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SAN DIEGO – Congress passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) today, voting to continue the important work the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) has funded since 1998.  The House of Representatives passed the bill today with a vote of

U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez spoke to members of San Diego public and private businesses and community partners, including representatives from San Diego Workforce Partnership, CONNECT, Diego and Son Printing, Qualcomm, the North County Economic Development Corporation and

Last month, 32 students completed the Life Sciences Summer Institute (LSSI) pre-internship “bootcamp” training at Miramar and Grossmont colleges. The one-week training is designed to provide San Diego County students hands-on laboratory research experience prior to starting their seven-week, paid

Last month, CONNECT2Careers students took part in the youth employment program’s work-readiness workshops, which are designed to prepare them for success in the workplace. The students learned tips for résumé writing and interviewing as well as how to present themselves

SDWP CEO Peter Callstrom attended the 82nd Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in Dallas last month. A broad range of issues were addressed, including the economic health of the nation’s cities, the minimum wage, immigration, early

Last month Manpower San Diego President and CEO Phil Blair presented his book “Job Won! 500,000 Hires and Counting” to America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) managers and staff from across the region,highlighting how the book can act as a resource

April Greenwood is a wife and mother of six. Prior to learning about the training and resources available through the Bridge to Employment program, Greenwood was a stay-at-home mom receiving assistance from San Diego County. She spent what free time

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (April to May 2014) shows some encouraging figures. Highlights from the report include: San Diego’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percent, from 6.1 percent in April to 5.8 percent in May 6,900 San Diegans found

The City of San Diego approved $200,000 in funding for CONNECT2Careers (C2C), a youth summer employment initiative administered by the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP). The funding was included in Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s “One San Diego” budget. “As Mayor, one

Not long ago, Eugene Beronilla could sum up his employment situation as “overqualified and underemployed.” Fortunately for Beronilla, who had been looking for work for over a year, this happens to be the name of one of the workshops available