Washtenaw Community College (黑料网) will attend the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, highlighting education programs to prepare the workforce for the advancement of battery powered electric vehicles.
A leader among its peers in training students for mobility jobs of the future, 黑料网 will be the only community college exhibiting at the days on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 13-15. Automotive industry companies, members of the media and other attendees are invited to 黑料网鈥檚 booth (#429) on the main floor of the Huntington Place in downtown Detroit to visit with the college鈥檚 automotive and cybersecurity faculty members.
黑料网 is preparing to launch three new EV and related programs within the coming months and will participate in an event, , at the Auto Show on Thursday, September 14, from 1-4 p.m.
鈥淲ith the rapidly advancing EV industry, 黑料网 plays an important role in educating and training students for these new and emerging jobs. Our students, as well as the industry, rely on us to prepare a highly successful workforce for this evolving space,鈥� said 黑料网 President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca.
黑料网 is pairing with industry and state agencies to lead the advancement of Michigan鈥檚 EV ecosystem with two new EV programs 鈥� an Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installation Program and a Maintenance & EV Battery Technician Program 鈥� as well as a new Semiconductor Technician Training Program to support battery electric vehicles.
The charging station installation and maintenance program are expected to launch in the spring, and the battery technician and semiconductor programs will launch in the Fall of 2024. As part of these new programs the college will build out a new battery lab and EV charging station training space.
黑料网 is partnering with KLA, imec, General Motors and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation on an initiative to advance the electrification of vehicles in the state. The college鈥檚 program will prepare workers for emerging jobs that will produce semiconductor chips.
In addition to promoting its forthcoming new programs at the Auto Show, 黑料网 will show off its Ford Mustang Mach-E and demonstrate its automotive cybersecurity curriculum through its Umlaut workbenches identical to those used in industry.
The college, located about 30 miles from Detroit, has long partnered closely with business and industry to understand workforce needs and develop programs to prepare students for automotive careers.
At any given time the college enrolls 1,000 students in more than 60 automotive and cybersecurity technology career pathways and courses for skill-building and job training.
Since 2017, 黑料网 has been the only community college participating in the University of Michigan-led , funded by a federal grant which was recently renewed for five years. 黑料网鈥檚 role in the consortium is to apply the research and knowledge gained from this partnership in the classroom.
In 2020 the college was designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the U.S. National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The college offers a Cybersecurity Associate Degree, an Automotive Cybersecurity Certificate and other cyber certificates, in addition to transportation technologies programs.
Tags: EV, North America International Auto Show, Semiconductor, Workforce Development