VFBATTERY REPORT

Educational Development

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Battery Report 2025, page 694: Educational Development
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From Class to Career: US Government-led Initiatives and Non-governmental Organizations

Battery Workforce Initiative

Battery Workforce Challenge

Li-Bridge

Goal: “Speed up development of high-quality training, starting with existing examples to develop consensus on core training needs; then develop training for use by companies and local training providers.ˮ

Goal: Develop the battery workforce through four areas: The Battery Workforce Challenge Collegiate Competition, Regional Workforce Development, Career Connected Learning, and STEM Education.

Goal: Bring together private industry, national laboratories, and the federal government. A key piece of this gap is the limitations of the existing workforce.

Outcomes: Interim report and National Guideline Standards for the Battery Machine Operator occupation.

Outcomes: Develop a talent pipeline across skills and education levels.

Outcomes: Identifying key workforce needs in collaboration with partner organizations.

Key Stakeholders:

Dept. of Energy

Dept. of Labor

AFLCIO

Li-Bridge Alliance Members

Key Stakeholders:

Dept. of Energy

Argonne National Laboratory

Stellantis

Academic Partners

Industry Suppliers

Key Stakeholders:

Dept. of Energy National Laboratories

NAATBatt International

New York Battery & Energy Storage Technology Consortium NYBEST

New Energy Nenus

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