2015

SAN DIEGO – CONNECT2Careers (C2C), a youth summer employment initiative administered by the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP), has launched the #MyFirstJobSD video campaign to raise awareness of the need to increase youth employment in San Diego.  #MyFirstJobSD asked a number of

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (January 2015 to February 2015) shows a decrease in the civilian unemployment rate and civilian labor force, and an increase in civilian employment. Highlights from the report include: San Diego’s unemployment rate was 5.3

More than 100 elected officials and leaders from business, economic development and education met on March 18 at Illumina for the San Diego Strong Workforce Town Hall Meeting to discuss how the California Community Colleges can more effectively meet regional workforce

The County of San Diego and the City of San Diego today approved a maritime vision for the region that will include forming a Blue Tech incubator to create jobs and businesses. The maritime vision was approved unanimously today at

Members of SDWP’s Adult Programs team participated in Reality Changers’ 2nd Annual Race to College 5K Walk/Run on March 7 in Kearny Mesa. The team showed their support for Reality Changers and the tremendous work that they do through a

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (December 2014 to January 2015) shows an increase in the civilian unemployment rate, a slight increase in the civilian labor force, and a decrease in civilian employment. Highlights from the report include: San Diego’s

UCSD Extension is one of the largest and most sought-after training providers for workers in San Diego County. It also produces over $312,000 in scholarship funding annually, hosts a prestigious lecture series, and houses UCSD-TV, which boasts over 4 million

The San Diego STEM Collaboratory—which includes SDWP’s Life Sciences Summer Institute—was featured as a “Spotlight Booth” at the recent STEAMConnect Ascend Conference. The annual event highlights science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education.  The San Diego STEM Collaboratory strives

SDWP staff members attended the inaugural One San Diego’s Neighborhood Experience, which celebrated Mayor Faulconer’s first year in office. The March 3 event was a fundraiser for One San Diego, a nonprofit formed by Faulconer to create a united city

Omar Passons is Senior Attorney at Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz. He is also a member of SDWP’s Workforce Investment Board. Here he describes what motivated him to join the WIB and the workforce issues he is most passionate about.