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Spotlight on Frontline Workforce - Students at APTA Youth Summit Explore Transit Frontline Careers
Posted July 2015
Last week, 50 brilliant high school students across the country came together in Washington DC for the 4th Biennial APTA Youth Summit, to explore how public transportation can build better communities and a healthy environment.
Read more...Center Executive Director Lead Presenter on the Workforce Development Panel - APTA’s Rail Conference
Posted July 2015
On Tuesday June 23, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Center Executive Director Jack Clark led the presentation by the Workforce Development panel at the APTA Rail Conference. Jack presented data on the overall challenge the industry faces in recruiting and training 126 percent of the current workforce over the next ten years and proposed a national structure of comprehensive training and apprenticeship to address the need. The panel also included presentations from Metro North, WMATA, LACMTA and EDSI.
Read more...Weekly Update for June 25, 2015
Posted June 2015
This week’s update includes stories on bipartisan coalition of senators introduced a six-year bill that would boost overall spending on U.S. roads and bridges, students learn that it’s cool to ride the bus, Senate confirms Neffenger as new Transportation Security Chief and MBTA kicks off $12.7 million project to replace aging third, rail switch heaters.
Read more...Linking National Bus Maintenance Training Committee Work with Transit Apprenticeship Initiative
Posted June 2015
At the National Bus Maintenance Training Committee meeting in St. Paul, MN on June 10, Center Executive Director Jack Clark offered a presentation on establishing a national system of bus maintenance apprenticeship as a potential future direction for the committee.
Read more...Up skill the Frontline Workforce: Small and Rural Transit Shares Insights at CTAA Expo Workshop
Posted June 2015
Small, rural and tribal agencies face unique challenges recruiting, retaining and cultivating the skills of their frontline operations and maintenance workforce. According to participants to the June 3 workshop at the CTAA Expo in Tampa, FL, the paramount frontline workforce challenge most small properties face is the lack of qualified candidates for bus and van operators and the high turnover rate, largely attributable to the low wages.
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