News and Updates
Frontline Training Spotlight: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Posted April 2021
Time and again, providing good training has been shown to yield an overwhelmingly positive return on investment. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has put that fact into practice and has championed its frontline workforce training program, despite the disruption caused by the pandemic. DART has continued to provide employees with the training resources they need by using new methods of delivery and responding to new requirements.
Read more...Learning Management System Coming in Summer 2021: Help Pick Its Name!
Posted April 2021
Realizing that the Center and our partner organizations have outgrown our current website to host training materials , we’ve spent the last six months looking at alternatives. Early on, we realized that what we and our partners need is a learning management system (LMS).
Read more...Signals Consortium Releases Resources for Refresher Training
Posted April 2021
As part of the Signals Consortium scope of work, Center instructional designers have been working with subject matter experts from across the country to create a library of resources for refresher training.
Read more...Center Holds Final Webinar on BEB Familiarization
Posted April 2021
On March 23, 2021, the Center held the final webinar in a three-part series on Battery Electric Bus (BEB) Familiarization. Over 150 attendees joined the 2-hour session to hear presentations on the various battery charging options and considerations. The course was designed for bus technicians, instructors and others to gain a better understanding of BEBs; participants were encouraged to ask questions of the presenters. Attendees heard presentations from the BEB OEMs including BYD, New Flyer and Proterra. The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) also participated.
Read more...APTA Launches Transit Workforce Readiness Guide
Posted March 2021
APTA has announced the release of its Transit Workforce Readiness Guide . The guide is an interactive and easy-to-use online resource to help organizations build a more diverse talent pipeline by attracting high school students - especially those from underserved communities - into entry-level public transit positions.
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