News and Updates

Weekly Update for May 1, 2014

Posted May 2014

MetroNorth Pilots First Course Developed by the Signals Training Consortium

Posted April 2014

On Tuesday April 22, MetroNorth piloted the first course developed by the Center’s Signals Training Consortium: Course 101 Introduction and Overview to Track Circuits.  Nine Phase 3 signal maintainers took part in this one day course which was co-instructed at MetroNorth’s training facility in White Plains, NY.

Center Presents on Standard-Based Training and Apprenticeship for Frontline Technicians at NTI Conf.

Posted April 2014

Seventeen people representing transit agencies and community colleges attended the Center’s March 31 workshop on Standards-based Training and Apprenticeship for Frontline Technicians at the Transit Trainers Workshop sponsored by the National Transit Institute in Long Beach, California.  The presentation focused on the full system of training and qualification developed for rail car technicians through the recently completed TCRP E-7 project Establishing a National Transit Industry Rail Vehicle Technician Qualification Program, but Center Deputy Director Jack Clark noted that the system is relevant for all transit maintenance occupations.

Signals Training Consortium Releases First Round of Courses

Posted April 2014

This week, the Center’s Signals Training Consortium released the Introduction and Overview Courses for the following topics:

*  Track Circuits
*  Switches and Derails
*  Train Stops
*  Highway Grade Crossings

Center Publication Highlights Transportation Workforce Development Initiatives in Other Sectors

Posted March 2014

Recently, a lot of attention has been given to the German approach to workforce development.  Outlets like National Public Radio note that To Fill Skills Gap In U.S., Schools Look Abroad and that What Germans Know Could Help Bridge U.S. Workers’ Skill Gap.