Below you'll find links and information on continuing education, related associations and organizations for those looking either to enter the fuel cell industry or to expand on their training or knowledge of the technology.

Associations, Societies, and Organizations related to the fuel cell industry.

Fuel Cell Company Job Sites

Fuel Cell Developers

Fuel Cell Conferences, Seminars, Short Courses and Workshops

Technical Training related to fuel cell technologies

• Alternative Fuels Training Programs - U.S. Department of Energy/Office of Transportation Technology page that provides a listing of training programs in the alternative fuel vehicle industry.

• American National Standards Institute - a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Offers educational programs and training in standardization and related matters.

• Course Manual on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engines and Related Technologies - Produced by College of the Desert and SunLine Transit Agency with funding from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration, this course manual features technical information on the use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel. It covers hydrogen properties, use, and safety as well as fuel cell technologies, systems, engine design, safety, and maintenance. It also presents the different types of fuel cells and hybrid electric vehicles.

• Electric Vehicle Center of Technology - offers a introductory class exploring the emerging technology of fuel cells. The course covers fuel cell theory and history, types of fuel cells and vehicular applications of fuel cells.

• Fuel Cell Systems - Fuel Cell Systems offers a range of technical and safety courses for engineers and technicians engaged in the maintenance, installation or testing of hydrogen fuel cell systems.

• Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association - a non-profit organization that educates, advocates, promotes, and publicly demonstrates renewable energy technologies. Offers certification programs in distributed generation technologies and renewable energy fields.

• Florida Solar Energy Center - renewable energy and energy efficiency research and training. FSEC is also distinguished as the largest and most active state-supported research and training institute in the United States in the area of renewable energy and building energy efficiency.

• HARC's Center for Fuel Cell Research and Applications - multi-year, multi-sponsor research program that studies fuel cell systems and stationary applications. The Center organizes and offers continuing education programs of interest to sponsors.
• Hocking Technical College (Nelsonville, Ohio) - Hocking offers an Alternative Energy Technology and Fuel Cells program and an Automotive Hybrids and Fuel Cells program, both leading to an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.   Graduates of the two-year programs will be able to work as technicians that construct, install, troubleshoot, modify, and test fuel cell and other alternative energy-powered equipment or vehicles.  Students gain real-life experience by working at a company or laboratory and, starting in Fall 2009, will receive further hands-on learning at Hocking’s new Alternative Energy Center.
• Houston Community College, Northeast (Houston, Texas) - The college has a Fuel Cell specialization certificate track through the two-year Instrumentation and Controls Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) program.  The curriculum focuses on basic concepts and principles of fuel cells, training students to work in industrial, institutional, or commercial transportation applications.

• The Institute of Transport Studies - The Institute of Transport Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, has issued a citizen's handbook designed to help those who are new to transportation decision processes influence how environmental justice is incorporated into decisions about transportation policy and projects.

• KnowH2OW Safety Training Course List - Air Products offers a variety of programs for hydrogen energy from general hydrogen handling and safety to a more detailed look at how to safely handle, design, and operate hydrogen systems.
• Lansing Community College (Lansing, Michigan) - Lansing offers an Associate degree in Alternative Energy Technologies to prepare technicians for building, operating, or repairing alternative energy applications in geothermal, wind, solar, biomass or fuel cells.  The school's two state-of-the-art classrooms profice hands-on training in commercial alternative energy equipment, including hydrogen fuel cell systems with computer aided diagnostics. 
• Long Beach City College (Long Beach, California) - This shool offers an Advanced Transportation Technology – Electric Vehicle certificate through the Auto Mechanics program.  Students are trained for entry-level work in the automotive service industry, through specialized classes focusing on hybrid, fuel cell, and electric vehicles.
• Midlands Technical College (Columbia, South Carolina) - Midlands delivers fuel cell technician training through its two-semester Power Engineering and Delivery certificate, offered by the Engineering Technology Program.  Coursework covers the fundamentals of power generation and alternate energy sources, including fuel cell systems.  Midlands’ fuel cell laboratory opened in 2006 to offer basic fuel cell training and the school is developing two new laboratories - a fuel cell subsystems lab and a commercial-variety analytical testing lab.

• Miramar College (San Diego, California) offers training in Advanced Transportation Technologies with several fuel cell and alternative fuels courses.

• National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium - strives to improve air quality and decrease the dependence on foreign oil by promoting, supporting, and expanding the use of alternative fuel vehicles. Develops and delivers standard, competency based training for automotive trainers, technicians, and others in the alternative fuel vehicle field, and educate the consumer about alternative fuel vehicles. This Consortium currently operates through a network of National Training Centers (NTCs) in 14 states.

• National Fuel Cell Research Center - mission of the NFCRC is to facilitate and accelerate the development and deployment of fuel cell technology and fuel cell systems; promote strategic alliances to address the market challenges associated with the installation and integration of fuel cell systems; and to educate and develop resources for the various stakeholders in the fuel cell community.

• National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee - model education partnership which produces the best-trained, most up-to-date electrical apprentices and journeymen in the country.

• Naugatuck Valley Community College (Naugatuck, Connecticut) - Naugatuck's Fuel Cell Technology Certificate program iis offered free-of-charge.  The one-semester program is funded by a Connecticut company, FuelCell Energy, that covers the costs of tuition, lab fees and books, and also provides a small stipend to students.  Upon successful completion of the courses, graduates receive a job interview at FuelCell Energy’s Connecticut manufacturing facility, but there is no obligation to take a position with the company if employment is offered.

• Power Technologies Education Program - PTE offers training programs addressing all aspects of power system engineering, including: generation, transmission, distribution and industrial/commercial utilization.

• SAE International (The Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility Land Sea Air and Space) offers seminars and workshops pertaining to fuel cells and transportation technologies.

• Spanish Fuel Cell Association - promotes scientific and technical development of fuel cell technology, supplies information regarding its potential in domestic and international markets, and makes available training and information to interested social agents. Offers courses and seminars related to the fuel cell industry.
• St. Paul College (St. Paul, Minnesota) - St. Paul offers a Fuel Cell Technician certificate to students that already possess a foundation in related fields by having completed one of the school’s related A.A.S. programs (electronics, electricity, energy production, energy systems, chemical laboratory technician).  The four-course, 16 credit program includes coursework in fuel cell installation and operation, fuel data acquisition and analysis, and fuel cell product design and manufacturing. 
• Stark State College of Technology (North Canton, Ohio) - Stark offers a Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) two-year program with an optional track in Fuel Cell Technology.  A U.S. Department of Labor fuel cell technology scholarship is available to encourage students to enroll in the school’s program.  In addition, the school has opened a Fuel Cell Prototyping Center and is working with its business tenants to develop training opportunities for students.

• Texas State Technical College, Waco (Waco, Texas) - TSTC offers a two-year Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Fuel Cell Technology, focusing on basic installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of fuel cells.  Hands-on training is provided at the school’s Fuel Cell Laboratory Completion of the TSTC program will qualify a student for entry-level work as a fuel cell technician.