News & Stories

At our Workforce Frontiers Symposium in November, local leaders and out-of-town renegades came together to be inspired and identify new frontiers for action in workforce development. UCTV captured the action.

The San Diego Workforce Partnership has seen various headquarters and organizational names. As we enter our 45^th year of workforce development and have newly moved to a building in Kearny Mesa, some of our long-time staff look back at previous locations.

The South County Career Center houses a team of specialists who connect employers and talent through Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE), which helps reduce the costs associated with identifying, hiring and onboarding employees. ESE reimburses companies up to 100 percent of the wages of a new hire in the first 180 days of employment. Here we learn about the dream team behind ESE. Here they share a little about themselves, personally and professionally.

The San Diego Workforce Partnership announces the appointment of new members to its Workforce Development Board (WDB).

Active listening is the process of communicating, responding and understanding what is being said, while recognizing the speaker’s emotions, values and concerns. When you actively listen to someone, you can uncover underlying issues and more effectively exchange ideas.

As 2018 comes to a close, we’re taking a stroll down memory lane to capture some of this year’s best workforce development moments in San Diego County.

CONNECT2Careers team member Sophia Barber sat down for an interview with CONNECT2Careers City Mentorship Program mentee Emily Gonzalez and mentor Melissa Villalpando. Read on to see how the pair learned from each other throughout their mentorship experience.

California’s economy is the fifth largest in the world—but one in four Californians lives at or near poverty. A world-class workforce development system can help people build in-demand skills and connect them to growing businesses.

Think back to your elementary school days: Many of us were frequently asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Leena Mantri is a finance analyst at the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here she tells a little bit about herself, both personally and professionally.