News and Updates
The Center Will Deliver its Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp at the NTI Transit Trainers Workshop this Mar
Posted February 2017
Continuing from the last NTI’s well-received workshop on Transit Training Bootcamp, this workshop helps transit trainers with insights into the principles of adult learning and presents techniques on how to deliver good training.
Read more...Elevator-Escalator Consortium Welcomes Its Newest Member
Posted January 2017
The Center is pleased to announce that Amtrak has officially joined the Elevator-Escalator Consortium. As an active member, they will be attending the upcoming Elevator-Escalator meetings in early March, 2017.
Read more...Center Participates in American Apprenticeship National Grantee Conference
Posted January 2017
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted a conference January 9-11, 2017, in Washington, D.C. for more than 46 American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) grantees to discuss the successes and challenges that they are facing in their AAI grant initiatives.
Read more...Rail Car Courseware Updated
Posted January 2017
Based on feedback from courseware pilots and SME peer reviews, our ISD team has updated Participant Guides, PowerPoints and quizzes for APS and Batteries courses 104 and 204 and HVAC course 106. All existing PowerPoints were revamped to accommodate on-screen display of instructor notes for the presenter.
Read more...Weekly Update for January 5, 2017
Posted January 2017
This week’s update includes stories on MTA Chairman/CEO Tom Prendergast announced he will retire from public service in early 2017, APTA report finds public transit users save $9,712 and MTA to reconsider Bus overhaul.
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