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Summer/Fall 2023 Overview

Applications Open for Projects & Work Not Covered by SWP Regional Funds
Collecting Baseline Student Data
Verified Program Process Now Open for Computing & Engineering Sectors
Student Internships in Summer 2024

Computing & Engineering who get Approved this Fall
Business who were Previously Approved

Communities of Practice: Computing, Engineering, Business

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K-12 District Updates

Met with all K12 Districts
FY 2023-24 Application has been sent out - due Nov 3
Baseline data request sent out
Working with CCGI to support onboarding districts
Working with County Offices of Education to support work being done at the K12 level

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Communities of Practice

Computing on 5/17 had 22 participants
Engineering on 5/18 had 15 participants

Computing on 9/13
Engineering on 9/26
First Business CoP on 9/28
Tentatively scheduled meetings in all three areas in December

Spring 2023

Fall 2023

Education & Equity CoPs tentatively scheduled to be rolled out Spring 2024

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Meetings:

Spring 2023 (June 6 & 29)
Summer 2023 (Aug 2)
99 participants (includes faculty, ERL’s, Deans, Assoc. Deans, EDC’s)

Fall 2023

Sept 12, 9-10:30am. Program development assistance/Q&A with Employers
Sept 28, 9-10am. Open office hour

Application Due October 9

Verified Programs

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Paid Internships for College Students

Purpose is to give underrepresented college students experience in the field and a network for future employment opportunities

Available to students in college programs that are Verified Programs
Preference for students in underrepresented groups, low-income students, first generation college students
240 hours, $22/hour
Grant goals is 430 internships
Grant staff are working on sustainability plan

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

22 Companies: 13 in San Diego and 9 in Imperial
31% of the San Diego companies requested additional students
1 of the Imperial companies requested an additional student
27% Engineering, 63% Computing (including software engineering), 10% Other

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Helpdesk Assistant
IT Intern
Technology Support Specialist
IT Systems Administrator
IT Sales Rep
Cyber Security
Software Developer
CAD/CNC Designer

EXAMPLE JOB TITLES

General Engineer
Software Engineer/Developer
Controls Engineer
Process Engineer
Engineering Technician
Assembler

Other: Web/Software Developer; Administrative Assistant; HR Intern; Photo/Video Production

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STUDENT APPLICANT OVERVIEW

349 Students Applied
8 of those Students Applied After the Application Closed
248 Attempts to Schedule Interviews
141 Interviews Completed
57 Job Offers Issued
48 Students Hired

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STUDENT APPLICANT OVERVIEW

CSUSM: 16 applied and 4 have jobs
Imperial Valley College: 36 applied and 12 have jobs
MiraCosta College: 7 applied and 1 has a job
MiraCosta TCI: 5 applied, no students have a job
San Diego City College: 3 applied and 1 has a job
San Diego College of Continuing Education: 12 applied and 3 have a job
San Diego Mesa College: 21 applied, 3 have jobs, 1 is a volunteer
UCSD: 249 applied and 24 have a job

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PRIORITY STUDENTS (All Applicants)

7 = 16 students. 25% were hired
6 = 35 students. 37% were hired
5 = 13 students. 38% were hired
4 = 19 students. 31.6% were hired

3 = 60 students. 10% were hired
2 = 23 students. 9% were hired
1 = 66 students. 4.5% were hired
0 = 117 students. 4% were hired

Our goal is to provide opportunities to underrepresented students. Therefore, students were assigned points based on a variety of criteria such as their race/ethnicity, gender, whether they were low-income or first-generation students. Therefore, the more points, the higher the priority for placement. The highest a student could score was 7 points.

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Getting Multiple Offers
Working Another Job
Accepted Another Offer
Employer Required Too Much
Student Didn’t Feel Qualified

Some Reasons for Not Accepting an Interview Opportunity

Location was Too Far/Distance
Only wanted Virtual Opportunities
Requirements
Pay

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“From the interview to me working for my internship it has been very pleasant. I’ve learned a lot from a workspace perspective and from multiple positions in the IT department in what each of them does. It has been a great experience and opportunity.”

“This internship experience does correlate with Electrical Engineering and the amount of knowledge I am learning will be extremely helpful in my career and for my future. I am really glad I got the opportunity to intern here.”

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“The internship program has been a wonderful experience. I have been able to acquire hands on IT skills that I do not believe I would have learned in class. I believe the knowledge that I am learning on the job will help me reach my goals of starting a new career in IT. Having a paid internship has allowed me to fully dedicate my time to learning the skills needed to enter this field. For that I am very grateful. Thank you to everyone involved in the K-16 Collaborative program for giving us the opportunity to be part of this internship.”

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Visits to University Campuses

July 20: Cal State San Marcos

President’s Admin Team
Career Services, Student Services
CSTEM
CoBA
Office of Inclusive Excellence

July 24: San Diego State

Research and Innovation
Faculty (business, computer science, engineering, math, STEM)
Career Services, Student Services

August 28: UCSD

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What’s Next?

Participation in communities of practice and/or verified program process

Submission of data request

Submission of application for projects that aren’t supported by SWP regional funds

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