News and Updates

Driving Force Behind Bus Operator Mentor Training

Posted April 2024

Seventeen mentors in CapMetro’s (Austin TX) new program, “Driving Force,” engaged with ITLC’s Senior Workforce Development Advisor Maurice Beard last month, as he led a mentor training program for bus operator mentors in the transit agency’s paratransit arm, Demand Response.

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Growing Mentorship and Apprenticeship in Texas

Posted April 2024

ITLC team members traveled to San Antonio, for the annual Texas Transit Association (TTA) Conference and Expo, where ITLC Executive Director Jack Clark facilitated a session titled “Growing Your Own Through Apprenticeship: A Joint Approach to Building Skills for the Frontline Workforce.”

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Out of the Office: ITLC Visits Montgomery County’s Microgrid Charging Facility at the Brookville Bus Depot

Posted April 2024

The ITLC team ventured out on an organizational field trip to Montgomery County’s Microgrid Charging Facility at the Brookville Bus Depot in Silver Spring, Maryland. Shop Superintendent Phillip Martin and Program Manager for Training/Quality Assurance Michael Schloe led the tour.

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Train-the-Trainer Level 2: “Creating Courseware That Works”

Posted April 2024

Last week, ITLC/TWC Instructors Frank Burnett and Grant Young traveled to Sacramento, California to deliver a Train-the-Trainer (TtT) Level 2 session, “Creating Courseware That Works,” for ten Sacramento Rapid Transit (SacRT) trainers and department managers. This training followed ITLC/TWC’s January delivery of a TtT Level 1 session, “Adult Learning Theory and Teaching Techniques.”

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ITLC Welcomes Instructional Designer Marina Budeyeva

Posted April 2024

ITLC is excited to introduce the recent addition of Instructional Designer Marina Budeyeva to the team. Marina arrives with almost two decades of expertise in instructional design and is well-versed in the development and implementation of training across diverse national and international contexts.

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