DOE and DOL partner to release training guidelines for the battery workforce

In a recent quote, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said, “President Biden is leading a renaissance in American manufacturing, and nowhere is that more evident than with the rapid growth of investment in electric vehicle production. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we have seen over 400 EV and battery manufacturing facilities announced in the U.S. in just three years, underscoring the need for a strong and supported skilled workforce.  The Battery Workforce Initiative is part of our whole-of-government approach to revitalize industry and rebuild our economy from the bottom up and the middle out, providing American workers with good paying forward looking careers.”

U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su added, “Good jobs have the power to change lives, and today, we are expanding the pathways into those good jobs through Registered Apprenticeships in the fast-growing battery manufacturing industry. In just under a year, the Battery Workforce Initiative has built a strong partnership between government, industry, technology, and labor to make sure workers, including those who have historically been shut out of opportunities, can find their place in the middle class now and well into the future.”