Business View Civil Municipal June 2023

66 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 6 training program. We’re working closely with all local industrial partners to make sure that this program offers them exactly what they need to train the workforce. This will include oil and gas, nuclear, and potash, as well as specific training in areas such as electrical. Additionally, our high school has recently moved into an academy model, which will allow students to be better prepared for a career choice that suits them.” To encourage workforce development, and pair employers with potential employees, the Carlsbad Department of Development and the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce regularly hold job fairs, another example of the city’s commitment to economic growth and development. Commercial development is also on the rise throughout Carlsbad, and City Administrator John Lowe discloses that there has been