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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), today announced the release of the Battery Workforce Initiative (BWI)’s National Guideline Standards for registered apprenticeships for battery machine operators. The DOL-certified guidelines, created in partnership with battery manufacturers, community colleges, and unions, lay out rigorous training requirements to support the skilled workforce needed in this rapidly growing industry as electric vehicle (EV) sales have quadrupled and nearly 300 new or expanded battery facilities have been announced since President Biden took office. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin and UAW President Shawn Fain in Lansing, MI to announce BWI’s new Standards alongside industry, workers, educators, and students at UAW Local 652Union Hall, near the Ultium factory being constructed with support from DOE’s Loan Program Office.