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Traction Power Training Consortium Full Group Meeting

Posted July 2021

From July 2021, Issue 3, Gaining Traction, a newsletter of the national Traction Power Training Consortium

For a group that has never met in person, the camaraderie is real.

The subject matter experts who make up the membership of the Traction Power Training Consortium have formed great cross-location relationships. The full group met virtually on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 for a session packed with updates on upcoming events and courseware development and discussions on training requirements for traction power jobs.

Since the Consortium’s last full meeting earlier this year, the team has completed two courses, making a total of five courses available for members to download from the Center’s courseware sharing portal, www.transittraining.net. Each course is ready for instructor-led training and includes participant guides, instructor guides, presentation slides, videos, hands-on exercises, quizzes, and course assessments. During the meeting, agencies discussed the challenge many are facing in finding new hires with basic electrical skills, providing necessary classroom training and facilitating adequate on-the-job learning.

Center staff Amri Joyner and Brandon Liu feel incredibly lucky to be working with the Traction Power group. Amri made a site visit to SEPTA (Philadelphia, PA) in early June and Brandon spent a week visiting CATS (Charlotte, NC) and had the opportunity to shadow a line crew working on the third shift. Lastly, the Center is exploring options for a Consortium-wide meeting in early November.

For more information on the Traction Power Consortium, please contact Amri Joyner .