Career Tech NJ

10/16/2026

Headed to NJSBA's Workshop next week? We're excited to share the secret behind getting students to choose to stay after school and challenge themselves beyond the classroom.

Join us at New Jersey School Boards Association's Workshop 2026 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 1-2 p.m. in Room 408 to learn about Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs).

School leaders from Bergen County Technical Schools, Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT), Salem County Vocational Technical Schools, and Union County Vocational-Technical Schools - UCVTS will each share on a different CTSO and the many benefits for all involved.

10/12/2026

The future of AI is already taking shape in New Jersey's classrooms! 🤖

In a recent op-ed, our own Jacqueline Burke highlights how Mercer County Technical Schools and Middlesex County Magnet Schools are equipping students with advanced AI skills while emphasizing ethical, responsible innovation.

It's another example of how CTE is preparing students not just to keep up with emerging technology, but to help shape its future.

Read the full op-ed: https://careertechnj.org/the-future-of-ai-is-already-being-shaped-in-n-j-classrooms-nj-com/

The future of AI is already being shaped in N.J. classrooms at Mercer County Technical Schools and Middlesex County Magnet Schools, where students are learning AI and robotics alongside lessons about bias, privacy, equity and ethics. These programs prepare students to responsibly use and create AI a...

10/05/2026

Our county-vocational technical students often take on high-level research as high schoolers, and many aspire to make a difference through their discoveries. They now have new inspiration from Union County Vocational-Technical Schools - UCVTS alumna Julia Van Etten, who is featured in a recent The New York Times story for identifying two new species of a single-celled organism called Paulinella, which can be further studied to offer insight into how plant life began to bloom on our planet.
Check it out:

A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.

09/30/2026

New Jersey CTE leadership is gaining national recognition! 👏
Congratulations to Dr. Charles Powell, assistant superintendent at Mercer County Technical Schools, on being named a national finalist for the Association for Career and Technical Education's 2027 Administrator of the Year Award!
Dr. Powell was selected as the Region I winner and is now one of five finalists nationwide for the honor. The award recognizes CTE administrators who demonstrate leadership and make meaningful contributions to student success and career and technical education.
Congratulations to Dr. Powell and the entire Mercer County Technical Schools community on this national recognition!
Read more at the link in our bio.

09/29/2026

The strengths of a career and technical education - and the ambitious students who choose this path - were on full display recently when Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools students Krishay Patel and Arjun Buch joined Fox News and 6abc Action News to discuss their nonprofit www.FutureFoundersEducation.org, which teaches financial literacy to youth. It's clear Krishay and Arjun have made the most of their education, especially by developing professional and leadership skills and the tools to launch and grow this important initiative.

Live interview of NJ teens Krishay Patel and Arjun Buch about their...

09/28/2026

Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools is representing our county-based CTE districts as a finalist in NJBIZ’s 2026 Reader Rankings for Career/Trade Schools!

Vote for Somerset in the Education → Career/Trade School category.

You can vote once a day through Sunday, Oct. 4: https://njbiz.com/reader-rankings-2026/

09/25/2026

A first for New Jersey! 🌊
Beginning in fall 2027, Cape May County Technical School District will become home to New Jersey's first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (CGJROTC) program and one of only 20 programs of its kind nationwide.

The four-year program will give Cape Tech students opportunities to explore careers in the U.S. Coast Guard and maritime industries while developing leadership, citizenship and career-ready skills that will serve them on any path after graduation.

This is another example of how New Jersey's county vocational-technical schools continue to expand opportunities and connect students to unique career pathways.

Read more: https://careertechnj.org/cape-tech-to-add-first-coast-guard-jrotc-program-in-new-jersey-beginning-fall-2027/
New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey's first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (CGJROTC) is coming to Cape May County Technical High School (Cape Tech). The new four-year program will launch next academic year and offer Cape Tech students a unique opportunity to explore careers in the Coast Guard and mari...

09/23/2026

If you are traveling through Cape May County and looking to grab a bite to eat, check out The Perch at Cape May County Technical School District! It's an on-campus restaurant that gives high school Culinary
& Hospitality students extensive real-world training. The students are exceptional, and so is the food!

The Perch is reopening for the school year!

The Perch Cafe and Eatery will be open Tuesday September 22nd to the 24th, 11 am to 1 pm. Dine in or order ahead, we take cash or card. Please use Conference Center Entrance.

https://app.mmpos.app/OnlineOrdering?1751467504408/

09/17/2026

Bright futures taking flight! 🚁
Students at Atlantic County Institute of Technology are putting their drone skills to work across New Jersey, gaining real-world experience as licensed drone pilots and seeing firsthand how the technology can be applied across industries.

The latest NJBIZ column highlights how ACIT students are prepared to enhance efficiency or solve a problem by applying drone technology in the real world. From assessing a site for security personnel to monitoring crop growth for farmers, uses for drones are endless. ACIT students are trained and ready to fly in to put drones to work!

Thank you to our partnerships for making this training possible! Atlantic County Economic Alliance, The FFA, the National Aviation Research and Technology Park

Read more: https://careertechnj.org/acit-students-put-drone-skills-to-work-across-nj-njbiz/

09/16/2026

The next generation of builders is already getting to work. 🔨🏗️

This Construction Appreciation Week, we're celebrating career and technical education students across New Jersey who are engaging in hands-on learning and gaining skills to help build a bright future...and so much more.