News and Updates
Rail Car Training Consortium Starts Courseware Development Work
Posted January 2016
On Wednesday January 13, the Center held a virtual kick-off meeting of the Subject Matter Expert group that will be working with Center Instructional Designers to develop instruction-ready courses for Rail Car Maintainers.
Read more...IBEW Local 103 Becomes First Union to be Full Member of a Transportation Learning Center Training Co
Posted January 2016
In a first for Center supported Consortia, IBEW Local 103 representing Signal Maintainers, Signal Instructors and Supervisory personnel at MBTA has joined the Signals Consortium as a full partner. Prior to this move Local 103 had been underwriting travel for two MBTA employees to attend the Signals Training Consortium meetings.
Read more...Center Board of Directors in Support of Including Human Capital in Federal Transit Asset Management
Posted December 2015
Center Board of Director submitted a letter to Federal Transit Administration on December 14, 2015 in support of the proposals submitted on the Proposed Rulemaking by Dr. Beverly A. Scott, in which she has proposed that workforce skills – or human capital – should be included in the reporting and strategic asset management planning of transit agencies.
Read more...Ansaldo STS Becomes First OEM to Formally Support the National Signals Training Consortium
Posted December 2015
The Signals Training Consortium recently received permission from AnsaldoSTS (a Hitachi Group Company) to use their manuals and other materials in the training courseware produced by the Consortium.
Read more...Dr. Beverly Scott Takes Up New Role as Center Senior Fellow
Posted December 2015
The Board of Directors of the Transportation Learning Center met on December 4, 2015 in Washington DC. This Board Meeting comes a few days after the House-Senate conference committee transportation bill - FAST Act was passed with major provisions on frontline workforce development.
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