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On October 4–6 in Dallas, TX, the 4th annual Close It Summit brought together over 500 attendees from across the country to highlight, explore and scale competency-based education, training and hiring. This year’s theme, Shift Happens: No Turning Back, reflected

Crystal Gunter is a Youth Program 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

On September 30, SDWP CEO Peter Callstrom and Workforce Development Board members Dr. Sunita Cooke — President of Mira Costa Community College District and Co-Chair of the Board of Governors Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation and a Strong Economy

Hailing from Torreón, Coahuila in Mexico, Ernesto de Leon had already completed an undergraduate degree in biochemistry and a master’s in quality and productivity when he fell in love with partner Jesse Cruz 10 years ago. He decided to move

On September 29, SDWP hosted a roundtable discussion among retail employers and workforce development professionals to introduce a new program for training and upskilling retail employees titled #ReimagineRetail. SDWP recently announced the award of a $400,000 grant from The Chicago

Marlene Taylor, chair of the Workforce Development Board, and Amanda Cheyney, Lead Youth Program Specialist, were recognized as finalists at San Diego Magazine’s Celebrating Women event on September 28. San Diego Magazine‘s Celebrating Women event is an evening to honor

On September 21, CONNECT2Careers (C2C) invited funders, employers, partners, elected officials and program participants to celebrate the accomplishments of summer 2016. This special event highlighted this year’s progress so far and outlined the vision for the future of C2C and youth employment

The San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) is pleased to announce the appointment of two SDWP staff members to prominent community boards. Karmin Noar, SDWP Youth Manager, Special Projects, was appointed to the Community Action Partnership (CAP) of San Diego County.

The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Workforce Development Council (WDC) hosted its quarterly board meeting in Washington, D.C., on September 19–20, 2016. In addition to the board meeting, the gathering included a leadership institute, a pre-forum session on deciphering

While in Washington, D.C. on an annual delegation trip organized by the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, SDWP CEO Peter Callstrom and Vice President Andy Hall met with the Department of Labor (DOL) Deputy Secretary Chris Lu, who visited