education legislative success

The third week in October of each year is designated as “New Jersey Careers in Utilities Week” in New Jersey to recognize the State’s investor-owned public utility workforce and the various employment opportunities public utilities offer to thousands of hard working men and women contributing to the welfare and prosperity of this State. Signed by […]

NJBIA, along with others, will be evaluating and improving how the New Jersey Department of Corrections provides career and technical education to inmates through a Vocational Training Pilot Program. Inmates chosen to participate in this pilot program will receive supplemental classes in trades, computer literacy courses and courses for earning a high school diploma. Signed by […]

Requires the Department of Education website to provide a link to the Department of Treasury’s website where a list is maintained of all third-party individuals and vendors employed or retained for work associated with State educational assessments. This includes contractors, subcontractors, advisers or consultants retained for the administration, evaluation, social media monitoring for security breaches, […]

Legislation was signed to codify the State Employment and Training Commission’s (SETC) annual reporting of the state’s workforce needs. The commission, which NJBIA serves on, will continue to share information on the demand for various kinds of trained workers across all industry sectors, the number of individuals receiving the credentials necessary to meet the demand, […]