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Center Recognized by DOL as an Industry Champion for Transportation

Posted March 2014

The Transportation Learning Center has recently been recognized as an industry champion by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment & Training Administration (ETA) for its contribution in developing updates to the industry competency model of Transportation, Distribution and Logistics. This initiative is being carried out by ETA in collaboration with the Department of Transportation. During the model update process, the TLC’s Subject Matter Experts Xinge Wang and Jack Clark provided feedback on model drafts to support an accurate representation of the transportation industry and provide insights into industry trends and direction that impact on competency requirements.

With other industry champions such as the American Public Transportation Association, American Society for Transportation and Logistics, and the SMART Center, TLC will continue to support the promotion of the model’s use and support ETA in determining when the model will need to be updated in the future. The updated model with a list of industry champions and related resources such as the recently approved Rail Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship can be found at:
http://www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel/competency-models/transportation.aspx.