Career Education and Workforce Development

• Career Education Programs
• Career Services & Job Placement 
• Advisory Committees
• Directed Clinical Practice Programs
• Child Development Centers
• CTE Transitions Credit by Exam
• K12 to College Pathways & Partnerships
• Work Experience
• Perkins
• Work-Based Learning
• San Diego Workforce Partnership /  SDCCD Joint Partnership Committee
• Apprenticeship Programs
• Strong Workforce Program
• Career Education Deans
• Career Education Data, Reports, and Resources
• Department Contact
• LAEP

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Strong Workforce Program

More and Better Career Technical Education to Increase Social Mobility and Fuel Regional Economies with Skilled Workers

In 2016, at the recommendation of the California Community College Board of Governors, the Governor and Legislature approved the Strong Workforce Program, adding a new annual recurring investment of $248 million to spur career education (CE) in the nation’s largest workforce development system of 113 colleges.

This state economic development program is driven by “more and better” CE. The “more” is increasing the number of students enrolled in programs leading to high-demand, high-wage jobs. The “better” is improving program quality, as evidenced by more students completing or transferring programs, getting employed or improving their earnings.

The Strong Workforce Program focuses on data-driven outcomes rather than activities, along with an emphasis on innovation and risk-taking. In this way, colleges can be more responsive to labor market conditions and student outcomes. 

LaunchBoard SWP Outcomes Dashboard 

Current information on SWP from the CCCCO

Education Code 88820 

SWP Memos

• Chancellors Page for SWP Memos
• January 2022 - Round 6 Increase in Funding and Extended Timeline
• December 2021 - Extension of Round 4 Financial Reporting

This ongoing funding is structured as a 60 percent Local Share allocation for each community college district and a 40 percent Regional Share determined by a regional consortia of colleges to focus on the state’s seven macro-economic regions.  

 

Reporting guidance and resources

• SWP Final Report (Q4 financial report) Narrative Questions - from NOVA 
  • Word Version
• Reporting deadline reminders
• Chancellor's Guidance on reporting deadlines
• How to Close Plans - NOVA Feature

 

Regional Share Allocations & Initiatives

The San Diego and Imperial County Community College Region (Region 10) coordinates regional SWP funds through the Regional Consortium. Regional SWP funds have been leveraged to develop a regional infrastructure to support and advance local SWP efforts. This regional infrastructure is designed around the Student’s Road to Career Success  https://myworkforceconnection.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/College-Enrollment-Road-to-Success_nogreen_V2.6a_August-4.pdf and includes workgroups across six areas. Each college within the region has representation on these workgroups. 

A Community College Student's Road to Success

• Road to Employment Success Model

Regional SWP funding is made available directly to the colleges through a variety of RFAs. Each college independently applies and manages these regional SWP grant funds and contracts. 

Learn more about the san diego regional SWP:

• Governance structure, Student’s Road to Career Success, Membership by Workgroup
• Regional Project RFAS 
• Workgroups 
• Newsletters 

 

Local Share Allocation

Local share allocation to districts includes base and incentive funding. At the San Diego Community College District, SWP base funds are received and then re-distributed by agreed upon allocation percentages. Allocation percentages are confirmed annually and determined through the District Chancellor's Cabinet. Allocations percentages are informed by assessing CTE FTES, with and without academies, and Perkins head count. Incentive funding is not revised or re-allocated. Each college receives the incentive funding earned. Incentive funds are distributed directly to each SDCCD institution with no changes to funding.

The SDCCD Strong Workforce Program (SWP) grant activities are managed locally within each college. SWP topics are included on the monthly Career Education Deans meeting agendas.

Per new State requirements, district approval for project plans and fiscal reporting was added into the process fall 2021 for Rounds 5 and 6 funding.

Local SWP Grant Leads:

• City College:
  • Shana Carr, Acting Dean, School of Business, Information Technology and Cosmetology
  • Sasha Knox, Associate Dean of Strong Workforce
• Mesa College:
  • Monica Romero, Dean, Business and Technology
  • Alex Berry, Associate Dean of CTE
• Miramar College:
  • Jesse Lopez, Dean, School of Business, Technical Careers & Workforce Initiatives
  • Claudia Estrada-Howell, Associate Dean of Strong Workforce
• College of Continuing Education:
  • Cassandra Storey, Dean, Healthcare Careers
  • TBD, Associate Dean, Perkins & Strong Workforce
• District Support & Coordination:
  • Amertah Perman, Dean, Career Education & Workforce Development, Educational Services Division

 

Local SWP Reports, Presentations, and Summaries to Board of Trustees and Chancellor’s Cabinet

Round 1 (July 2016 – December 2018)

• Presentation to the Board of Trustees, May 2019

Round 2 (July 2017 – December 2019)

• Chancellor’s Cabinet Report, April 2020
• Executive Summary, July 2020
• Projects and Programs Funded, July 2020

Round 3 (July 2018 – December 2020)

• Chancellor’s Cabinet Report, June 2021

Round 4 (July 2019 – December 2021)

• Report to the Board of Trustees 

Round 5 (July 2020 – June 2022)

• Project Plan Summary - available soon

Round 6 (July 2021 – June 2023)

• Project Plan Summary - available soon

 

Career Eduation Data, Reports, and Resources

• District resource page