Events
Events are hosted online, at career centers, at SDWP headquarters or at partner locations. Use the filters to narrow event results to best suit your needs. For example, employer events are for businesses and employers, hiring events refer to job fairs and career expos, and job seeker events include trainings, workshops, networking events and more.
A comprehensive course to help set a direction for your career.
- Connecting Interests with Careers (Recommended to take first)
- Online Career Exploration
- San Diego’s Priority Sectors & Priority Jobs
- Essential Skills for Workplace Success
- Job Quality
- Planning Career Pathways (Recommended to take last)
Workshops that teach the “how-to” of getting a job.
A comprehensive course to help set a direction for your career.
- Connecting Interests with Careers (Recommended to take first)
- Online Career Exploration
- San Diego’s Priority Sectors & Priority Jobs
- Essential Skills for Workplace Success
- Job Quality
- Planning Career Pathways (Recommended to take last)
Workshops that teach the “how-to” of getting a job.
Other than our events and workshops, the SDWP career centers are closed the last Thursday of every month. Our Metro and South Bay locations remain open, but you will not be able to access services from the San Diego Workforce Partnership.
Featured
Virtual Understanding Credit Reports and Scores
Learn four easy steps to establish excellent credit regardless of the current credit situation.
Virtual Cover Letter Workshop
Explore the steps to create impressive and attention-getting cover letters that employers want to read!
Virtual: Preparing for Job Interviews
Interviews are where preparation and opportunity meet. Gain confidence by knowing how to communicate your value effectively and identify potential gains and pitfalls when answering different types of interview questions.
Introduction to CareerEDGE
Learn more about CareerEDGE, a free online tool designed to help you grow in your career and develop in-demand skills to help you succeed in the workforce.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Metro)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
Connecting Interests with Careers
Engage with materials and participants as you explore your interests and learn to use them to recognize fulfilling career opportunities. Learn the language of the RIASEC framework, which can give you insights into careers you may not know much about.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Metro)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
Connecting Interests with Careers
Engage with materials and participants as you explore your interests and learn to use them to recognize fulfilling career opportunities. Learn the language of the RIASEC framework, which can give you insights into careers you may not know much about.
In-Person Resume Building (El Cajon)
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Learning Drop-in Hour (El Cajon)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
Online Career Exploration
Explore online tools like Career Coach that can help you learn more about careers you may be interested in—including those you may have never heard of before.
Networking Strategies
Learn how to build and extend your network by using informational interviewing and the power of the 2nd connection to continue your job search momentum.
In-Person Job Interview Preparation (El Cajon)
Interviews are where preparation and opportunity meet. Gain confidence by knowing how to communicate your value effectively and identify potential gains and pitfalls when answering different types of interview questions.
Learning Drop-in Hour (El Cajon)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
In-Person Resume Building (Escondido)
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Escondido)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
41st Annual Economic Roundtable
This year’s Economic Roundtable will explore how recent elections, both in San Diego and nationwide, will shape our economy. It will discuss the potential impacts of these elections, featuring expert economists who will analyze how policy changes could influence jobs, businesses and opportunities in our region and beyond.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Metro)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
In-Person Resume Building (Oceanside)
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Oceanside)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
In-Person Job Interview Preparation (Metro)
Interviews are where preparation and opportunity meet. Gain confidence by knowing how to communicate your value effectively and identify potential gains and pitfalls when answering different types of interview questions.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Metro)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
Virtual: Resume Building
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Essential Skills for Workplace Success
Learn what the employer-driven essential skills are, practice them and get introduced to a tool to keep them front of mind.
Using Technology for Career Learning (El Cajon)
This in-person workshop will be tailored to the needs of the participants, and could cover anything from the basics of how to turn on a computer, to setting up an email address to exploring the new ChatGPT tools. All sessions will show participants how to use the various online learning resources provided by the Workforce Partnership.
Learning Drop-in Hour (El Cajon)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
Planning Career Pathways
What's your next step? This course will help you pull together all of the career exploration you've done so far to set a career goal and make a plan to reach it. This is the sixth session in the six-course
Virtual Managing Your Money
This interactive presentation will help highlight the importance of SMART financial goals and assist you with establishing a few of your own.
Connecting Interests with Careers
Engage with materials and participants as you explore your interests and learn to use them to recognize fulfilling career opportunities. Learn the language of the RIASEC framework, which can give you insights into careers you may not know much about.
In-Person Resume Building (El Cajon)
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Learning Drop-in Hour (El Cajon)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need. No need to register in advance.
In-Person Resume Building (Escondido)
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Escondido)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
Online Career Exploration
Explore online tools like Career Coach that can help you learn more about careers you may be interested in—including those you may have never heard of before.
In-Person Job Interview Preparation (El Cajon)
Interviews are where preparation and opportunity meet. Gain confidence by knowing how to communicate your value effectively and identify potential gains and pitfalls when answering different types of interview questions.
Learning Drop-in Hour (El Cajon)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need. No need to register in advance.
Virtual Understanding Credit Reports and Scores
Learn four easy steps to establish excellent credit regardless of the current credit situation.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Metro)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
Virtual Resume Building
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.