News and Updates

Join Center Program Director John Schiavone for Presentation on Bus Apprenticeship

Posted August 2016

Program Director John Schiavone will discuss the challenges faced nationally by agencies urgently seeking to find qualified replacements for senior technicians who are retiring at alarming rates.

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Labor & Management Working Together to Strengthen Apprenticeship & Mentoring for Transit Coach

Posted August 2016

“When can we find a good time to meet?” That simple question opened up a lively discussion about how labor and management need to learn how to find common ground in building a partnership that works for a transit coach operator apprenticeship program.

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Labor and Management Working to Strengthen Apprenticeship & Mentoring for Transit Coach Operators

Posted August 2016

“When can we find a good time to meet?”  That simple question opened up a lively discussion about how labor and management need to learn how to find common ground in building a partnership that works for a transit coach operator apprenticeship program.

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Did You Miss the Foundation Skills Launch Webinar? It’s Not Too Late to Join

Posted August 2016

As you probably know, the Center has spent over a decade developing training programs for multiple public transportation occupations including rail vehicle, signals, bus and transit elevator/escalator maintenance.

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Transit Core Competencies Curriculum

Posted July 2016

On Friday July 22, 2016, 27 participants from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA’s) 2016 Summer Intern Transportation Institute met at MassDOT Boston headquarters to participate in a day long pilot of the Transit Core Competencies Curriculum (TC3).

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