Each of New Jersey’s 21 county vocational-technical school districts recognized an outstanding partner from industry for contributions made in 2025. The annual Business Partner of the Year honor highlights businesses and professionals for elevating career and technical education across the state.
The county vocational-technical schools rely on industry partners to maintain the relevancy of the education and training provided in each career program offered. These partners often serve on career program advisory boards to provide input on curriculum and the equipment needed to support it. Many partners also serve as mentors, provide students with work-based learning, donate equipment for training and serve as guest speakers or judges for student projects.
“These partnerships are essential for maintaining the high-quality, workforce-aligned programs our county vocational-technical schools are known for delivering,” said New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools Executive Director Jackie Burke.
“We congratulate and thank the 2025 Business Partners of the Year and all employers and professionals involved in career and technical education. They help train their future workforce, ensuring the next generation is prepared for modern careers and the careers of the future.”
The county vo-tech and its business partner are listed below:
Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Val-U Auto Parts, LLC, Egg Harbor City, Berlin and Hammonton
Bergen County Technical School District: Janus Motorcycles, Goshen, Ind.
Burlington County Institute of Technology: Pemberton Fabricators, Rancocas
Camden County Technical Schools: Cold Technology, Blackwood
Cape May County Technical Schools: Derek Robinson, Delaware River and Bay Authority, New Castle, Del.
Cumberland County Technical Education Center: Garton’s Rigging, Vineland
Essex County Schools of Technology: Hackensack Meridian Health, Paramus
Gloucester County Institute of Technology: The Telford Inn, Mantua
Hudson County Schools of Technology: STS Aerospace, Laconia, N.H.
Hunterdon County Vocational School District: Hunterdon Health, Flemington
Mercer County Technical Schools: Hogan Security, Pennington
Middlesex County Magnet Schools: Savino Del Bene, Avenel
Monmouth County Vocational School District: MTF Biologics, Edison
Morris County Vocational School District: Ivy Rehab, national with local clinics in Randolph and Whippany
Ocean County Vocational Technical School: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Toms River, Toms River
Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools: PSE&G, Newark
Salem County Vocational Technical School District: Atlantic City Electric: An Exelon Corp, Mays Landing
Somerset County Vocational and Technical Schools: Gladstone Masonry and Stoneworks, Gladstone
Sussex County Technical School: DeSesa Engineering Company, Inc., Livingston
Union County Vocational-Technical Schools: Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit
Warren County Technical School: Advance Auto Parts, Washington
In addition to celebrating dedicated industry partners, the business partner of the year recognition also helps raise awareness of ongoing opportunities for partners from just about every industry.
