News & Stories
SDWP staff profile: Meet Daniella Molina
April 8, 2016
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Daniella Molina is a Lead 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
Linked Learning Alliance helps bring relevant education to California students
April 7, 2016
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The concept of Linked Learning is this — make education relevant to students and success will skyrocket. Grounded by four integrated pillars — rigorous academics, technical training, work-based learning and comprehensive support services — research shows that students exposed to Linked Learning
East County career center helps Marcia obtain a new career
April 6, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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