On a January afternoon at the Decatur Goodwill career center, Quontavious Miles, a Marine veteran wearing a navy blue maintenance uniform, is learning to install electric vehicle chargers. In front of him are tools, a shiny metal box, and some colorfully cased copper wires.
“The last job was just what you say it was a job have something to do to get paid. This feels like the beginning of a brand new career field,” Miles said.
Investments in the EV sector in Georgia were accompanied by sweeping promises of thousands of jobs. At the beginning of this year, Goodwill of North Georgia launched its program to train people to move from low-wage positions to green jobs of the future, most of which are not here yet.
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media
