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WIN is proud of the EV Jobs Academy employer-led collaborative strategy and achievements from 2022-2024, which achieved national attention and funding for the State of Michigan from the White House.

The State of Michigan is now serving in the role of convening and expanding the academy in connection with the new Michigan EV Workforce Hub.

Led by the Michigan Alliance for Greater Mobility Advancement (MAGMA), the EV Jobs Academy was an employer-led collaborative comprised of over 100 stakeholder partners to identify the electrified vehicle and mobility-related occupational skill needs in the automotive mobility and electrification industry while developing and scaling postsecondary credentialing programs utilizing a turn-key online shared learning platform for MODAC’s 32 colleges and universities statewide. The collaborative represented private and public sectors developing data-driven talent pipeline solutions for the automotive mobility and electrification industries and was on the same five-year timeline as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 

The EV Jobs Academy recognized curriculum reflected the employer-validated skills and knowledge for the top ten occupations. Employers vetted and advised on new curricula including the delivery and flexibility to upskill employees. This curriculum was then shared on the Michigan Workforce Training and Education Collaborative website and can be found by clicking here; scroll down to the TUITION SUPPORT section. 

The Global Epicenter of Mobility (GEM) worked closely with EV Jobs Academy to maximize resources and work with common partners (Michigan Works! Agencies) to better understand labor needs and create seamless skill-building opportunities to develop suites of business- and talent-facing services supporting the growth and development of new and existing talent across the region’s broad network of talent service providers. SEMCA Michigan Works! was the common administrator/coordinator for both GEM and the EV Jobs Academy initiatives. To learn more about the GEM & EV Jobs Academy partnership, click here (PPT). 

The EV Jobs Academy grant was awarded by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment & Training and and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN) in 2022.

SEVEN COLLABORATIVES WORKING TOGETHERDeveloped by WIN Executive Director Michele Economou Ureste, the EV Jobs Academy Strategy included seven employer-led collaboratives working together to strengthen and upskill Michigan’s EV and Mobility workforce.

Mobility Talent, Defense and Outdoor Recreation Vehicles, Smart Cities and Communities Fleet (SC2FC) collaboratives were supported by Research, Recruitment, and the Education and Training Academy project teams developing outreach strategies and comprehensive asset maps of scalable training to build the talent pool of technicians and engineers required to develop and repair electrified vehicles.

The EV Jobs Academy collaboratives and project teams included:

1. Full collaborative led by the Michigan Alliance for Greater Mobility Advancement (MAGMA) and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).
2. Southeast Michigan Mobility Talent collaborative led by the Detroit Chamber of Commerce and MICHauto. 
3. Defense and Outdoor Recreation Vehicles collaborative led by the National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC) with support from Michigan Technological University and UP Michigan Works!
4. Smart Cities and Communities Fleet (SC2FC) collaborative led by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG).
5. EV Jobs Academy Education & Training project team facilitated and sector strategy development from leading experts including the MAGMA Governing Board member from the Center for Advanced Automotive Transportation (CAAT), Michigan Occupational Deans Administrative Council (MODAC), Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA), Michigan Tech University (MTU), and WIN community college partners with support from the SEMCA WIN Advance Michigan Center for Apprenticeship Innovation (AMCAI). The recognized curriculum will be posted on the Michigan Workforce Training and Education Collaborative website.
6. Research project team led by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), WIN Research & Data Team, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research, and Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG). 
7. Outreach and Recruitment project team led by the WIN Board of Directors and Wayne County College Access Network (WCCAN). 

Please note, that the EV Jobs Academy was not a brick and motor building but works closely with more than 25 training providers and 30+ employers who are seeking to upskill and train talent in the electrification and mobility industry, which was recognized in more than 100 programs across the upper and lower peninsulas in Michigan. 

The University of Michigan Economic Growth Institute and MxD published the Electric Vehicle Hiring Guide to help U.S. manufacturers build the workforce needed to support the electric vehicle (EV) transition. The comprehensive guide outlines 170 roles that are critical to the future of EV manufacturing. Additionally, five key roles were selected for deeper profiling, detailing the skill sets, career paths, and education and training needed to prepare American workers for these jobs. Click here to download the guide. 

For additional information about the EV Jobs Academy click here.

For more information about the EV Jobs Academy convener, WIN, please visit WINintelligence.org. You can also download the WIN Annual Report for information about WIN-led initiatives, including MAGMA.