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Kick-off Webinar for Rail Vehicle Maintenance/Career Pathways Project Well Attended by Industry

Posted October 2015

On Thursday October 22, the Center held a launch meeting for their new Integrating Career Pathways in Public Transportation: Rail Car Maintenance and Beyond project.  Through this project, the Center and partners will develop courseware specific to the skills needed for rail vehicle maintenance as well as develop Transit Core Competencies Curriculum (TC3) that provide a generic entry point for anyone looking to start a career in transit.  Through strategic partnerships with transit workers’ unions and large transit agencies, among others, this program will ensure that participants receive high-quality instruction that is directly related to current and future careers in transit. Recruitment efforts will focus on underserved communities, creating Ladders of Opportunity.

Webinar attendees and project partner organizations include: Local agency and local union partners from around the country, the Amalgamated Transit Union, the Corps Network and its Denver affiliate Mile High Youth Corps, National College Credit Recommendation Service,

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)/Shanker Institute and FTA, represented by MacKenzie Thiessen.  Topics covered included:
*  Project Overview and Deliverables
*  Model Used
*  Courseware Development Process
*  Transit Core Competencies Curriculum

For more information:
Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
Contact Project Manager Tia Brown