News & Stories

On Aug. 4, KPBS aired a segment on summer youth employment that featured San Diego Workforce Partnership President and CEO, Peter Callstrom, and Manpower San Diego CEO, Phil Blair. Callstrom discussed the importance of programs like CONNECT2Careers in helping young

Arianna first came to Escondido Education COMPACT in 2013, after years of personal struggles that involved substance abuse and incarceration at the Girls Rehabilitation Facility in San Diego. COMPACT’s North County Youth Career Network Recovery and Re-Engagement program provides at-risk

ACCESS Inc. was founded in 1967 with a mission to address the needs of San Diego’s most vulnerable youth, and help them achieve self-sufficiency and economic independence. ACCESS offers a variety of programs serving different youth populations, including transition age,

Dr. Sunita Cooke is the president of Grossmont College. She is also a member of SDWP’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB). Here we caught up with Dr. Cooke about what motivated her to join the WIB and what workforce issues she

On July 25, more than 30 teachers, biotech industry leaders and Life Sciences Summer Institute (LSSI) supporters gathered at San Diego Miramar College to hear concluding presentations from the latest class of teachers to complete the LSSI program. The presentations

Earlier this week, President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This marks a positive step in workforce development, as WIOA is a victory for job seekers and employers. The Act promises new efficiencies and the

SDWP is proud to announce that Research Manager Tina Ngo has been selected to participate in LEAD San Diego’s IMPACT San Diego program.  IMPACT San Diego focuses on education, networking and hands-on learning among San Diego’s brightest leaders. Fewer than

Five new members of SDWP’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB) were sworn in prior to the July 17 meeting.  Matt Kriz, political director for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Katie Hansen, director of community affairs for the

For those with the lived experience of mental illness, employment can be a crucial component of their individual recovery. Work brings feelings of hope, self-determination, self-respect, social connections, responsibility and personal empowerment. On behalf of the County of San Diego

Today the California Employment Development Department (EDD) released the monthly unemployment report (May to June 2014). Highlights from the San Diego region include: San Diego’s unemployment rate rose 0.3 percent, from 5.8 percent in May to 6.1 percent in June