BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LEGISLATION (BIL) ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE TRAINING PROGRAM (EVITP) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) SERVICE ADVISOR PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND PILOT A NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) SERVICE ADVISOR PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN FOUR CITIES IN TWO STATES (MICHIGAN AND CALIFORNIA). THE CITIES, FLINT, DETROIT, OAKLAND, AND LOS ANGELES, HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DISADVANTAGED POPULATION AND HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL BUILD UPON EXISTING TRAINING TO DEVELOP AN ENTRY-LEVEL STATE-OF-THE-ART EVSE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (OM) TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. THE EVSE SERVICE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO CAREER-TRACK TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN EVSE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE WORK FOR A DIVERSIFIED PIPELINE OF INDIVIDUALS. EVSE SERVICE ADVISOR GRADUATES WILL BE THE FIRST LINE OF EVSE OM AND CERTIFIED EVSE SERVICE ADVISORS WILL BE QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENT OF EVSE’S AND ADDRESS ANY NON-ELECTRICAL AND PROGRAMMING ISSUES. GRADUATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL EXIT WITH A NATIONALLY- AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL, WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO ADVANCE TO MEDIUM AND HIGHLY SKILLED JOBS IN EVSE OM AS WELL AS EXPAND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER PATHWAYS. THE OM TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE WILL ALSO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, WORK, AND LIFE SKILLS TO BE PRIME CANDIDATES TO ENTER AN ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.