This highly informative course is designed to equip recycling and dismantling professionals with the critical knowledge, skills and abilities to safely interact with electric vehicles and Li-ion batteries. Students will receive ESA certificates of completion and IMI certification for battery pack removal and handling. The course structure provides a high energy and interactive balance of classroom and academic sessions with practical hands-on labs at the state of the art ESA/ESRG alternative energy testing lab. The NEW additional section of this class (the advanced safety trainer) is a highly informative course is designed to equip recycling and dismantling supervisors with the critical knowledge, skills and abilities to safely develop and implement protocols and procedures for safely interacting with electric vehicles. Students will receive ESA certificates of completion and an IMI certification .