Project Overview:
GUMBO is a workforce development initiative that offers a free curriculum to local colleges to train a workforce to maintain and repair electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). The initiative will support the growth of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and will provide a path to high-demand credentials, while addressing the urgent need for EVSE maintenance and operations technicians.
Led by Louisiana Clean Fuels, a Clean Cities Coalition based in Baton Rouge, EV charger technician training was developed by Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) with the help of Cerritos College in California and ChargerHelp! Through the rollout, the curriculum has been implemented at BRCC and is now ready to be implemented in other areas of the country, including North Texas. Topics covered in the training will include EVs and batteries, electrical energy, fundamentals of electrical codes and safety, charging stations and EVSE, preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, EVSE commissioning, and industry standards. The GUMBO curriculum also acts as a preparatory course for the SAE International EVSE Technician Certification Exam, a nationally recognized certification for EVSE technicians.
As a partner in this project, Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities will engage local community-based organizations, higher education institutions and EVSE maintenance employers to deploy the curriculum in North Texas educational institutions.
Interested in Getting Involved?
- If you are a higher education institution or college, you can implement the GUMBO curriculum at your institution and sign the Curriculum Implementation Pledge to do so.
- If you are a community-based organization, you can publicize and direct students to the GUMBO curriculum.
- If you are an EVSE maintenance employer, you can provide apprenticeships to graduates of the curriculum.
- If you would like to become a stakeholder, you can affirm support for the program through signing the Stakeholder Pledge.
Related Media
Meetings
Zero Emission Vehicle and Infrastructure Workforce Initiatives Informational Session (1/13/26): Joint initiative informational session discussing the newly unveiled GUMBO curriculum and the North Texas Zero Emissions Vehicles (NTxZEV) grant
One Pagers
GUMBO Informational One Pager: Educational and shareable one-pager showcasing the GUMBO program basics
Pledges
Curriculum Implementation Pledge: Non-legally binding pledge to implement the GUMBO curriculum at your higher education institution
Stakeholder Pledge: Non-legally binding pledge that affirms support and need for the GUMBO curriculum
Contact Us
If you would like to become involved or add this curriculum to your community college, please email cleancities@nctcog.org, and visit chargertraining.com to formally request the curriculum.