News and Updates

Earth Day’s Golden Year

Posted November 2019

Metrolink, Southern California’s regional commuter rail system, is gearing up to celebrate Earth Day 2020 - the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day - in a big way, and we are challenging other transit authorities worldwide to join us.

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The Center Introduces Train-the-Trainer Level 2

Posted November 2019

On Thursday, October 17th, the Center introduced Train-the-Trainer Level 2.

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National Apprenticeship Week

Posted November 2019

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), now in its fifth year, is a nationwide celebration that gives businesses, communities, and educators the opportunity to showcase their apprenticeship programs and apprentices while providing valuable information to career seekers. NAW 2019 will be held November 11-17, 2019.

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Watch the Making Connections Opening Plenary

Posted November 2019

To open the conference, Center staff gathered experts in public transportation to talk about the increasingly important issue of workforce diversity. Billy Terry, Executive Director of NTI, moderated the panel of public transportation leaders who spoke about ways to meet the needs of a more diverse workforce.

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Center Staff Participates in UCLA Symposium on Transportation and Equity

Posted November 2019

On October 20-22, the Center’s Senior Director for Workforce Education, Pat Greenfield, participated as an invited speaker at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium, “Routes to Opportunity:  Connecting Equity and Transportation.”  Center Board member Stephanie Wiggins, Chief Executive Officer of Metrolink, chaired the panel, titled “Growing the Workforce to Fuel the Transportation System.”

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