Murray Completes Visits to All Mass. Vocational-Technical Schools.

In recent months, Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray has made it his goal to visit all 64 vocational-technical programs in the state - .

On Friday, Murray's office announced that he had completed this goal, with a stop to visit the program at Taunton High School. Murray chairs Governor Deval Patrick's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) advisory council.

"They come with skills, they work as a team, and they know how to get stuff done," said Murray of vocational school graduates during his visit to Wakefield.

In announcing he had visited all of the state's vocational/technical programs, Murray noted that the Patrick Administration expects to budget $5 million over the next five years to help vocational/technical schools purchase new equipment to help students keep up with the latest technology and career trends.

"I have seen first-hand the skills our students continue to gain as well as the demands our future workforce requires. With the skills gap widening across the country, Massachusetts’ vocational-technical programs are providing students with essential and valuable workforce training," said Murray.