Events
Events are hosted online, at career centers, at SDWP headquarters or at partner locations. Use the filters to narrow event results to best suit your needs. For example, employer events are for businesses and employers, hiring events refer to job fairs and career expos, and job seeker events include trainings, workshops, networking events and more.
A comprehensive course to help set a direction for your career.
- Connecting Interests with Careers (Recommended to take first)
- Online Career Exploration
- San Diego’s Priority Sectors & Priority Jobs
- Essential Skills for Workplace Success
- Job Quality
- Planning Career Pathways (Recommended to take last)
Workshops that teach the “how-to” of getting a job.
A comprehensive course to help set a direction for your career.
- Connecting Interests with Careers (Recommended to take first)
- Online Career Exploration
- San Diego’s Priority Sectors & Priority Jobs
- Essential Skills for Workplace Success
- Job Quality
- Planning Career Pathways (Recommended to take last)
Workshops that teach the “how-to” of getting a job.
Other than our events and workshops, the SDWP career centers are closed the last Thursday of every month. Our Metro and South Bay locations remain open, but you will not be able to access services from the San Diego Workforce Partnership.
Featured
UC San Diego Extended Studies and Google Career Certificates Info Session
Join us for a short presentation and Q&A about the UC San Diego Extended Studies & Google Career Certificates program.
Job Quality—Evaluating Wages, Benefits and Opportunities
This course will explore questions like: What does it mean to have a quality job? How does that differ for each person and how can it change over the course of your life?
Introduction to CareerEDGE
Learn more about CareerEDGE, a free online tool designed to help you grow in your career and develop in-demand skills to help you succeed in the workforce.
Cancelled: Virtual Cover Letter Workshop
Explore the steps to create impressive and attention-getting cover letters that employers want to read!
Planning Career Pathways
What's your next step? This course will help you pull together all of the career exploration you've done so far to set a career goal and make a plan to reach it. This is the sixth session in the six-course
In-Person Job Interview Preparation (Oceanside)
Interviews are where preparation and opportunity meet. Gain confidence by knowing how to communicate your value effectively and identify potential gains and pitfalls when answering different types of interview questions.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Oceanside)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
In-Person Job Interview Preparation (El Cajon)
Interviews are where preparation and opportunity meet. Gain confidence by knowing how to communicate your value effectively and identify potential gains and pitfalls when answering different types of interview questions.
Learning Drop-in Hour (El Cajon)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need. No need to register in advance.
Connecting Interests with Careers
Engage with materials and participants as you explore your interests and learn to use them to recognize fulfilling career opportunities. Learn the language of the RIASEC framework, which can give you insights into careers you may not know much about.
In-Person Resume Building (Chula Vista)
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Chula Vista)
Do you have questions about digital tools, resources or preparing for your job search? Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These
Virtual Resume Building
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Online Career Exploration
Explore online tools like Career Coach that can help you learn more about careers you may be interested in—including those you may have never heard of before.
In-Person Job Interview Preparation: (Chula Vista)
Interviews are where preparation and opportunity meet. Gain confidence by knowing how to communicate your value effectively and identify potential gains and pitfalls when answering different types of interview questions.
Las entrevistas son el lugar donde se encuentran la preparación y la oportunidad. Gane confianza al saber cómo comunicar su valor de manera efectiva e identificar posibles ganancias y dificultades al responder diferentes tipos de preguntas de la entrevista.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Chula Vista)
Do you have questions about digital tools, resources or preparing for your job search? Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These
Learning Drop-in Hour (Metro)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
Essential Skills for Workplace Success
Learn what the employer-driven essential skills are, practice them and get introduced to a tool to keep them front of mind.
In-Person Resume Building (El Cajon)
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Learning Drop-in Hour (El Cajon)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need. No need to register in advance.
In-Person Resume Building (Oceanside)
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Oceanside)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
In-Person Job Interview Preparation (Metro)
Interviews are where preparation and opportunity meet. Gain confidence by knowing how to communicate your value effectively and identify potential gains and pitfalls when answering different types of interview questions.
Pathway to Career Job Fair
Meet with employers who are hiring and find your next career! The San Diego Workforce Partnership, Live Well San Diego and the County of San Diego are hosting a free, multi-industry job fair. Sign up today to connect with hiring
Learning Drop-in Hour (Metro)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need.
Networking Strategies
Learn how to build and extend your network by using informational interviewing and the power of the 2nd connection to continue your job search momentum.
Connecting Interests with Careers
Engage with materials and participants as you explore your interests and learn to use them to recognize fulfilling career opportunities. Learn the language of the RIASEC framework, which can give you insights into careers you may not know much about.
Connecting Interests with Careers
Engage with materials and participants as you explore your interests and learn to use them to recognize fulfilling career opportunities. Learn the language of the RIASEC framework, which can give you insights into careers you may not know much about.
Virtual Resume Building
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
In-Person Resume Building (El Cajon)
Learn how to build professional, attention-grabbing resumes from the employer’s perspective. Apply expert principles to present your value and showcase key skills by using examples of results and accomplishments.
Learning Drop-in Hour (El Cajon)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need. No need to register in advance.
In-Person Job Interview Preparation: (Chula Vista)
Interviews are where preparation and opportunity meet. Gain confidence by knowing how to communicate your value effectively and identify potential gains and pitfalls when answering different types of interview questions.
Las entrevistas son el lugar donde se encuentran la preparación y la oportunidad. Gane confianza al saber cómo comunicar su valor de manera efectiva e identificar posibles ganancias y dificultades al responder diferentes tipos de preguntas de la entrevista.
Learning Drop-in Hour (Chula Vista)
Do you have questions about digital tools, resources or preparing for your job search? Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These
Your Money, Your Future
Become a wise consumer and gain control of your personal finances. Learn how to create a budget, pay off debt and start saving for the future.
Online Career Exploration
Explore online tools like Career Coach that can help you learn more about careers you may be interested in—including those you may have never heard of before.
Networking Strategies
Learn how to build and extend your network by using informational interviewing and the power of the 2nd connection to continue your job search momentum.
In-Person Salary Negotiations (El Cajon)
Learn the skills to confidently negotiate your true value and secure the salary you deserve.
Learning Drop-in Hour (El Cajon)
Drop-in hours are available for you to meet with a Workforce Partnership learning team member to help you find the answers you are looking for. These sessions are flexible to cover what you need. No need to register in advance.
Salary Negotiation Workshop
Knowing how to negotiate salary offers is a valuable skill that can increase your earning potential throughout your career. Learn how to research salary ranges, ask for compensation packages and ensure you are being paid what you are worth.