The U.S. Department of Energy and Stellantis Announce the Battery Workforce Challenge
CHICAGO, March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Stellantis today announced the launch of the Battery Workforce Challenge, which includes a three-year collegiate engineering competition; vocational training; youth education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); and career and technical education.
- Kicking off in fall 2023, the Battery Workforce Challenge includes an advanced battery design and development student competition series that invites universities and vocational schools from across North America to design, build, test and integrate an advanced EV battery into a future Stellantis vehicle.
- "The Battery Workforce Challenge will help train the engineers of tomorrow and is a win-win for Stellantis and the entire battery industry as we address our nation's toughest energy and mobility challenges by helping to build a highly skilled and productive future workforce."
- Argonne is now accepting applications from colleges and universities to select up to 11 teams that will participate in the Battery Workforce Challenge collegiate and vocational program.
- For more background about the Battery Workforce Challenge, please visit www.battchallenge.org .