For Immediate Release:
April 25, 2022
County Vocational School District
offers Job Shadowing Program
FREEHOLD, NJ –The
Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is proud to announce the Job
Shadowing Program, a partnership between County Departments and the Monmouth
County Career Center, which is part of the Monmouth County Vocational School District.
“The County has
teamed up with the Vocational School District to offer this fantastic Job Shadowing
Program for high school students,” said County Commissioner Director Thomas A.
Arnone. “The program will provide our students with the opportunity to receive
hands-on experience in the field they have been training for at the Career
Center. This is a great way for our students to gain new skills and work
experience to prepare for their future careers.”
Students will
observe the daily activities and routines of an experienced County employee, who
will help guide them into a career path after high school. During the program,
students will go to their prospective home school in the morning, then go
straight to the County department they are working with. The program will run
four days per week and on one day of the week, students will return to the
Career Center for supplemental academics.
“The Career Center
is a wonderful program offered to high school students with special needs that
introduces them to a variety of vocational training,” said Commissioner Lillian
G. Burry, liaison to the Monmouth County Vocational School District. “Many of
these students lose their services and support after graduation, and the Job
Shadowing Program is a great way to help them begin their career paths.”
“The Job
Shadowing Program is an excellent opportunity for our students to transition
into the workforce and receive on-site training,” said Charles R. Ford, Jr.,
Ed.D., Superintendent of the Monmouth County Vocational School District. “We
are blessed with a supportive County Commissioner Board and County
Administration that helped make this program happen.”
The Monmouth County
Vocational School District helps prepare students for an evolving workplace, lifelong
learning and further their education through specialized academics. The Career
Center Program is set on a share-time basis where students attend their home
school for academic instruction. Upon entering the Career Center students go through
the Exploration Program, where they are placed in a different vocational area each
marking period. Then with the help of instructors go through the Training
Program, where then they focus on one vocational field.
For more information
about the Monmouth County Career Center Job Shadowing Program call 732-431-7942 or visit the Career Center’s website https://sites.google.com/ctemc.org/mcvsdcareercenter or the County’s website www.visitmonmouth.com.
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