New career taking flight: CCM to train drone pilots
In a sign of the times and — let’s be honest — workforce development for the next generation, the County College of Morris announced Tuesday it will be offering a course that will prepare...
Career Classroom: SkillsUSA contests are a win for employers in need of talent
New Jersey SkillsUSA are contests held across the state to enable ambitious career-focused high school students to showcase their technical skills. They are also a win for employers who recognize the unique opportunity to...
Career Classroom: Teachers’ passion for health care inspires next generation of medical professionals
The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on health care workers as real-life superheroes, and that critical role includes nurses and other medical practitioners who moved from patient care into teaching the next generation of...
Career Classroom: Career and technical education is link between hands-on learning, lifelong careers
As a business owner, Kevin Madden knows the challenges of finding skilled workers. As a graduate of a county vocational-technical high school, he recognizes where to find them.
“One of the most valuable portions of...
Career Classroom: Specialized career programs help students with disabilities prepare for in-demand supermarket, retail...
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, supermarkets continue to face significant labor shortages. County vocational-technical school districts in Monmouth, Ocean and Union counties are helping to meet this persistent need with specialized career...
NJ Bio expands its state-of-the-art facility in Princeton
Integrated chemistry service provider NJ Bio announced that it expanded its Princeton laboratory and headquarters from 35,000 square feet to approximately 79,000 square feet.
This expansion is significant because it will allow the biopharmaceutical company...
Career Classroom: Demand is high for professionals to serve as career and technical education...
Successful professionals in technology, trade, medical and a host of other industries are finding fulfilling second careers in a place they probably never expected to revisit — the high school classroom.
New Jersey’s “alternate route”...
Career Classroom: Increased attention to cybersecurity includes training and recruiting today’s tech-savvy students
Cyberattacks are on the rise, especially given our increased reliance, or outright dependence, on technology since the onset of the pandemic.
“Workers and learners were moved from their offices and schools into their homes...
Willoughby honored for her support, assistance for CTE programs
Melanie Willoughby, executive director of the New Jersey Business Action Center, was honored with the CTE Leadership Award by the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools for her longstanding support of vocational and...
Career Classroom: Schools, employers work together to attract more females to traditionally male-dominated careers
Savvy employers are doing more than accepting and recruiting women into roles that some would consider nontraditional, such as automotive technology and construction trades. Many are also actively building education and training paths for...
