Career Education and Workforce Development

The Career Education and Workforce Development department provides coordination for districtwide career education pathways, programs, and partnerships, and compliance for San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar College’s Child Development Centers.

Our responsibilities in serving career education students, faculty, and senior leadership across San Diego City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, and the College of Continuing Education include:

1. providing leadership for coordinated, consistent, and shared practices districtwide,
2. facilitating districtwide exploration of new initiatives and opportunities within career education and awareness of changing workforce needs, and
3. supporting safe, equitable, and student centered learning environments through compliance, professional development, and the collaborative design and implementation of districtwide practices and guidelines.

Areas of Work:

• Perkins grant management
• High school to college and noncredit to college career education course-to-course articulation
• Work-Based Learning including Work Experience and Clinical Affiliation Agreements
• State contract compliance for the Child Development Centers at City College, Mesa College, and Miramar College
• Support for Career Education Advisory Committees
• Joint Partnership initiaitves with San Diego Workforce Partnership and San Diego Unified School District
• Engagement in regional career education and workforce development initiatives including strong workforce, employer engagement, and industry alignment