The pioneering brand for EV education in India, Autobot Academy, has launched its national program, an advanced professional course in EV servicing and maintenance. The course aims to develop lead level service and maintenance engineers & technicians to support the growth of the EV industry as well as advance and accelerate the ecosystem with the right mix of skilled manpower.
India is rapidly becoming an EV nation with over a million EVs already on the road. It is estimated that the country will have an EV industry worth INR 500 billion by 2025, of which electric two-wheelers alone would make up for 100 billion. This surge will also be a massive employment opportunity for trained, professionally skilled EV service and maintenance engineers and technicians. They will be key to providing quality support and service to keep the vehicles in good condition.
Elaborating on this premier EV learning opportunity, Ashwini Tiwary, Co-founder & CEO, Autobot India, said, "With a commitment to environmental sustainability, the government has envisaged making India an #EVnation by 2030. As a part of the path-breaking learning program, Autobot Academy will also offer support and mentoring to young entrepreneurs and existing garage owners for setting up/upgrading their facilities as futuristic service centres for the new technology market."
Adding further, Tiwary said, "We aim to create new employment and skill empowerment for the youth through this flagship program. We will specifically target start-ups, OEMs, fleet operators, aggregators, last-mile-delivery providers and commute as well as logistics companies with the Autobot EV talent pool. The aim is to develop 1000 certified EV service and maintenance engineers and technicians for the domestic market by the end of 2023."
The ‘EV Servicing and Maintenance' course will be India's first professional certification course in the domain of electric two-wheelers. The three-month course will be a blended (online + offline) learning opportunity with Autobot level 2 certification. It is a green learning opportunity that will provide skills and knowledge related to end-to-end management of EV service, maintenance, and diagnostic related tasks and responsibilities.
To become an Autobot certified level 2 EV service and maintenance engineer in the two-wheeler segment, learners would undergo hands-on training on the latest EV models and the most advanced diagnostic tools.