New Opportunities in Learning, Certification, and Human Development in the EV Charging Industry

ChargerHelp! and SAE International’s Sustainable Mobility Solutions have partnered to author this white paper. Our objective is to share knowledge and best practices related to workforce development, catalyzed by the rapid construction of an infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs). This includes the emergence of new job categories, such as EV Supply Equipment Technician, for which skills can be taught and knowledge certified. Such roles, moreover, can form the basis for careers with good pay and social value, accessible to people typically under-represented in technology jobs, including Women, African Americans, Latinos/as, and people without college degrees and others. In this paper, we will:

• Define these new roles and their industry context
• Consider how to build, test, and certify knowledge and skill
• Explore career pathing, lifelong learning, and upskilling