As workforce shortages continue in the automotive industry, the Los Angeles region is taking a new approach to presenting career pathways to high school students.
Katie Mishler, ATL Regional Director in the Los Angeles region, is partnering with Electude, a leading e-learning platform in technical education, to create short online modules that expose students to subjects and knowledge related to the automotive industry.
Lessons will be short and encourage students to think technically and continue their education after high school. Specific lesson topics include measurement, pressure, hydraulics, electrical fundamentals, and chemical reactions.
Mishler said her goal for creating the modules and the partnership with Electude is to support automotive and technical career pathways and encourage enrollment in community college automotive programs.
“The modules selected in partnership with Electude are being designed to expose students from many different subjects to skills and knowledge related to automotive, and have a STEM component by targeting subjects such as math, physics, and chemistry to contextualize automotive content,” Mishler said. “It will provide an opportunity for high students and faculty to get a small glimpse at the technical skills and theory needed for the automotive industry.”
Modules will be housed on NexusEdge, in partnership with the ProvenReady platform, and should be available for faculty to use with students starting in fall 2022.
For more information about Electude, visit electude.com/ contact Clara Bowser at clara.bowser@electude.com.
