The Maritime Alliance honors the San Diego Workforce Partnership

November 9, 2017

Each year The Maritime Alliance (TMA) honors a select number of individuals and organizations at the Maritime Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony for their work in the Blue Economy. The San Diego Workforce Partnership was selected to receive the Educational Outreach Award at the 9th annual Maritime

Live Well Advance session takes action to better serve opportunity youth

November 9, 2017

On November 8, more than 1,000 Live Well San Diego Recognized Partners and other organizational leaders gathered for a unique and interactive opportunity to advance a shared vision. This year’s Live Well Advance theme was Living Well Across the Ages,

Press Release: Workforce Development Board Appoints Two New Members

November 8, 2017

SAN DIEGO, CA — The San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) has announced the appointment of two new members to its Workforce Development Board (WDB). The two new board members are: Timothy West, Executive Director and Region Manager, JPMorgan Chase Middle Market

From Air Force to workforce

November 8, 2017

Matt Roman was a client of workforce services programs and is now a manager of one. Roman served as a Security Forces Staff Sergeant with the U.S. Air Force. After he was separated from service in April 2013, he participated

Staff profile: Meet Marcus Jackson

November 6, 2017

Marcus Jackson is a Technology Services Manager at the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here he tells a little bit about himself. What is a typical day like for you? My typical day consists of coming in at the crack of dawn,

Advanced manufacturing helps veterans transition to civilian life

November 3, 2017

With 6,190 establishments offering 168,347 jobs (as of 2016), Advanced Manufacturing was identified as a Priority Sector by the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) in 2014. It is, however, still an oft-misunderstood sector. Advanced Manufacturing—which has seen seven percent more

Military-connected young adult lands paid internship with local nonprofit

November 3, 2017

This fall, Arielle Cook became one of the first CONNECT2Careers (C2C) participants to begin a Bank of America Military-Connected Youth Internship. Bank of America partnered with C2C to create this exciting internship program, providing subsidized wages for 25 military-connected young

SDWorkCon17 explores how to create opportunity

October 27, 2017

On October 26, 500 educators, community-based organizations, career counselors and community leaders gathered at the Jacobs Center for the sold-out Workforce Conference: Creating Opportunity.  The San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) research team released four reports covering San Diego workforce data: Priority Sector

Life Sciences program wraps up with presentations, celebration and food trucks

October 25, 2017

The Life Sciences Summer Institute (LSSI) is a training and internship program that prepares talented high school and college students for careers in San Diego’s Life Sciences and Health Care fields. Over the course of the summer, students complete a one-week

San Diego unemployment decreases to 4.1% in September; down 1,300 jobs

October 20, 2017

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (August 2017 to September 2017) shows increases in the civilian labor force and employment and a decrease in the unemployment rate.1 Unemployment The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported a decrease in San Diego’s