Regional/Local Planning Process
The Southern Border Region (SBR) comprises Imperial and San Diego counties. SBR’s two workforce development boards, along with a range of partners, work together to create workforce development solutions that meet business and job seeker needs. Regional and local plans, informed by research and community input, lay out a collective sector strategy which guides SBR’s investments and activities.
SBR’s regional and local plans are updated every few years; October 2018 marked the beginning of the latest update process. To capture community input, the following meetings will be held on each planning topic.
Once input is captured, the plan will be updated and made available for public comment. Dates of public comment meetings will be posted no fewer than 10 days prior to the date of the meetings.
Community Input Form
If you would like to provide information about your organization and opportunity for collaboration, please complete Community Input Form and return it to melaniehitchcock@workforce.org.
Southern Border Region (SBR) Planning Meetings
SBR Regional/San Diego Local Planning Meetings
| Date | Time | Topic | Location |
| 10/30/18 (Tue) | 10 a.m.–noon | Regional Planning Launch |
San Diego Workforce Partnership |
| 11/6/18 (Tue) | 10 a.m.–noon | Reentry
|
San Diego Workforce Partnership |
| 12/11/18 (Tue) | 2–4 p.m. | CalFresh, DOR/CIE, LCSA/NCP |
San Diego Workforce Partnership |
| 12/12/18 (Wed) | 2–4 p.m. | Reentry |
San Diego Workforce Partnership |
| 01/9/19 (Wed) | 5:30–7:30 p.m. | Community Forum |
South Metro Career Center |
| Date change
01/11/19 (Fri)
|
1–3 p.m.
|
MC3, ELL/Foreign Born/Refugees
|
South Metro Career Center |
Imperial Local Planning Meetings
| Date | Time | Topic | Location |
| 09/27/18 (Thu) | 10 a.m.–noon | DOR/CIE |
Imperial County Workforce |
| 10/15/18 (Mon) | 5:30–7 p.m. |
Community Forum
|
Imperial County Workforce |
| 10/18/18 (Thu) | 10 a.m.–noon | ELL/Foreign Born/Refugees |
Imperial County Workforce |
| 11/01/18 (Thu) | 9–11 a.m. | CalFresh |
Imperial County Workforce |
| 11/26/18 (Mon) | 10 a.m.–noon | LCSA/NCP |
Imperial County Workforce |
Public Comment Period
January 14 – February 14
During the Public Comment Period, the drafts of the Local and Regional Plans will be available on the website, workforce.org/SBR. Comments regarding the drafts may be sent to Melanie Hitchcock at melaniehitchcock@workforce.org to be received not later than 5 p.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019. The regional and local plans will be submitted to the San Diego and Imperial Counties Workforce Development Boards on February 21, 2019, and February 27, 2019 respectively for review and approval. Members of the community wishing to submit written input may email it to the attention of Melanie Hitchcock at melaniehitchcock@workforce.org.
Regional Plan Refresh Draft
Southern Border Region
Local Plan Refresh Draft
San Diego Workforce Partnership
Imperial Workforce Development Board
San Diego County Workforce Development Board Meeting
February 21
Imperial County Workforce Development Board Meeting
February 27
Current Approved Plans
Contact Us
For questions, please contact Melanie Hitchcock.