The Tasmanian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (TACC) is working with TasTAFE to deliver battery electric vehicle (BEV) training in Tasmania.
TACC has designed the nationally accredited course content to ensure the safety of automotive industry personnel and is donating learning resources, vehicles, equipment, and safety gear to ensure it is current and relevant to industry needs.
TasTAFE will host the training at its Alanvale Campus in Launceston and the Southern Central Trade Training centre at Bridgewater.
One-day courses will run from 17 October until mid-November, allowing many automotive technicians the chance to enrol.
The courses concentrate on BEV safety awareness training that includes workshop setup and disconnect/reconnect procedures.
The onset of electric vehicles means many automotive businesses will come into contact with potentially dangerous systems that require a thorough knowledge of automotive mechanics, electrical systems, and safety precautions.
The Automotive Electric Vehicle Training – Stage 1 course is for those working in the automotive industry, including service and repair sector workers, towing operators, and vehicle dismantlers.
“It’s great to be working with TasTAFE on this important project. TACC operates the largest automotive group training scheme in Tasmania and has had a long-running relationship with TasTAFE,” said TACC State Manager, Bruce McIntosh.
“With electric cars having up to 800 volts, the risk of injury is very real. It’s imperative all automotive industry trades and personnel working on these vehicles know how to operate safely, so they can service and repair these vehicles correctly and deliver them safely back to motorists who, in turn, can trust in their own safety,” said Mr McIntosh.
TasTAFE CEO, Grant Dreher, said TasTAFE was pleased to be working with TACC to provide electric vehicle training.
“With digitisation and the increased popularity and demand for electric vehicles in recent years, the industry is moving at a rapid pace. This training is a great way for TasTAFE and TACC to support the emerging needs of the automotive industry and ensure people have the skills they need as the transition to electric vehicles increases,” Mr Dreher said.