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Rail Car Consortium Courseware Well Received in MBTA Pilot Classes

Posted March 2017

From January to March 2017, MBTA piloted four courses developed by the National Rail Car Training Consortium. These courses covered the background knowledge, safety procedures, tools, and inspection and preventive maintenance procedures for rail car Auxiliary Power Supplies and Battery Systems, and HVAC. In six days of training classes, MBTA instructor delivered a total of roughly 171 participant hours to 22 pilot participants. Seventeen Certificates of Completion were awarded to technicians who successfully completed the training and passed the post-assessments. Technicians achieved significant learning gains as demonstrated by the pre- and post-assessment score improvements. They found the instructional videos produced by the Consortium especially helpful in their understanding of the hands-on operations and maintenance of equipment. Feedback provided by the instructor and participants is very valuable for the Center’s courseware development team to continue to improve the products.

For more information on the National Rail Car Training Consortium:
*      Courseware Samples on Transit Training Network
*      The Center’s Facebook Page
*      Contact Deputy Director Xinge Wang.