Education and Training
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Battery Materials Mining Electrical Power Electronics Software / Battery Management System Design Prototyping Battery Testing Design for Waste Management Battery Recycling Environmental Engineering Project Management Technical Lead / Management Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Including Plant Design Applications (Installation, Operation) Installation of Battery Systems Operation and Maintenance of Systems Electrical Skills for Techs (High Voltage) Safety (Electrical, Hazmat, Fire) First Response to Battery Fires
Talent
Trade School
In-House Training
2-Yr College
4-Yr University
Post Total Graduate Responses 57% 11% 13% 18% 21% 25% 16% 16% 14% 27% 14% 11% 20% 9% 20% 11% 9% 4% 7% 14% 9% 75%
32 out of 56 respondents stated that they need to hire, in the near future, someone with battery material knowledge from a university level education.
Greatest gaps for educational programs at the community and 4-year-college level.
Training gaps for first response, safety, electrical skills, O&M, and installation at the trade school and community college level or through internal training programs.
Knowledge of trade school, in-house training programs may be limited in responding population.
Source: Table adapted from NAATBatt job skills survey, with 56 total participants. (Alyssa McQuilling - Project Lead, Energy Storage Southern Research, 2022)
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