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On Jan. 17, members of the San Diego Workforce Partnership’s youth programs team took part in a presentation about human-centered design at the California Workforce Association’s (CWA) Youth Conference in Long Beach, Calif.  SDWP Program Specialists Sandra Bauler and Crystal

On January 12, during his State of the city address, Mayor Kevin Faulconer reminded the community about the importance of youth employment, highlighting the achievements of CONNECT2Careers (C2C) and other partners working to bring opportunity to all young people in

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) mission is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.

Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, addresses the needs of low-income, homeless, and under-served people in North San Diego County. Interfaith Community Services is the largest nonprofit organization in North San Diego County, with approximately 140 staff and more than

Leilani Cruz is a Systems Support Specialist with the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here she describes her role, discusses what she likes best about working in workforce development and shares one of her proudest professional moments.  Tell us about your

The San Diego Workforce Partnership had many memorable milestones, highlights and accomplishments in 2016 that helped us bring more opportunities to job seekers and businesses. Launched new career center locations at East Mesa Reentry Facility and at Las Colinas Detention and

The California Workforce Development Board has named the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) a high-performing Local Workforce Board. Among other criteria, a high-performing board: Consistently meets or exceeds performance goals for serving adults, dislocated workers and youth Takes into account the entire workforce training pipeline

On December 9, CONNECT2Careers (C2C) hit its goal of providing 1,000 employment opportunities to San Diego County young adults in 2016. This represents more than doubling job placements from 2015. This achievement was made possible with the help of numerous committed partners across the region.

Since the March 2015 launch, the White House’s TechHire initiative has inspired community movements to help fill tech jobs with non-traditional talent. On December 21, San Diego became the latest community to join the TechHire initiative. The news was announced

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (October 2016 to November 2016) shows decreases in the civilian unemployment rate and labor force and increases in employment. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported a decrease in San Diego’s unemployment rate from