The Green Team (Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition, Breathe California, and the Electronic Transportation Development Center (ETDC)) is offering a series of green transportation technical classes taught by their stakeholder member Green Transportation Workforce Development, Inc (GTWD).
The target audience for the workforce development training is fleet technicians, automotive shops, returning veterans and hobbyist. The following four 50-hour classes are offered: electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, compressed natural gas vehicles, and infrastructure.
Electro Automotive in collaboration with the Green Team (Breathe California, SV Clean Cities Coalition, ETDC) and Auto Diagnostics is conducting a three-day EV Tech Training Program. The EVTT Program™ will provide training on the technology of electric vehicles, with the goal of developing a trained workforce for the emerging job sector of green transportation as well as educating potential electric vehicle buyers and users. Material covered will include performance, cost, environmental, and energy aspects of electric vehicles; AC vs. DC systems; components of the vehicles; conversion of internal combustion vehicles to electric power; driving, charging, and maintenance; troubleshooting; and more. Vehicle components and a running vehicle will be on hand.
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium's First Responder Safety Training features a suite of modern technology products and training for electric drive vehicles. Participants learn important information needed to safely respond to accidents involving these vehicles. These topics include key vehicle and fuel properties and characteristics, vehicle components, vehicle identification and recommended first responder procedures.
The NAFTC's First Responder Safety Training is available through the Clean Cities Learning Program(CCLP) and the Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Education Program.
