Connecticut technical high schools prepare students for modern workforce
The Connecticut Learns and Works Conference was held on Friday in Rocky Hill, drawing educators, counselors, employment and training specialists interested in career and workforce development.
Connecticut technical high school system puts skills on display in Hartford
As college degrees are advertised to high school students as a prerequisite for entering Connecticut’s changing, knowledge-based workforce, proponents of technical education worry jobs requiring labor-intensive skills and knowledge are being neglected.
Norwich Tech senior wins state electrical competition
In the news: Austin Shirley, 17, of Plainfield, won first place in the electrical trade category at the state Skills USA challenge in Meriden earlier this month.
Norwich Tech Once Again Receives Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge Award
Norwich Technical High School was recognized on May 8, 2015 at the Connecticut State Library in Hartford, Connecticut for participating in the 2014 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge. They were awarded a certificate which reads, “Certificate of Excellence awarded to Norwich Technical High School for Exceptional Participation in The Governor’s Summer Reading [...]
CTHSS Innovative Programs Showcased at the Connecticut Learns and Works Conference
CTHSS Education Consultants Raymond Mencio and Pat Ciarleglio talked about the E-House program created by the school system six years ago and the only one of its kind in the nation.
Ellis Tech Earns Plaque in Annual East of the River Food Drive
The annual East of the River Food Drive was held in early March, during which technical high schools Ellis Tech, Norwich Tech and Grasso Tech held a friendly competition to see which school could donate the most food.