Hire a Tech Graduate
We are actively building a pipeline of diverse tech talent for our San Diego County, skilled in IT support, front-end development and business intelligence.
To hire from this pipeline, reach out to business@workforce.org or call (619) 404-HIRE (4473).
Benefits
Access a diverse and highly skilled talent pool
We reduce your recruitment costs by providing concierge-level job-matching with pre-screened candidates from our competitive talent pool.
Our graduates complete rigorous coursework from our employer-selected preferred training providers, which includes accredited institutions like UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, San Diego College of Continuing Education, MiraCosta College, National University and San Diego City College.
Our ecosystem of education and supportive services produce high quality talent trained in the technical, employable and soft skills sought out by tech industry employers. This pipeline of tech talent is work-ready with a strong work ethic and perseverance that provides lasting value and ROI to your business. Further, our graduates represent the diversity of our region’s workforce with 70% of our participants being part of communities underrepresented in tech.
Tap into wage subsidies
Let us connect you to eligible wage subsidies to help you with your training costs:
- On-the-job training funds provide 50% of an employee’s salary reimbursement for up to 6 months
- We facilitate the first 150 hours of subsidized wages for a job-ready candidate at no cost to the employer
Learn more about the benefits of partnering with our organization by watching our Information Communication & Technologies Employer Webinar.
Learn more by talent pipeline speciality
Graduates of CyberHire—a program in collaboration with the Cyber Center of Excellence and the San Diego Regional EDC—trained in IT support have a broad foundation in IT theory and skills and gain a comprehensive education in teamwork and leadership, networking and security, and information systems management through hands-on experience in virtual environments that simulate real-world scenarios in installation, administration and management of computer and network systems.
Graduates earn CompTIA A+ and/or CompTIA Network+ certification, along with high-demand technical and employable skills.
Graduates in business intelligence earn a certificate from UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies and a Google Career Certificate in data analytics. Graduates learn how to support data-driven organizational decision-making by effectively transforming data into actionable information. They also learn to determine how to improve processes, discover efficiencies, support customers and reduce costs.
Graduates have a comprehensive working knowledge of the complete analytics cycle from determining requirements, to extracting and disseminating information through various visualization techniques. They have a sound understanding of the fundamentals of SQL, Tableau and a programming language such as Python or R-Programming.
Graduates in front-end development earn a certificate from UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies and a Google Career Certificate in UX design.
Front-end development graduates bridge connecting the designer and back-end developer. They can create websites and applications using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery. They also leverage project management skills and coding best practices to build applications that interact with the client-side and require input from the end user.
Graduates of CyberHire—a program in collaboration with the Cyber Center of Excellence and the San Diego Regional EDC—trained in IT support have a broad foundation in IT theory and skills and gain a comprehensive education in teamwork and leadership, networking and security, and information systems management through hands-on experience in virtual environments that simulate real-world scenarios in installation, administration and management of computer and network systems.
Graduates earn CompTIA A+ and/or CompTIA Network+ certification, along with high-demand technical and employable skills.
Graduates in business intelligence earn a certificate from UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies and a Google Career Certificate in data analytics. Graduates learn how to support data-driven organizational decision-making by effectively transforming data into actionable information. They also learn to determine how to improve processes, discover efficiencies, support customers and reduce costs.
Graduates have a comprehensive working knowledge of the complete analytics cycle from determining requirements, to extracting and disseminating information through various visualization techniques. They have a sound understanding of the fundamentals of SQL, Tableau and a programming language such as Python or R-Programming.
Graduates in front-end development earn a certificate from UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies and a Google Career Certificate in UX design.
Front-end development graduates bridge connecting the designer and back-end developer. They can create websites and applications using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery. They also leverage project management skills and coding best practices to build applications that interact with the client-side and require input from the end user.
Employer testimonials
CyberHire has helped our business grow because we are no longer trying to find top talent, instead we are getting great talent that we can trust and grow with. CyberHire made it easy for us to hire new employees by helping with the cost; we would not have been able to hire this talent without CyberHire. Now, I can focus on growing the company.
Aaron Wyant, President of Dispatch Tech
We enjoyed collaborating with the San Diego Workforce Partnership to hire tech grads into the IT Associate Rotation Program at SDG&E. This partnership has allowed us to expand our reach in terms of recruiting, continue to build a diverse workforce and help shape the future of our IT organization. We see the Workforce Partnership as an opportunity to expand our reach for sustainable candidate talent, local to the communities in which we serve.
SDG&E
We’ve had great success hiring for engineering roles and have had such great experiences with the program!
Jef Ritter, Recon RF
Not only did [the Workforce Partnership] provide the funding to hire an employee, but they also connected us with job seekers who had the right skills we were looking for. We hired our first employee through the Workforce Partnership.
Nicole Glock, Sticky Digital
TechHire has been a game-changer for OGL [Our Genetic Legacy], allowing us to empower aspiring professionals and scale our impact.
Shellie Baxter, Our Genetic Legacy
Learn about our graduates
Prior to joining the program, Ari worked as a stagehand and wasn’t getting the hours or pay he needed to support his family. His goal was to break into the tech industry and through the program he was able to do just that. He landed a job as a configuration specialist at MedImpact Healthcare, offering him a large salary increase and new career.
Ellie worked in administrative roles but dreamed of becoming a web developer, leading her to enroll in a Front-end development certificate at UC San Diego Division of Extended studies. With 6 months left in her certificate program, she received an offer for to become a content producer at Petco. Ellie was most recently hired by her fellow classmate at Evoke Canale, where she works as a junior front-end developer.
Ernesto Gonzales was working at a job with limited financial growth when he heard about the Workforce Partnership’s Income Share Agreement (ISA) program. He learned how to support data-driven organizational decision-making and maximize the utility of accumulated data. He currently works as an IT associate for San Diego Gas & Electric.
Frank worked in restaurants for most of his career and struggled to break into the IT field with zero experience. After working towards an associate degree in cybersecurity at MiraCosta College and enrolling in CyberHire, he got employed as a Senior Operations Manager at Theoria Technical College where he now conducts IT troubleshooting and updates operating procedures.
Raven heard about CyberHire through a news segment and signed up. Now, he is nearing the end of the desktop technician certificate program through San Diego College of Continuing Education. CyberHire will fund his CompTIA A+ and N+ certifications following program completion. While completing training, he landed an internship with Dispatch Tech and soon after hired as a full-time employee within the company.
Rebecca Beyene is completing the user experience (UX) design certificate through the Workforce Partnership’s Income Share Agreement (ISA) program. With newly gained confidence and a new skillset, she was looking for experience in the field so she enrolled in TechHire.