)
As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools are embracing a unique challenge. The schools are helping staff use AI as administrative and teaching tools as well as integrating the technology throughout their various career programs. Such broad awareness is essential among the schools that prepare students for a range of future career endeavors, from construction trades to the health sciences and even AI itself.


