Electric Vehicle Education for New Jersey (EVE-NJ)

新泽西已经制定了一个目标，到2050年使用100%的清洁能源。电动汽车（EV）的使用是实现这一清洁能源目标的主要举措。面临的挑战是缺乏可用的电动汽车技术培训在新泽西和周边地区。位于新泽西蒙茅斯县的布鲁克代尔社区学院将通过将电动汽车学习注入现有的汽车技术项目和课程，为电动汽车服务和维修培训准备劳动力。布鲁克代尔社区学院将为现任汽车技术专业人员创建一个“可堆叠”证书。新的课程和教材将分发给全国各地的相关方案，以扩大影响。该项目的目的是招募在汽车技术方案和职业中代表性不足的妇女。 为了支持所有学生的保留，布鲁克代尔社区学院和汽车技术计划将提供一系列活动，研讨会和会议，由女性汽车技术协调员领导，她将作为学生的领导者和榜样。在提供高技能，工资和需求电动汽车职业培训的开放机会方面，该项目提供了一个更好地准备和多样化汽车技术劳动力的绝佳机会。布鲁克代尔社区学院还将与汽车行业的杰出女性（AWA）合作，提供指导机会，建立一个学生俱乐部来指导汽车领域的女性，并在汽车贸易展上举办网络/招聘晚宴。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

New Jersey has set a goal to use 100 percent clean energy by 2050. The use of electric vehicles (EVs) is a major initiative to meet this clean energy goal. The challenge is a dearth of available EV automotive technology training in New Jersey and the surrounding region. Brookdale Community College, located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, will prepare a workforce trained in the service and repair of EVs by infusing EV learning into existing automotive technology programs and courses. Brookdale Community College will create a “stackable” credential for incumbent automotive technology professionals. The new curriculum and educational materials will be disseminated to related programs across the country to broaden the impact.This project will aim to recruit women who are underrepresented in automotive technology programs and careers. To support the retention of all students, Brookdale Community College and the Automotive Technology Program will offer a series of events, workshops, and conferences led by a female automotive technology coordinator, who will serve as a leader and role model for the students. In providing open access opportunities for training in high-skill, wage, and demand EV careers, this project provides a prime opportunity to better prepare and to diversify the automotive technology workforce. Brookdale Community College will also work with Amazing Women in Automotive (AWA) to offer mentoring opportunities, establish a student club to mentor women within the automotive field, and host networking/recruitment dinners at automotive trade shows. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.