2016

The much anticipated first cohort of the Platform to Employment (P2E) program graduated on Thursday, February 11. Twenty-one long-term unemployed individuals completed the five-week preparatory course — a boot camp offered at no cost to participants — covering skills assessment,

A regional effort of San Diego Community Colleges, the Employee Training Institute (ETi) provides custom workforce training to businesses of all sizes and types. ETI serves the Community Colleges’ mission by bringing education out to companies, offering training programs at the

Last weekend, over 700 people gathered in San Diego at the sold out Linked Learning Convention for a chance for to come together to expand high quality Linked Learning opportunities for more young people. The conference welcomed elected officials, business

Jonathan King was unemployed when he joined the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Career Center at the downtown library — one in a network of America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) sites — in August 2014. He had been laid

Rebecca Bianconi is a Project Coordinator at the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here she describes her role, discusses what she likes best about working in workforce development and shares one of her proudest professional moments.  Tell us about your role

  Employers are invited to learn how to apply for wage reimbursements, training subsidies and hiring resources at a Hiring Subsidies and Resources workshop hosted by SDWP and its partners. SDWP’s Business Services Team is traveling throughout the County to

Do you know a high school student who is interested in a career in the life sciences? If so, let them know applications are now being accepted for the Life Sciences Summer Institute through March 23. Now entering its 12th

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (November 2015 to December 2015) shows decreases in the civilian unemployment rate, labor force and employment.  The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported a 0.1 percent decrease in San Diego’s unemployment rate, from 4.8

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer gave his second annual State of the City address on January 14, 2016 at the Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego. In the address, Faulconer outlined his ideas for bringing equality to economic opportunity and

On January 14, approximately 400 people attended the 32nd Annual San Diego County Economic Roundtable at the University of San Diego (USD) Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. Attendees heard a panel of experts from workforce development, real estate,