News and Updates

National Rail Car Training Consortium Holds Virtual End of Year Meeting

Posted January 2021

On December 17, 2020 the Center held a virtual meeting of the National Rail Car Training Consortium. The meeting was well attended with twelve of fifteen active agencies in attendance. To begin the meeting, member agencies had an opportunity to share updates on how the pandemic has impacted service and training at their respective locations.

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Center Holds Virtual National Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Committee Meeting

Posted January 2021

On December 10, the Center held a virtual meeting of the National Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Committee.

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TCRP Releases Center Co-authored Report on Improving the Health and Safety of Transit Workers

Posted December 2020

The Transportation Research Board’s Transit Cooperative Research Program recently released Research Report 217: Improving the Health and Safety of Transit Workers with Corresponding Impacts on the Bottom Line .

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Center Holds Virtual National Transit Coach Operator Apprenticeship Committee Meeting

Posted December 2020

On December 3, the Center held a virtual meeting of the National Transit Coach Operator Apprenticeship Committee. Jamaine Gibson, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International Workforce Development Coordinator, gave opening remarks and emphasized ATU’s strong support for joint apprenticeship programs.

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Center’s Kenyon Corbett Graduates from APTA’s Emerging Leaders Program

Posted December 2020

On Friday, November 20, Center Program Associate, Kenyon Corbett, graduated from APTA’s Emerging Leaders program.

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