With the promise of thousands of new jobs at West Michigan's proposed battery technology plants, two Muskegon colleges are examining ways to develop training programs to prepare workers for new job opportunities.
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Training programs for battery-manufacturing jobs that European firm fortu is bringing to Muskegon are already being planned by local colleges. With the news that 734 manufacturing jobs are coming to Muskegon Township in about a year, Muskegon Community College is looking at developing a specific program for training employees in battery technology. And Baker College of Muskegon is already examining ways to incorporate the chemistry needed to produce the lithium ion rechargeable batteries into its existing electronics technology program. Another 1,000-plus jobs are expected to be created by two other battery plants locating in the Holland area. The West Michigan plants are among 15 around the state that will produce the new generation of car batteries for hybrid and electric cars. Gov. Jennifer Granholm has said that 40,000 jobs could be created in the automotive battery industry by 2020.
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