Skills & Training Gaps

Skills & Training Gaps

Disconnect Between Hiring Demand and Talent Pipeline Expectations Industry professionals identify battery manufacturing, process engineering, and production scale-up roles as the most in-demand skill areas. In contrast, student respondents most frequently prioritize data science, materials characterization, electrochemistry, and modeling-oriented skills, with comparatively less emphasis on manufacturing and operations-focused roles. IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE SKILLS MOST IN DEMAND IN THE BATTERY INDUSTRY? INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS' RESPONSES

STUDENT RESPONSES

These findings indicate significant misalignment between the skills most needed by employers and those emphasized by students entering the battery workforce. Source: Battery Talent Census

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