News and Updates

Transportation Learning Center Safety Series

Posted February 2015

As with all training, safety is most reliably achieved when labor and management work together in safety partnerships.  It is only when frontline workers are engaged in a process where their real world experiences are heard, taken seriously and incorporated into applicable training that a culture shift toward a consistent safety culture is possible.

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Transit Elevator/Escalator Training Consortium Reconvenes at SEPTA

Posted January 2015

Last week, the Transit Elevator/Escalator Training Consortium reconvened in Philadelphia.

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Weekly Update for January 8, 2015

Posted January 2015

This week’s update includes stories on how public transit helps New Yorkers earn more money, cheaper gas prices in the Bay area not deterring commuters from using mass transit and 9 most important victories for workers in 2014.

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The Transportation Learning Center Wishes You a Happy New Year - With a Free Calendar

Posted December 2014

This has been a great year for the Transportation Learning Center.  Accomplishments in 2014 included approval of an apprenticeship for transit elevator/escalator maintainers, the release and pilot of the first courses created through the signals training consortium, the first class to complete the Center’s Train-the-Trainer program and substantial work on public transportation career pathways and ladders - culminating in a lively and successful roundtable conference.

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Center Board of Directors Meet and Welcome Jack Clark as New Executive Director

Posted December 2014

The Board of Directors of the Transportation Learning Center met on December 5, 2014 in Washington DC. This Board Meeting comes amid public transportation and government leaders’ increasing recognition of the urgency of the frontline workforce challenge and growing respect for the value of the Center’s standards-based joint solutions.

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