Delivering Opportunity

The document lists various training initiatives in California aimed at supporting the transition to electric buses and trucks. It details government programs like the California Energy Commission's ARFVTP, community college initiatives such as the Alternative Transportation and Renewable Energy Program, and nonprofit efforts like the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, focusing on workforce development, technical certification, and job placement in the clean energy sector.

• The California Energy Commission's Alternative & Renewable Fuel & Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) focuses on four primary goals: workforce development for non-college bound graduates and traditional fuel technicians, regional industry sector plan development, labor market research on employment and skill requirements, and the creation of career paths for new entrants and white-collar workers.
• Government-funded initiatives include the $90-million Clean Energy Workforce Training Program (CEWTP) for displaced workers and new entrants, and the Employment Training Panel (ETP), which has delivered workforce training to 13,674 trainees, 124 businesses, and 14 municipalities under the ARFVT program.
• California's community college system supports the transition through the Economic and Workforce Development Program (EWD), which identifies advanced transportation and renewables as priority sectors, and the Alternative Transportation and Renewable Energy Program (ATRE), which provides technical education and replicable curricula for students and faculty.
• Nonprofit and industry-led programs provide specialized certifications, such as the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP), which has certified over 1,000 electricians in the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).
• The Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium (SCRTTC), comprising approximately 46 public transportation agencies and academic members, identified training for electric buses as one of its top two training needs in 2015.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2017). Delivering Opportunity. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2016/10/delivering-opportunity-appendix-b.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Delivering Opportunity. 2017. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2016/10/delivering-opportunity-appendix-b.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Union of Concerned Scientists |title=Delivering Opportunity |date=2017 |url=https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2016/10/delivering-opportunity-appendix-b.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2017delivering, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Delivering Opportunity}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2017}, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2016/10/delivering-opportunity-appendix-b.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }