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Survey: Identifying Current and Future Priorities for New Transit Standards Development
Posted April 2024
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), partnering with the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), has developed and distributed a survey to gather input from a broad range of the industry including all transit workers, transit modes, transit industry associations, members of the academic community and other researchers, federal and state agency employees, consultants, industry vendors/business groups, and others.
Read more...A Dive into the Zero-Emission Ferry Industry
Posted April 2024
ITLC’s Instructional Designer Brandon Liu traveled to Arlington, Virginia for the Global Mass Transit Zero Emission Ferries - East Conference. The one-day event hosted multiple engaging sessions featuring panelists from electric ferry manufacturers and engineers, federal representatives touting policy and funding opportunities, and representatives from cities that have implemented electric ferry infrastructure.
Read more...Moving Forward with Bus Operator Mentor Training
Posted April 2024
Over forty bus operator mentors were in attendance for mentor training at King County Metro in Seattle, where training was co-facilitated by TWC’s Senior Workforce Development Advisor Maurice Beard and ATU’s International Director of Apprenticeships and Workforce Development Jamaine Gibson.
Read more...Driving Force Behind Bus Operator Mentor Training
Posted April 2024
Seventeen mentors in CapMetro’s (Austin TX) new program, “Driving Force,” engaged with ITLC’s Senior Workforce Development Advisor Maurice Beard last month, as he led a mentor training program for bus operator mentors in the transit agency’s paratransit arm, Demand Response.
Read more...Growing Mentorship and Apprenticeship in Texas
Posted April 2024
ITLC team members traveled to San Antonio, for the annual Texas Transit Association (TTA) Conference and Expo, where ITLC Executive Director Jack Clark facilitated a session titled “Growing Your Own Through Apprenticeship: A Joint Approach to Building Skills for the Frontline Workforce.”
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