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Two members of the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) leadership team—Brooke Valle, Vice President of Programs, and Karmin Noar, Director of Programs—were honored as finalists in the San Diego Business Journal’s Business Women of the Year Awards on November 15.

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (September 2017 to October 2017) shows a decrease in the civilian labor force, an increase in employment and a decrease in the unemployment rate.1 Unemployment The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported a decrease in

SDWP’s research team was invited to share insights at Emsi’s 2017 Conference in a session called “Fuel Your Business Services With Best Practices in Workforce Research,” which shared how SDWP uses labor market research to develop programs with employers. By combining both

For Nana Robitashvili, spending six weeks in the United States ended up being an important learning experience in ways she couldn’t have imagined. Robitashvili is a Georgian citizen who came to the U.S. and the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP)’s

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

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,

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

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

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,

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