San Diego unemployment rate increases and civilian employment decreases in January

March 10, 2015

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (December 2014 to January 2015) shows an increase in the civilian unemployment rate, a slight increase in the civilian labor force, and a decrease in civilian employment. Highlights from the report include: San Diego’s

UCSD Extension educates learners from all backgrounds

March 9, 2015

UCSD Extension is one of the largest and most sought-after training providers for workers in San Diego County. It also produces over $312,000 in scholarship funding annually, hosts a prestigious lecture series, and houses UCSD-TV, which boasts over 4 million

SD STEM Collaboratory, LSSI featured at STEAM Conference

March 6, 2015

The San Diego STEM Collaboratory—which includes SDWP’s Life Sciences Summer Institute—was featured as a “Spotlight Booth” at the recent STEAMConnect Ascend Conference. The annual event highlights science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education.  The San Diego STEM Collaboratory strives

One San Diego event marks first year in office for Mayor

March 5, 2015

SDWP staff members attended the inaugural One San Diego’s Neighborhood Experience, which celebrated Mayor Faulconer’s first year in office. The March 3 event was a fundraiser for One San Diego, a nonprofit formed by Faulconer to create a united city

WIB Member Profile: Meet Omar Passons

March 4, 2015

Omar Passons is Senior Attorney at Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz. He is also a member of SDWP’s Workforce Investment Board. Here he describes what motivated him to join the WIB and the workforce issues he is most passionate about.

C2C student excels in summer job at office of councilmember

March 3, 2015

Last summer Jennifer Brice, 18, worked with CONNECT2Careers (C2C) staff to secure an internship at the office of San Diego City Council President Sherri Lightner (District 1). Brice attended council and committee meetings and interacted with the community through emails,

CONNECT2Careers launches summer 2015 program

March 2, 2015

The San Diego Workforce Partnership is excited to announce the launch of its CONNECT2Careers (C2C) summer program for 2015. The youth employment program addresses San Diego’s ongoing skills gap by providing meaningful work experiences that prepare young adults for in-demand

San Diego Workforce Partnership named a High-Performance Board

February 20, 2015

The San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) has been named a High-Performance Local Board by the California Workforce Investment Board. A certification of “High-Performance” requires the Local Workforce Investment Board to exceed the minimum requirements set for all California workforce investment

Reception celebrates library AJCC accomplishments

February 12, 2015

Community leaders and elected officials gathered on Feb. 11 for a special event celebrating the many accomplishments of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Career Center, located in the heart of downtown at the San Diego Central Library. The Career

Career Center helps engineer develop new skills after layoff

February 11, 2015

Tieman (Ty) Chang was laid off from his engineering job in July 2012. He had previously worked for the defense industry for more than 10 years, but had recently moved into the commercial industry working as a program manager for