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SDWP staff profile: Meet Miguel Alvarez
May 9, 2016
Miguel is a Network Support Specialist with the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here he describes his role, discusses what he likes best about working in workforce development and shares one of his proudest professional moments. Tell us about your role
Organization founded by military spouses helps make military life more sustainable
May 6, 2016
Blue Star Families’ mission is to bridge the gap between military family communities and the general public. Through its partnerships, Blue Star Families provides free resources, services, and opportunities to more than 1.5 million military family members — making military
Press Release: North Inland Career Center Moves to Convenient New Location
May 2, 2016
NORTH COUNTY INLAND CAREER CENTER MOVES TO CONVENIENT NEW LOCATION Ample parking, near I-5 & downtown Escondido
Schedule a free C2C work-readiness training
May 2, 2016
CONNECT2Careers (C2C) has hit the ground running for a summer full of connecting San Diego’s young people with training, job and internship opportunities. Last summer, C2C trained 487 youth in communication, problem solving and team work skills — this year’s
Registration open for new Entrepreneurship Academy
April 29, 2016
As of May 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 15.5 million people were self-employed — an increase of 1 million from the prior year. In a separate study, it is estimated that more than 40 percent of
Inaugural Deal Flow event starts impact investing conversation
April 29, 2016
On April 28, San Diego Grantmakers and San Diego Impact Investors hosted their inaugural Deal Flow event. Deal Flow is part of a goal to activate $100 million in new impact investments in our region by 2025. Impact investing is a
New HR hotline serves San Diego small businesses
April 29, 2016
SDWP is committed to providing employment resources to San Diego County employers. As part of SDWP’s business services, the organization is happy to announce that SDWP has partnered with the San Diego Employers Association (SDEA) to offer a free HR
SeaWorld Ocean Link Lab encourages self-exploration
April 27, 2016
SeaWorld’s new Ocean Link Lab encourages San Diego middle school students to explore the ocean, as well as themselves, during a day-long experience at the park. The program, a collaboration of SeaWorld’s education and conservation department, the San Diego Unified
“Books before Beach” panel talks San Diego education best practices
April 22, 2016
In late April, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce visited San Diego for their annual Inter-City Visit & Leadership Conference. Each visit gives the group a chance to bring home fresh ideas and learn from the experience of other markets
Engaging global thought leaders at ASU GSV Summit
April 21, 2016
Over three days in April, thought leaders and entrepreneurs in education technology gathered at the ASU GSV Summit (April 18–20) at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego to share ideas and engage each other in thought-provoking conversations on how to