Economic and Workforce Development Program's Directory
(below is a listing of each program)
Advanced Transportation Technology and Energy (ATT&E)
College: San Diego Miramar
Develops alternative fuel technologies, alternative-powered vehicles and intelligent transportation systems training for new and incumbent workers.
http://www.cccewd.net/initiative_atte.cfm
Contact: Greg Newhouse (619) 388-7673
gnewhous@sdccd.edu
Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT)
College: San Diego City
Helps California's manufacturing industry compete successfully in changing markets and the global economy through technology education and manufacturing training.
http://www.makingitincalifornia.com
Contact: Trudy Gerald (619) 388-3730
tgerald@sdccd.edu
Business and Entrepreneurship Center
College: MiraCosta
Supports local economic development corporations, chambers of commerce, community-based business outreach centers and other community-based organizations whose primary mission is to assist small businesses.
http://www.becsandiego.com
Contact: Joe Molina (760) 795-8742
jmolinamiracosta@gmail.com
Center of Excellence
College: San Bernardino
Provides partnership events for employers to present the types of skills needed in their industry. Provides environmental scans and customized reports for business and industry to access current, relevant labor market information about wages, career ladders, and the offerings currently provided by community colleges.
http://www.coeccc.net/contact.asp
Contact: Zhenya Lindstrom (909) 382-4072
elindstr@sbccd.edu
Center for International Trade and Development (CITD)
College: Southwestern
Provides services to potential or current exporters or importers, small, and medium sized business and entrepreneurial startups.
http://www.sandiegosmallbiz.com http://www.sbditc.org
Contact: Victor Castillo (619) 482-6391
vcastillo@swccd.edu
Health Workforce Initiative
College: Grossmont
Promotes the advancement of California's health care workforce through quality education and services.
http://ca-hwi.org
Contact: Ann Durham (619) 644-7057
ann.durham@gcccd.edu
San Diego Environmental Training Center
College: Cuyamaca
Provides the highest quality environment, health, safety and homeland security training for the California workforce and assists small to medium sized business in their environmental compliance.
http://envtraining.org/centers_detail.cfm?c=6
Contact: Jennifer Lewis (619) 660-4020
jennifer.lewis@gcccd.edu
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
College: Southwestern
Facilitates the success of small business through business management counseling and training.
http://www.sandiegosmallbiz.com http://www.sbditc.org
Contact: Victor Castillo (619) 482-6391
vcastillo@swccd.edu
Southern California Biotechnology Center (SCBC)
College: San Diego Miramar
Serves the educational and hands-on learning needs of the biotechnology workforce in California.
http://faculty.sdmiramar.edu/biotech/index.html
Contact: Sandy Slivka (619) 388-7490
sslivka@sdccd.edu
Workplace Learning Resource Center
College: Cuyamaca
Provides the public and private sectors with a variety of customized workplace learning services designed to meet just-in-time training needs of the organization and the worker.
http://sdiworkplacelearning.org
Contact: Linda Waring (619) 660-4508
linda.waring1@gcccd.edu
Workforce and Community Development
College: Palomar
Provides a wide range of customized workforce training and development services for local business and job readiness skills for individual workers.
http://www.palomar.edu/venture
Contact: Debbie Allen (760) 891-7892
dallen1@palomar.edu
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
http://www.sandiegobusiness.org
Last Update: December 22, 2011