News and Updates

TWC Holds ATTAIN Bus Operator Committee Kickoff Meeting

Posted March 2022

On Wednesday, March 23, the Transit Workforce Center, the Federal Transit Administration’s first ever national technical assistance center for transit workforce development, staffed by the International Transportation Learning Center, held its kickoff meeting for the Bus Operator Committee of the American Transit Training and Apprenticeship Innovators Network (ATTAIN).

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COVID-19 Recovery: Riders are Coming Back but Where are the Drivers?

Posted March 2022

“We need an industry-wide mobilization to take the many separate training efforts and coordinate them in such a way to more effectively upgrade digital and other critical skills in agencies across the country,” said ITLC Program Director John Schiavone.

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ITLC’s New Research Staff Member – Doug Nevins

Posted March 2022

Doug Nevins joins the ITLC with experience in research, public policy, and education program management. After attending Brandeis University, Doug worked as an admissions counselor at Emerson College and at Brandeis, focusing on international student recruitment and programming.

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We’re Hiring!

Posted March 2022

Do you want to develop training for frontline workers that improves public transportation? The ITLC is seeking a full-time instructional designer to work on a national training initiative.

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Resources and Best Practices for Zero Emission Fleet Workforce Transition Released by Transit Workforce Center

Posted March 2022

In conjunction with the Low or No Emission and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Programs FY2022 Notice of Funding announcement on Monday by Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Transit Workforce Center (TWC) released the “Resources and Best Practices for a Zero Emission-Workforce Fleet Transition Plan” in partnership with the Federal Transit Administration.

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