To thoroughly implement the national "dual carbon" strategic deployment, precisely support the high-quality employment of self-employed veterans, and deeply serve the development of the local new energy storage industry, the opening ceremony of the 2026 Spring Training Class for Energy Storage Power Station Operation and Maintenance Administrators for Self-Employed Retired Soldiers in Naxi District, Luzhou City, was grandly held on the morning of May 18 at the multi-functional lecture hall on the fourth floor of the library of Sichuan Chemical Vocational and Technical College. This training is jointly organized by Luzhou Hualu Energy Storage Technology Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hualu Group, the Veterans Affairs Bureau of Naxi District, Luzhou City, and Sichuan Chemical Vocational and Technical College, aiming to build a skill transformation bridge for veterans from the military barracks to the new energy storage field.
Leaders and guests including Xu Liping, member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Sichuan Chemical Engineering Vocational and Technical College; Yu Chuanzhi, of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Veterans Affairs Bureau of Naxi District, Luzhou City; and Hu Xiaoping, General Manager of Luzhou Hualu Energy Technology Development Co., Ltd. under Hualu Group, attended the ceremony. Relevant heads of the Continuing Education Department, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, and School of Intelligent Manufacturing, of teaching faculty, and all trainees participated in the activity. The opening ceremony was hosted by Zhang Chaojun, head of employment and entrepreneurship of the Veterans Affairs Bureau of Naxi, Luzhou City.
In her speech, Xu Liping introduced that Sichuan Chemical Industry Vocational and Technical College, with 73 years of history, has long enjoyed the reputation being the "cradle of high-skilled chemical talents in China," and is a core base for cultivating high-skilled talents in the fields of energy, chemical industry, and new storage in Luzhou. This training program features customized courses closely aligned with the urgent needs of the energy storage industry, creating a talent development pathway that connects the professional chain to the industrial and links skill training directly to employment. She encouraged the trainees: "In the past, you joined the army to serve the country, living up to the expectations of our beloved; today, you are empowering yourselves with skills, making the most of your youth. I hope all of you, my comrades, will bloom as passionately as jacarandas, writing brand new chapter in your life's transformation and development."
Hu Xiaoping delivered a speech on behalf of Hualu Group and its subsidiaries. Focusing on the industry's development prospects, he pointed out that new energy storage is an important support for the national "dual carbon" strategy. New energy storage technologies, such as all-vanadium redox flow batteries, are developing rapidly, the industry's market size is continuously expanding, and there is a shortage of professional skilled talents and R&D personnel. As the core enterprise of Hualu Group's layout in the new energy storage field, Luzhou Hualu Energy Storage Technology Development Co., Ltd. will fully leverage local industrial advantages and the group's accumulated resources to seize the opportunities of the green energy era together with veterans. He stated: "Hualu Group has always been committed to becoming a pioneer in the green energy transition. The discipline, execution, and sense of responsibility of veterans are precisely the qualities needed for energy storage operation and maintenance positions. We will not only provide training, but also open internal employment channels within the group for outstanding trainees."
In his speech, Yu Chuanzhi emphasized that vocational skills training for veterans is an important measure to implement national policies and serve the strengthening and revitalization of military. He put forward three requirements for the trainees: first, strictly abide by training discipline, attend on time, and obey management; second, actively study skills, be diligent in practice and master real abilities; third, keep a tight grip on safety, operate in a standardized manner, eliminate violations, always maintain the true nature of a soldier, carry forward the spirit hard work and endurance, and dare to strive, and strive to become a fresh force in the field of new energy storage.
In their speech, the student representative stated that even after taking off the military uniform, they will still keep the oath under the military flag in mind, reignite their passion for struggle upon entering the classroom. All students will strictly demand of themselves with a military style, strictly abide by training discipline and obey management, study humbly and diligently practice skills proficiently, unite and help each other to advance and grow together, adhere to applying what they have learned to practice, and achieve new merits in their new energy positions. will truly ensure that their military spirit does not fade after discharge and that they make new contributions in their positions, dedicating themselves to industrial development with solid skills, and living up to the cultivation of the Hualu Group, departments at all levels, and the school.
It is understood that this training cycle consists of 17 teaching days and 168 credit hours, adopting an integrated model of "classroom teaching practical reinforcement field observation examination verification". The curriculum covers core content such as electrochemical energy storage technology principles, energy storage battery system (BMS) status assessment and maintenance, daily station inspection, and switching operation specifications. It precisely aligns with the job requirements of energy storage power station operation and maintenance administrators and new energy equipment operators, achieving a seamless connection between and employment. Hualu Group will track the trainees' practical training performance throughout the process, and those who pass the assessment will be given priority for recruitment into the group's storage power station projects.
The successful launch of this training program is a significant achievement of the tripartite collaboration and precise talent cultivation between Hualu Group, the Veterans Affairs of Naxi District, Luzhou City, and Sichuan Chemical Vocational and Technical College. Through a closed-loop training model of government platform, institutional education, and corporate employment, the effectively opens up the entire chain from skill training to job placement for veterans. As a backbone enterprise in Luzhou's local new energy industry, Hualu Group fully leverages its resources and job supply advantages, providing a solid guarantee for the high-quality career transition of veterans, while also reserving high-quality skilled talents for the development of the group's storage business, achieving a win-win situation for personal growth, corporate development, and local industrial upgrading. In the next step, the trainees will continue to uphold the military spirit of strict discipline, solid style, hard work, and courage to strive, studying diligently and refining their skills. Hualu Group will also continue to deepen the government-college-enterprise, injecting a continuous stream of "new momentum" into the regional green, low-carbon, and high-quality development.