A regional Electric Vehicle (EV) training initiative is equipping trainers from across the Caribbean with essential skills in EV and hybrid vehicle maintenance, which supports the region’s transition towards sustainable transport.
The week-long training is currently taking place in the Institute for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ITVET) in Belize City.
The “train the trainer” programme is focused on building foundational knowledge of internal combustion engines before advancing to hybrid and electric vehicle systems.
“A lot of people are hesitant to buy electric vehicles because they are of the belief there is no one to maintain them,” said Kevin Grant, a trainer from Trinidad & Tobago. “This training here is really a training where we will expose these trainers present, and they will now go back and teach their students to make them well equipped to deal with both hybrid and electric vehicles.”
Participants will also learn the importance of safety and knowledge exchange. A participant all the way from Jamaica, Emele Clark, said that it is crucial “to share information, communicate with each other, and learn from all the manufacturers that have been in the vehicles and our safety.”