Building the Workforce Together
EVNT collaborates with government agencies, educational institutions, employers, manufacturers, utilities, and industry leaders to develop the workforce required to support reliable EV charging infrastructure. The future of transportation electrification depends on partnerships built today.
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Ecosystem
Why Partnerships Matter
The rapid expansion of EV charging infrastructure is outpacing the available workforce. Addressing this gap requires sustained, coordinated collaboration between public agencies, academic institutions, private employers, and industry organizations. No single entity can close this gap alone — but together, they can build something lasting.
EVNT serves as the connective tissue of this ecosystem. By aligning government investment, educational delivery, employer demand, and industry expertise, EVNT creates a scalable workforce development platform laser-focused on charger reliability and operational excellence.
The EVNT ecosystem is purpose-built to produce certified Electric Vehicle Network Technicians who are ready to install, operate, and maintain EV charging infrastructure from day one — ensuring reliability at scale across every market EVNT serves.
Founding Partners
Launch Partners
EVNT's inaugural partners represent the full spectrum of the workforce development ecosystem — from government and higher education to industry and employer engagement. These organizations have made early commitments to build the foundation of a regional workforce pipeline in the Inland Empire and beyond.
County of Riverside
A founding government partner supporting workforce development strategy, employer engagement, and regional economic development initiatives across the Inland Empire. The County's involvement anchors EVNT's public-sector credibility and connects the program to regional workforce funding.
City of Riverside
A municipal partner supporting workforce readiness and transportation electrification objectives aligned with the City's sustainability and economic development priorities. City of Riverside's partnership reinforces local employer connections and community-based training delivery.
UC Riverside ExCITE
An academic and innovation partner supporting curriculum development, workforce research, and educational collaboration. ExCITE brings the intellectual and institutional strength of UC Riverside to EVNT's training architecture, validating technical standards and enabling applied research.
IREN
An industry partner supporting technical validation, industry alignment, and employer engagement. IREN connects EVNT to real-world operational standards and ensures that curriculum and certification outcomes reflect the demands of working charging infrastructure environments.
Partnership Framework
Partnership Categories
EVNT's partnership structure is designed to accommodate the full range of stakeholders involved in workforce development and transportation electrification. Each category reflects a distinct role in the ecosystem — and a distinct set of mutual benefits.
Government Partners
Federal, state, and local agencies supporting workforce development through funding, economic development initiatives, and public infrastructure alignment. Government partners shape the policy environment and provide critical investment in regional workforce capacity.
Educational Partners
Universities, community colleges, trade schools, and research organizations that deliver EVNT programming or contribute to curriculum design, credentialing frameworks, and applied workforce research.
Employer Partners
Organizations hiring EVNT graduates and actively participating in workforce development through apprenticeship, mentorship, and curriculum advisory roles. Employer partners anchor the demand side of the pipeline and ensure that training outcomes match real hiring needs.
Industry Partners
Charging Point Operators, utilities, EV manufacturers, and infrastructure companies contributing technical standards, equipment, and operational expertise to the EVNT program. Industry partners define what workforce excellence looks like in the field.
Workforce Development Partners
Organizations supporting recruitment, wraparound services, funding navigation, and employment pathways for EVNT participants — ensuring that underrepresented communities have full access to careers in EV infrastructure.
Sponsors
Organizations investing in workforce development and transportation electrification through financial sponsorship, equipment donations, scholarship funding, or in-kind contributions that expand EVNT's reach and impact.
Partner Value
Benefits of Partnering with EVNT
EVNT partnerships deliver tangible, measurable value across the workforce development lifecycle — from talent pipeline development to industry standard-setting. Here is what partners gain by joining the ecosystem.
Access Emerging Talent
Connect directly with certified EV Network Technicians before they enter the open job market. EVNT partners receive priority access to graduates ready for immediate deployment.
Support Workforce Development
Contribute to a national challenge — building the skilled workforce needed to operate and maintain America's expanding EV charging infrastructure reliably and at scale.
Shape Curriculum Outcomes
Influence the technical skills, knowledge, and professional competencies that EVNT technicians develop — ensuring graduates are built to your operational specifications.
Strengthen Industry Standards
Participate in the development of certification and performance benchmarks that will define workforce quality across the EV infrastructure sector for years to come.
Improve Hiring Pipelines
Reduce time-to-hire, lower onboarding costs, and build a predictable, repeatable pipeline of qualified technical talent aligned to your organization's growth trajectory.
Support Transportation Electrification
Demonstrate visible commitment to clean transportation goals, EV infrastructure investment, and the public good — with a workforce platform built to prove it.
Get Involved
Partnership Opportunities
EVNT offers structured partnership pathways designed for the unique roles and priorities of each stakeholder type. Whether you are a government agency, educational institution, employer, or industry organization, there is a defined way to engage — and a clear return on that engagement.
Employer Partner
Hire EVNT graduates and participate in workforce development initiatives that directly shape your hiring pipeline.
Employer partners gain priority access to certified technicians, participate in curriculum advisory processes.
Collaborate to define the performance standards that make EVNT graduates work-ready from day one.
Educational Partner
Deliver EVNT programming through approved educational partnerships.
Educational partners gain access to a proven curriculum framework, certification infrastructure, and regional employer connections that strengthen student outcomes and institutional workforce development capacity.
Industry Partner
Contribute expertise, equipment, mentorship, and hiring pathways to the EVNT ecosystem.
Industry partners help define technical standards, validate curriculum content.
Build a workforce that is operationally aligned to the realities of EV charging infrastructure in the field.
Government Partner
Support workforce development, economic development, and transportation electrification objectives through strategic alignment with EVNT.
Government partners leverage EVNT as a delivery vehicle for workforce funding, regional economic priorities, and clean transportation commitments.
National Expansion
Building a Global Workforce Platform
EVNT is launching in Southern California in the Inland Empire beginning with the County of Riverside — one of the nation's most strategically positioned EV infrastructure markets.
EVNT is actively expanding into additional regions through deliberate, partnership-driven growth. Every new market EVNT enters is built on the same proven five-pillar framework, ensuring consistent quality, credentialing integrity, and workforce outcomes regardless of geography.
Expansion is not organic — it is engineered. EVNT works with prospective market partners to assess regional workforce demand, identify aligned educational delivery partners, engage key employers, and secure government support before a single student enrolls. This approach ensures every market launch is grounded in real demand and backed by committed stakeholders.
For government agencies, employers, and educational institutions in emerging EV markets, partnering with EVNT during the pre-launch phase is the fastest path to a credentialed, job-ready workforce pipeline.
The EVNT Expansion Framework
01
Government Alignment
Securing public-sector support, workforce funding, and policy alignment in each market.
02
Educational Delivery
Partnering with accredited institutions to deliver consistent, credentialed programming.
03
Employer Demand
Confirming hiring commitments from regional employers before workforce training begins.
04
Industry Support
Engaging CPOs, utilities, and manufacturers to validate technical standards locally.
05
Workforce Infrastructure
Establishing the recruitment, support, and career pathway systems that sustain long-term pipeline performance.
Future Growth
Key Expansion Markets
EVNT's strategic expansion targets these high-growth regions, replicating our successful workforce development framework. We partner with local government, education, and industry to build thriving EV technician pipelines across the nation.
California
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- Bay Area
Nevada
- Las Vegas
Arizona
- Phoenix
Illinois
- Chicago
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
Texas
- Houston
- San Antonio
- Dallas
- Austin
Washington D.C.
- DMV (District, Maryland, Virginia)
Louisiana
- New Orleans
Become an EVNT Partner
The workforce behind EV charging reliability does not build itself. It takes committed partners — government agencies, educational institutions, employers, manufacturers, and industry organizations — working together inside a shared framework built for scale. EVNT provides that framework. Your partnership provides the fuel.
If your organization is involved in transportation electrification, workforce development, economic development, or EV infrastructure — there is a place for you in the EVNT ecosystem. Let's build this together.
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