Primary Contact: Katherine Roboff, katherine.roboff@wri.org
WASHINGTON (October 2, 2024) – World Resources Institute’s Electric School Bus Initiative has released a first-of-its-kind set of training standards for the electric school bus industry, based on input from more than 50 experts across the sector.
These training standards — a first for the electric school bus industry — give school districts, trainers and instructors the tools to develop robust, consistent curricula for anyone working hands-on in the electric school bus transition.
With input from school bus operators, electric school bus manufacturers, nonprofit organizations and other subject matter experts, these standards represent an industry-wide effort to ensure that all those involved on the front lines of the electric school bus transition will have the skills and knowledge to adopt this new technology.
For bus riders, drivers, technicians, fleet managers, first responders and others learning about electric school buses, these standards provide a point of reference during training.
The Electric School Bus Training Standards are free and available for download now.
Following is a statement by SUE GANDER, Director, WRI’S Electric School Bus Initiative:
“This year marks the tenth anniversary of the first electric school buses hitting the road in the United States. In that time, we’ve learned a lot about how best to safely, reliably and efficiently operate these cleaner and quieter buses nationwide. Based on that knowledge, we’re proud to introduce the very first set of unified training standards in the electric school bus industry.
Thanks to the vital input of more than 50 experts across the electric school bus industry, WRI’s Electric School Bus Training Standards give school districts and fleet operators a standardized framework for training staff in operating electric school buses. We owe it to our workers to provide training curricula that is consistent and accessible — we hope these free training standards will help make that a reality.”