Sino-German center to foster new energy vehicle talent

Taicang of Jiangsu province is set to collaborate with a German technical education group to establish a Sino-German new energy vehicle training center. The center aims to develop a talent base to foster highly skilled professionals with vocational competence for China's new energy vehicle industry.

The Christiani E-Mobility Vocational Education Center, jointly established by Germany's Paul Christiani GmbH & Co. KG and the Taicang High-Tech Zone, will offer ongoing education and certification for automotive professionals, encompassing vocational school educators and new energy vehicle technicians from Taicang and the Yangtze River Delta region.

The goal is to develop internationally certified automotive specialists, industry professionals and skilled technicians to address regional and national demands.

According to the Taicang government, the initiative aims to become a focal point for nurturing talent in the automotive sector and to bolster, complement and expand the new energy vehicle industry in Taicang, thereby creating industrial clusters.

Established in 1931 and based in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Paul Christiani GmbH & Co. KG is a conglomerate comprising an examination hub, a curriculum center, an academy, a press and a production center. Its areas of expertise span mechanical engineering, electronics, automation, renewable energy and aviation.

It provides a wide array of resources and professional services in German technical education to government agencies, industry associations, businesses and schools across more than 90 countries worldwide.