News and Updates
Join the Transportation Learning Center at the Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference -February 10-11, 2013
Posted November 2013
At this year’s Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference, The Center will be part of a panel entitled Getting on Track Together: Creating Pathways to Transit and Transportation Careers for Community Members. Transit agencies face a critical frontline technical workforce shortage in the coming decade, with transit services expanding rapidly and fifty percent of the frontline workforce retiring.
Read more...Weekly Update for November 7, 2013
Posted November 2013
Weekly Update for November 7, 2013
Read more...Center Instructional Designer Melissa Huber Recognized by UMBC Graduate Program
Posted November 2013
On Wednesday October 23, 2013 Melisa Huber was awarded the Dr. Cook award for best graduate student in the ISD program at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). This annual award is presented to an outstanding student who has demonstrated academic excellence, service and entrepreneurship.
Read more...Center works with Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen to Strengthen Signal Maintainer Training
Posted October 2013
Center staff met with the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen’s (BRS) training committee October 18, 2013 to discuss future collaboration on training programs. The BRS’s Vice President Floyd Mason invited the Center to the meeting to strategize plans to upgrade training at railroad properties where there is very little or no current training.
Read more...Building a National System for Transit Maintenance Instructor Development
Posted October 2013
Preparing and qualifying technical instructors in transit is crucial for elevating the quality of training for bus and rail vehicle mechanics. At the Workforce Development Subcommittee meeting held at the recent 2013 APTA Annual Meeting there was strong interest in the possibility of upgrading the capabilities of these technical trainers.
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