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ZEB Training Standards Kick-Off Meeting

Posted April 2022

On April 13, 2022 the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Standards Development Committee held its first meeting. It was co-hosted by APTA as a standard-setting organization and the Transit Workforce Center, sponsored by FTA and headed by the ITLC. APTA and the ITLC had previously developed 11 such bus maintenance training standards. The purpose of this particular committee is to develop a National Training Standard specifically for ZEBs to ensure that training meets specified learning objectives, skills and knowledge that technicians should acquire as a result of the training. The committee saw participation from 25 members, consisting of subject matter experts (SMEs) from labor, management and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The committee will reconvene on May 18th, 2022 to continue its work, which is critically vital given the new skills technicians will need to maintain these highly sophisticated vehicles with inherent safety implications.

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