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!
More young people turn to career education (My9 NJ)
Jackie Burke, executive director of the NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools, discusses the value of a career-focused high school education for students headed to college or right into the workforce during an interview with Mark Bonamo on My9’s New Jersey Now.