Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced a national-level certification program for automotive technicians in the field of EV maintenance and service.
LTA signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) with 21 organizations, including automotive industry partners, vehicle fleet owners, training providers and other government agencies to train and certify automotive technicians.
Under the MOU, the parties will identify a basic set of competencies regarding the safe handling of high-voltage systems, as well as electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics.
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This will form the basic knowledge and skills in EV maintenance and repair, which technicians need to acquire before they are allowed to work on such vehicles.
In addition, LTA will work with SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) and training providers, such as Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College West, Singapore Polytechnic and Ngee Ann Polytechnic, to develop and implement basic training courses based on a list of identified competencies.
These courses are expected to be available in the second half of this year and to ensure they are affordable, LTA and SSG will also subsidize basic course fees of up to 70 percent to help offset course costs.
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LTA will also work with SSG and Workforce Singapore (WSG) to retrain new and existing technicians, so that they can take on EV-specific competencies.
Under this plan, eligible employers or employees can receive salary support for the duration of the training.
The initiative is intended to support Singapore’s plan to phase out internal combustion engine vehicles by 2040.
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The public transport sector will also see a shift to a 100 percent clean energy bus fleet by 2040, which will also be supported by a skilled workforce.
