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Center to Present on the Importance of Training at the Positive Train Control World Congress

Posted March 2014

Join the Center at the PTC World Congress in Orlando, FL April 15-17, 2014 for a presentation on what the Center is doing to implement stronger training around positive train control.  Senior Associate, Mark Dysart will be presenting a case study at 11am on Thursday April 17th entitled Creating Industry And Nationwide Training Standards to Meet Technology Advancements. Mark will draw on the Center’s experience in creating transportation training standards for a range of occupations including rail vehicle technician, bus technician, bus operator and signal maintainer on a joint labor-management basis.  He will more specifically talk about the work done by the Signals Training Consortium to create standard based courseware to cover a range of topics but with special emphasis on the emerging technology of Positive Train Control.

The workshop entitled The Importance of Workforce Training to Ensure Successful Operation of PTC Systems will be followed by a panel of questioners who will ask Case Study presenters about their topics. This panel will include industry experts:
*  Steve Hooper, Director of Operations, Panama Canal Railway
*  Representatives from a Class 1 Railroad
*  Representatives from Cory’s Thunder (a simulator manufacturer)
*  Sid Bakker, Committee 39 Positive Train Control, AREMA

For more information on these presentations or on the Signals Training Consortium, contact Mark Dysart.  For more information on the PTC World Congress, or to register, visit their webpage.