Newsletter
Volume 18: February 19, 2025
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Bridging Education and Employers: Strengthening Partnerships | |
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Local Employers, High School, Community College, and University educators are invited to join in workshop-style collaboration and networking breakfast:
- Workforce planning: Education and employers work together to align talent needs
- Academic program design: Education and employers work together to expand discussions around curriculum, programs, and meaningful work-based learning opportunities
- Student recruitment: Education and employers work together to increase the number of entry points and successful graduates at every segment level
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K-16 Collaborative Funds at Work | |
Exciting Healthcare Updates! | |
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In collaboration with education, industry, and workforce development partners, the K-16 Collaborative: Border Region Talent Pipeline is creating a Healthcare Career Exploration & Pathways Resource for San Diego & Imperial Counties.
This shareable resource guide for high school & community college students, parents, teachers, and counselors will cover a vast range of occupations in the healthcare sector including job descriptions, skill/educational requirements (licensure/certifications), salary/hourly wages, and labor market information, specific to the San Diego and Imperial region. The goal is to have the resource guide created by the end of Summer 2025 leading to a regional K-16 Collaborative in-person event in late Fall 2025. More to come soon!
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Healthcare Partner Highlights | |
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On January 15, San Diego Regional EDC, in partnership with Bank of America, hosted a dynamic luncheon to explore the healthcare talent landscape in San Diego County. This event brought together a cross-section of 75+ healthcare industry leaders, educational institutions, nonprofits, and community advocates to spotlight the region’s healthcare workforce challenges and opportunities.
Together, we launched a critical conversation about how collaboration and an industry-led approach can strengthen our regional healthcare talent pipelines. Read more about the luncheon.
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Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) is launching a new program in Fall 2025: SWIFT (Scholars in Wellness and Innovation Fast Track) Health Programs, an accelerated, 3-year bachelor’s program for students majoring in Human Development or Public Health. They are hosting several virtual information sessions in March for students interested in mental and behavioral health careers who have applied to CSUSM or are interested in applying in the future. | | |
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UC San Diego Health Student Nurse Externships
The following applications are open from Feb 3 - 28:
- DREAM Externship for ADN students from San Diego City College, Grossmont College, MiraCosta College, and Southwestern College. The DREAM Externship is a two-semester commitment to assist ADN students in transitioning into professional clinical nurse roles and preparing for new graduate RN positions.
- Explore Externship for FALL semester 2025 for BSN/MSN students. The Explore Externship is a one-semester commitment with 120 externship hours to gain clinical or quality nursing experiences.
The Explore Career Path Program at UCSDH provides externships for nursing students each semester to gain meaningful clinical experiences as part of their nursing journey.
For more information about application requirements and program details, please visit our website.
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K-12 District Information | | |
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Join the Career Pathways Program
UC San Diego's Career Pathways Program (CPP) is launching their Spring 2025 Program Cycle. Check out the flyers to see more information about the program, as well as the "Choosing a Career in Education" event on May 31st.
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READI Program at the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at USD | |
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The Real Estate Awareness and Diversity Initiative (READI) program is a partnership program between the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate and non-profit organizations in San Diego that serve junior high and high school students from underserved communities.
They have developed this program over the past five years and have seen significant growth and impact, specifically over the past 18 months. More information on the READI program can be found here. Joe Bertocchini from USD shared more information on Jan 31st, providing the following additional resources:
They encourage schools to utilize resources to develop their own programs.
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Postsecondary Information | |
Business, Computing, Engineering
Undergraduate Student Internships for Summer 2025 | |
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The Student Eligibility Application is Open until February 28th
Please Encourage your Students to Apply!
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The Host Company Application is Open until February 28th
If your company is interested in hosting student interns at no cost, submit your application!
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More workshops will be announced soon. | |
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On February 11th, San Diego Regional EDC hosted a Verified Program Workshop: Soft Skills in the Classroom.
Professors and administrators in Verified Programs learned about preparing their students for professional success by integrating essential soft skills into their curriculum. Click HERE for access to resources from the event. Thanks to those who attended!
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K-16 Communities of Practice | |
What's coming up this Spring? | |
Tuesday, March 11
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Education CoP Workshop (in-person)
East County Regional Education Center
924 E. Main St., El Cajon 92021
Registration & Flyer
NOTE: We are looking for community college and university programs to do a 5-minute share about their TK-3, Child Development, and/or education programs at this event. Please sign up if you're interested!
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Thursday, March 13
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
9675 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121
Registration & Flyer
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Thursday, March 20
4:00 - 5:00 pm
K-16 CoP Virtual Meeting (All Sectors)
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & conversation
Zoom link
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Thursday, May 1
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Engineering CoP Industry Tours
American Lithium Energy & RockeTruck
North County San Diego
Registration coming soon!
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Want to learn about more opportunities? Join a Community of Practice!
The K-16 Collaborative CoPs are designed to support and engage faculty from high school, community college, and university. By working together to bridge the disconnects in our educational pipelines, we can meet the needs of all students in San Diego and Imperial counties.
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Data Reporting: Enrollment data was due last month. If you have not submitted your data, please do so ASAP! If you need access to your data submission form, please contact Christine. |
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