News & Stories

The JPMorgan Chase Foundation has awarded the San Diego Workforce Partnership with a $400,000 grant to pilot programs that provide underrepresented and low-income workers with support in launching meaningful careers in the healthcare industry.

Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development is a new book that explores equitable skill building to meet current and future needs of both workers and employers. Written by Kate Markin Coleman and Stephen Goldsmith, the text includes real examples and practical ideas for workforce development professionals.

For over 100 years, the Neighborhood House Association has supported San Diego communities. Read on to learn how the Neighborhood House Association is enriching lives through a continuum of education, wellness services and workforce development.

Windy Ortiz had been involved in the justice system and got connected to our Reentry Works program, Prison to Employment. We connected with Windy to hear about her personal experience and what advice she’d give to others who are interested in the program.

The Workforce Partnership names four new board members: Connie Lundgren, Matt Martin, Aida Rosa and Mark Sutton.

Gregory and Richard recently graduated from Construction Career Jumpstart as pre-apprentices and were invited to join the Electrical Training Institute as apprentices; a process that typically takes several years of work , before being considered as apprentices. Here, Electrical Training Institute staff, Garrett and Marcus, discuss how Gregory and Richard made the jump in less than one year.

Cynthia and Khea, co-owners of Café X: By Any Beans Necessary connected with Workforce partner, Access Inc., to hire Betsy, a young adult looking for an internship opportunity. Read on to learn how the community partnerships like these are building San Diego’s future leaders.

If you’re looking to enter the tech industry, it helps to know what position you want so you can build the skills, usually by earning an industry-recognized certificate, you need to land your first job in the field. Here are the five fastest-growing tech careers in San Diego that do not require a four-year degree.

Meet data analyst Melinda Jackson. Melinda tells us about some of the pros and cons of working remotely, her favorite part of working in workforce development and how she spends her free time.

Andy Berg believes in the power of workforce development to change lives and that everyone deserves the opportunity to move up in their careers. Here, Andy talks about the impact of workforce development in San Diego.