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Transit Coach Operator Technical Committee holds its 3rd meeting at Valley Transit Authority

Posted April 2017

CEO Nuria Fernandez welcomes Transit Coach Operator Technical Committee to VTA. 

The Transit Coach Operator Technical Committee met April 4-6 at the Valley Transit Authority in San Jose, CA. The meeting provided VTA the opportunity to showcase their operator mentoring program, the first transit coach operator apprenticeship program in the United States. The VTA apprenticeship program is the model for transit coach operator apprenticeship development. During this meeting, participants:

*  Provided updates on the progress of their transit coach operator
    program and their paths to apprenticeship development, implementation,
    and registration
*  Learned about the apprenticeship registration process
*  Learned about VTA’s Joint Workforce Investment project, how it was
    started, and how it was funded
*  Learned about VTA’s relationship with Mission College to obtain college
    credit for their apprenticeship program
*  Talked to mentors who are involved in the VTA apprenticeship program
*  Learned about WIOA funding and registered apprenticeship
*  Outlined the elements of a Train the Trainer that will be developed for
    Operations Trainers
*  Defined the elements of a Mentor Training curriculum that will be
    developed for Mentors

This was a very successful meeting that encouraged agencies to move forward with their apprenticeship development and implementation plans. Recently the Center registered the transit coach operator program at the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) in Louisville, KY and will continue to work with other agencies to develop and register their programs. If you are interested in participating in the transit coach operator apprenticeship committee, or any other registered apprenticeship program, please contact Tia Brown , Program Manager.