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Automotive Students practicing high voltage safety on the Switch Lab EV
Automotive CTE Certification Alignment: ASE, NC3 & Workplace Safety 1920 1440 Brandon Watt

Automotive CTE Certification Alignment: ASE, NC3 & Workplace Safety

Beyond the Credential: Building CTE Programs Around Industry Certification Industry-recognized credentials have become an important part of career and technical education. For automotive programs, certifications…

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Sonoma Clean Power and CTE Foundation Expand Hands-On STEM Access Across the North Bay 1427 1070 Brandon Watt

Sonoma Clean Power and CTE Foundation Expand Hands-On STEM Access Across the North Bay

Sonoma Clean Power and CTE Foundation Expand Hands-On STEM Access Across the North Bay Hands-on learning opportunities are becoming more accessible for middle and high…

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Sam Garson awarded money for winning teacher of the year at Friday Harbor HS
Building a Scalable EV Program Through Student Engagement: How Friday Harbor Went Hands-On 2000 1333 Brandon Watt

Building a Scalable EV Program Through Student Engagement: How Friday Harbor Went Hands-On

Building a Scalable EV Program Through Student Engagement: How Friday Harbor Went Hands-On Washington’s workforce needs are increasingly tied to STEM literacy and postsecondary credentials.…

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Instructor addresses his automotive class at Silicon Valley CTE in front of Switch Lab EVs
Training the Modern Workforce: How We Develop Our Innovative CTE Labs & STEM Projects 2048 1014 Brandon Watt

Training the Modern Workforce: How We Develop Our Innovative CTE Labs & STEM Projects

Instructor Tom Nemeth from SVCTE utilizing the Switch Lab EV to teach workforce skills in his automotive classroom Training the Modern Workforce: How We Develop…

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Automotive teacher and students celebrating completion of the Switch Lab EV program.
Hands-on Workforce Development Education: What a Study of 50 High School CTE Programs Discovered 353 235 Brandon Watt

Hands-on Workforce Development Education: What a Study of 50 High School CTE Programs Discovered

The Advanced Transportation & Logistics ZEV Pilot Project demonstrates that schools can build clean transportation pathways. The transition toward clean transportation in the United States…

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Green River College automotive students celebrate the completion of the Switch Lab EV
How Applied EV Learning Builds Workforce-Ready Students 799 449 Brandon Watt

How Applied EV Learning Builds Workforce-Ready Students

A practical model for developing critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, and career readiness through hands-on electric vehicle education.   Why CTE Leaders Need Applied EV…

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Southwestern Community College students apply EV theory through the assembly and programming of a functional electric vehicle while preparing for modern automotive careers.
Charged Up: Southwestern Community College Partners with Duke Energy to Deliver EV Training 2560 1440 Brandon Watt

Charged Up: Southwestern Community College Partners with Duke Energy to Deliver EV Training

The Situation: Continuing Educational Excellence Southwestern Community College (SCC) is one of the top-ranked community colleges nationwide. With over 40 degree programs and a scientific…

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Overcoming EV Safety Challenges in the Classroom 1073 716 Brandon Watt

Overcoming EV Safety Challenges in the Classroom

Santa Ana College Auto Tech Students Installing Switch Lab EV Battery Pack More than 400 schools have already integrated Switch Vehicles’ electric vehicle (EV) education…

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High School class celebrates completing their electric vehicle capstone project
5 Ways High Schools Use EV Education to Power Student Success 1147 532 Brandon Watt

5 Ways High Schools Use EV Education to Power Student Success

High schools across the U.S. are rethinking the role hands-on learning plays in the classroom. Traditional lectures can only go so far, especially in programs…

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Securing Grant Funding for Your Classroom EV Project 1536 1184 Brandon Watt

Securing Grant Funding for Your Classroom EV Project

Grant Application: Tip’s & Trick’s  Getting the CTE/STEM funding you need for hands-on automotive and electric vehicle (EV) learning isn’t easy. Between strict eligibility rules,…

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