East County career center helps Marcia obtain a new career

April 6, 2016

Marcia Knabe had a background in corrections, but wanted to do less physically demanding work. She came to the East County Career Center, an America’ Job Center of California (AJCC) site, determined to continue working but in a less physical

Spring Conference features innovative ideas for WIOA

April 1, 2016

Over 550 professionals from workforce development and education gathered at San Diego’s Marriott Marquis March 29-31 for the California Workforce Association’s (CWA) Spring Conference. The conference centered around WIOA implementation and the “organize regionally, deliver locally” service distribution vision in the

Looking to hire this summer?

March 28, 2016

CONNECT2Careers (C2C), San Diego County’s youth employment program, has began another stellar season with renewed support from the City of San Diego and Mayor Kevin Faulconer. This summer, Mayor Faulconer’s One San Diego 100 initiative has teamed up with C2C

Department of Labor Deputy Secretary Chris Lu Visits San Diego

March 24, 2016

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Deputy Secretary Chris Lu visited San Diego vocational programs and learned about local workforce initiatives March 22–23. He participated in roundtables on veteran and youth employment, and visited the newly opened job center located at

Posters present career pathways to job seekers

March 22, 2016

We hear a lot about the skills gap, but what is it? In short, it is the difference between the skills employers want and what workers currently have. To close the gap, we must continually identify the skills that employers

National workforce representatives talk technology, community and transformation

March 21, 2016

SDWP staff and board members traveled to Washington, D.C. March 12-15 to attend the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) annual conference, Forum 2016. The theme was “Technology, Community, Transformation” and focused on a national conversation to examine the key challenges,

San Diego unemployment rate remains unchanged at 4.7% in February

March 18, 2016

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (January 2016 to February 2016) shows increases in the civilian labor force and employment while the unemployment rate remains unchanged. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported no change in San Diego’s unemployment rate which

Training seeks to improve employment outcomes for individuals with mental illness

March 14, 2016

During the month of March, the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP), in collaboration with Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), hosted a three-day training on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment. The training was offered to a

Community college trustees participate in workforce development workshop

March 11, 2016

CEO Peter Callstrom was invited to lead a workforce development workshop at the San Diego Community Colleges District Board of Trustees meeting last month. He explained recent updates to the workforce system and the role of SDWP to convene and

Staff Member Profile: Meet Taryell Simmons

March 10, 2016

Taryell Simmons is a Program Specialist with the San Diego Workforce Partnership’s CONNECT2Careers (C2C) program. 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