Our role
Connector, convener and funder. We link people to programs, bring partners together, and fund the costs that block access. Where training is delivered, it is delivered by partners and we say so.
About
A nonprofit built around one word: access.
WorkforceConnect expands access to career opportunity by connecting students and individuals with the experiences, education, training, resources, and relationships that help them build meaningful careers.
Who we are
WorkforceConnect is the nonprofit
Our legal name is WorkforceConnect. Our public brand is WorkforceConnect.org. We are a charitable organization, and everything on this site is written from that position.
Our region
San Diego and the surrounding region. Working locally is a deliberate choice: pathways are regional, relationships are regional, and outcomes are easier to verify close to home.
Our approach
Start with the barrier, not the program. Exposure, cost, navigation and relationships are the four things that most often decide whether someone reaches a career.
History
Where we came from
WorkforceConnect grew out of work connecting people to construction and skilled-trade careers in the San Diego region, and has since worked across technology and manufacturing as well. Specific dates, milestones and program history are being verified before publication — we would rather leave a gap than publish a story we cannot substantiate.
Leadership and governance
Our team and advisory board
WorkforceConnect is led by a staff team and supported by an advisory board of education, industry and community leaders who volunteer their expertise.
Our leadership team runs programs, partner relationships and the scholarship program. Our advisory board brings the perspective of the employers, schools and community organizations that people actually reach through this work.
Advisory participation at WorkforceConnect is never available for purchase and is not a benefit of any gift.
The ecosystem
Three organizations, three jobs
WorkforceConnect is the nonprofit. Two related organizations do different work — knowing which is which helps you get to the right place faster.
WorkforceConnect.org
Expands Access
The nonprofit. We open doors to career exploration, education, training, resources and relationships.
WorkforceConnect Group
Builds the Pathway
A separate company working with employers on workforce strategy, pathway design and program development.
CareerReadyConnect
Powers the Journey and Connects People to Opportunities
The ecosystem destination for employer-created career and work-based learning opportunities.
World of Work Foundation is an independent external partner and is not part of this structure.
Entity disclosure
Separate organizations, stated plainly
WorkforceConnect is the nonprofit organization and the publisher of this website.
WorkforceConnect Group, LLC is a separate commercial company that works with employers on workforce strategy, pathway design and program development.
CareerReadyConnect is a technology platform that powers the journey and connects people to opportunities, including employer-created career and work-based learning opportunities.
World of Work Foundation is an independent external partner organization and is not part of WorkforceConnect.