{"id":9237,"date":"2025-11-14T11:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/?p=9237"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:23:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:23:23","slug":"breaking-ground-on-skills-and-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/breaking-ground-on-skills-and-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Ground on Skills and Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners joined Ocean County Vocational Technical School students and professionals, Berkeley Township officials, community partners and donors for the ceremonial start of a new home in Berkeley Township on Nov. 13. Built by students in the OCVTS New Home Construction program, this one-story, 1,800 square foot home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms provides hands-on experience in every phase of construction, from foundation to finishing, preparing students for careers in the growing skilled trades industry under the supervision of licensed instructors and industry professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The New Home Construction program is an accelerated training programs for adults offered by the Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools in response to the growing demand for skilled construction workers.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in 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