News and Updates

ITLC’s Executive Director Delivers Keynote Address at Metro Transit’s Graduation Ceremony

Posted November 2023

As the keynote address speaker at Metro Transit’s (Minneapolis/St. Paul) October 26 bus operator apprenticeship graduation ceremony, ITLC Executive Director Jack Clark delivered words of praise to the thirty graduates, calling them “skilled professionals” who serve the critical role of “holding the community together, building community.” Jack echoed Metro Transit’s General Manager Lesley Kandaras’ comment to the graduates that the operators are indispensable as the agency’s ambassadors and its public face.

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TWC Releases BEB Familiarization Course

Posted November 2023

In its latest contribution to support the industry’s critical workforce transition, Transit Workforce Center (TWC) has released its comprehensive Battery Electric Bus Familiarization Course designed to equip transit workers with baseline knowledge of electric vehicle fundamentals, safety practices, and charging technologies.

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Strengthening the ITLC Team

Posted November 2023

ITLC is excited to announce the addition of Maurice Beard as Senior Workforce Development Advisor, marking another step in the organization’s ongoing journey to support the advancement of workforce development in public transportation.

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ITLC Staff Represents at the Tristate Conference: Uniting Minds and Transit Visions!

Posted October 2023

The 2023 Tri-State Conference was an exciting showcase of innovation and collaboration, where ITLC’s Executive Director Jack Clark and Communications Manager David Stephen joined transportation representatives from New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine in Killington, Vermont on September 6 and 7.

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ITLC in Kansas City for the Midwest Transit Conference

Posted October 2023

Last month ITLC’s Senior Director for Workforce Education Pat Greenfield and Communications Associate Sudan Smith attended the Midwest Transit Conference in Kansas City, representing TWC at a booth where they handed out materials and responded to various questions and technical assistance requests regarding recruitment and retention, apprenticeship, and labor-management partnerships.

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