Publications and Reports
As an advocate of the labor-management training partnership model, the Center supports its programs and mission through research and information ranging from broad overviews of public transportation, training and partnerships to technical white papers to research briefs and metrics reports on the benefits of labor-management training partnerships.
All publications are available for viewing or download as free PDF files, but the Center does not generally provide documents in hard copy. For more information on our publications, please email Julie Deibel, Program Manager,Instructional Design at jdeibel@transportcenter.org
Fact Sheets and Issue Briefs
Changing Tracks: An Update on the National Signals Training Consortium
Category: Fact Sheets and Issue Briefs | Posted: Jan, 2018 Read More »
Since 2013, the Signals Training Consortium has moved forward with its mission to create standardized national training courseware. The development team composed of signals maintenance Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from member agencies and unions along with instructional systems designers from the Transportation Learning Center, design curriculum and courseware for the
rail and transit industry. The Signals Consortium is now entering a new phase of work. The Center expects to be able to keep agency contributions low by continuing to leverage resources and subject matter experts from transit rail locations for national standards-based courseware development.
American Apprenticeship Initiative Bi-Annual Newsletter
Category: Fact Sheets and Issue Briefs | Posted: Jul, 2017 Read More »
The scope of the AAI project is not only to develop or expand registered apprenticeship programs within the transit systems, it also includes technical assistance to ensure that these are quality apprenticeship programs with the needed support. To accomplish the goals of the project, the Center has developed five technical committees to assist with the implementation and outreach of registered apprenticeship. These five technical committees are broken up by occupations and meet at least once a year to discuss apprenticeship progress and steps moving forward.
Moving Forward Toward Women’s Equity and Inclusion in The Rail and Transit Sector
Category: Fact Sheets and Issue Briefs | Posted: Jul, 2017 Read More »
A toolkit for increasing women’s employment in traditionally male-dominated high-wage, high-skill fields on the railroad and in public transit agencies.
Rail and transit sector jobs offer significant opportunities for women to access middle skill jobs that offer economic security and enable them to support themselves and their families. However, many transit and rail jobs are considered nontraditional occupations for women. Women still remain underrepresented in the major categories of jobs, especially the high-wage, high skilled blue-collar jobs. This toolkit is designed to help rail companies, transit agencies, training programs and unions break through the occupational segregation that limits women’s participation in a range of rail and transit sector jobs.
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Mentoring Guidebook
Category: Case StudiesPartnershipsFact Sheets and Issue BriefsResearch and MetricsWhite Papers | Posted: Mar, 2015 Read More »
The purpose of this report is to serve as a guidebook, offering information that transit agencies can use to establish mentoring as a training method with guidance, suggestions, and examples to implement or expand upon existing mentoring programs. It is based on a generic mentoring guidebook developed by the USDOT, modified and enhanced to reflect transit maintenance applications.
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Train the Trainer
Category: Fact Sheets and Issue Briefs | Posted: Feb, 2018 Read More »
One page information sheet for the Center’s Train-the-Trainer course.
