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Three months ago Mark Usherwood was living with his wife in their car as a result of losing his job in 2009. After a nearly four-year search for employment, Mark walked into the North County Coastal Career Center (NCCCC) this

Junior Achievement (JA) is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. Their programs—in the core content

The San Diego Workforce Partnership is excited to announce that Jeffrey Woodson will be serving as the Vice-Chair of the SDWP’s Board of Directors. Jeffrey currently serves as the Vice President of Administration for the San Diego County Regional Airport

San Diego Workforce Investment Board’s Five Year Strategic Plan will be used to guide future funding investments. This plan identifies goals and strategies designed to address workforce challenges in San Diego County. The San Diego Workforce Partnership will collaborate with

Walmart is opening two new stores in Escondido this fall and will need to fill 200 positions. For interested job seekers, the hiring center is located at 1351 E. Valley Parkway where the company is accepting applications from 8AM to

The San Diego Zoo Global, one of San Diego’s top tourist attractions and a leading conservation organization dedicated to saving endangered species worldwide, has hired three City of San Diego high school student through the Connect2Careers youth employment initiative. Isabella Medina

On June 19th, 2013 the Department of Labor (DOL) hosted a dialogue on the challenges and potential opportunities for our women veterans.” title=”“> The dialogue focused on the unique obstacles that women veterans face in finding meaningful employment and intentional

When Oceania Robinson arrived for orientation at Comprehensive Training Systems (CTS) she was a young, unemployed, single mother, struggling to provide for her son with the help of public assistance. She had recently relocated to San Diego from Texas, after

On Friday, June 7, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 175,000 jobs were added in May – up from a downwardly revised 149,000 in April. The unemployment rate rose slighty to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent. The increase

Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner and Marlene Taylor have been elected to serve as Chair and Vice Chair of the San Diego WIB for 2013-2014. The WIB, comprised of businesses and various entities representing the San Diego region, oversees funding for workforce development programs. They also work to