Ford Breaks Ground On Electric Vehicle Battery Training Center In Kentucky
“Ford and SK On are bringing thousands of new, high-quality jobs to the Bluegrass State,” said Liliana Ramirez, Ford’s global director of workforce development. “The custom-designed ECTC BlueOval SK Training Center will house the technical and advanced manufacturing education for these new roles, as well as provide hands-on experience needed to build the future — a bright future for the workforce of Kentucky in careers building batteries for future Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
“ECTC is an essential component to the success of BlueOval SK,” said Ursula Madden, director of external affairs, BlueOval SK. “The technical training our employees receive will equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to build EV batteries for future Ford and Lincoln brands.” “There are no words to express how it feels to stand here today, with our incredible partner ECTC, on the site we have nurtured for 20-plus years, and know that very soon 5,000 people will have started phenomenal careers right here in Hardin County with BlueOval SK,” added Rick Games, president and CEO, Elizabethtown/Hardin County Industrial Foundation. “This has been a true collaboration and shared vision of partners at the local, regional and state levels.
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