Author: dstephen

  • Meeting Industry Needs: Stakeholder Listening Sessions on FTA’s Workforce Development Strategic Plan

    Meeting Industry Needs: Stakeholder Listening Sessions on FTA’s Workforce Development Strategic Plan

    Meeting Industry Needs: Stakeholder Listening Sessions on FTA’s Workforce Development Strategic Plan The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Transit Workforce Center (TWC) will co-host three listening sessions to gather feedback on FTA’s National Workforce Development Strategic Plan. The sessions will provide an opportunity for participants to learn about and comment on the goals and objectives…

  • NOW HIRING: Employee Experience Specialist

    NOW HIRING: Employee Experience Specialist

    NOW HIRING: Employee Experience Specialist Overview: The International Transportation Learning Center (ITLC), operator of the Transit Workforce Center (TWC), seeks a candidate with significant experience in the area of employee total experience, workforce support, and human resources to serve as ITLC’s first Employee Experience Specialist. The ideal candidate will understand how to carry out this function in…

  • New Report Highlights Strategies to Hire, Train, and Retain Bus Operators

    New Report Highlights Strategies to Hire, Train, and Retain Bus Operators

    New Report Highlights Strategies to Hire, Train, and Retain Bus Operators The International Transportation Learning Center (ITLC) is pleased to announce the release of a pre-publication draft of the “Practitioner’s Guide to Bus Operator Workforce Management” published by the Transportation Research Board. This guide will help transit agencies better assess, plan, and implement their operator…

  • Making Connections 2022 Keynote Speaker Veronica Vanterpool and Workshops Announced

    Making Connections 2022 Keynote Speaker Veronica Vanterpool and Workshops Announced

    Making Connections 2022 Keynote Speaker Veronica Vanterpool and Workshops Announced Keynote Speaker Appointed in May 2021, Deputy Administrator Veronica Vanterpool brings to FTA, and to our discussion, her experience as the first Chief Innovation Officer at Delaware Transit Corporation, where she launched the state’s first on-demand microtransit service in a rural community and oversaw the autonomous…

  • Making Connections 2022 Plenary and Workshop Sessions and Speakers

    Making Connections 2022 Plenary and Workshop Sessions and Speakers

    Making Connections 2022 Plenary and Workshop Sessions and Speakers Plenary Sessions A Dialogue with FTA on Transit Workforce Development Rethinking Recruitment: Converting Our Challenges to Opportunities  Navigating New Directions: Emerging Technologies and the Future of Transit Workforce How Do We Pay for All These Good Workforce Development Programs? Confirmed Plenary Moderators and Speakers: Veronica Vanterpool,

  • Federal Funding Available for Making Connections 2022 Conference!

    Federal Funding Available for Making Connections 2022 Conference!

    Early-bird registration rates are available until October 31, 2022 FTA has provided the following guidance for transit organizations seeking to defray costs related to this conference regarding the use of federal funds:  Section 5314 (Technical Assistance and Workforce Development) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and enacted in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, states that…

  • Making Connections 2022 – Registration Open

    Making Connections 2022 – Registration Open

    Join us for Making Connections 2022: The National Transit Workforce Conference at Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C., December 13-14, 2022. This conference brings together participants from urban, suburban, rural, and tribal public transportation with industry stakeholders for plenaries, workshops, ongoing dialogues, and networking.  Early-bird registration rates are available until October 31, 2022 Session topics will cover:   Recruitment and…

  • TWC Launches National Frontline Worker Recruitment Campaign

    TWC Launches National Frontline Worker Recruitment Campaign

    TWC Launches National Frontline Worker Recruitment Campaign Silver Spring, Md. – Responding to the historic shortage of transit workers around the country, the Transit Workforce Center (TWC) is launching a campaign toolkit designed to support the public transportation industry with innovative, site-specific approaches to meet the critical challenge of recruiting workers, especially bus operators and…

  • Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches the Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative to Create Equitable, Debt-Free Pathways to High-Paying Jobs 

    Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches the Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative to Create Equitable, Debt-Free Pathways to High-Paying Jobs 

    Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches the Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative to Create Equitable, Debt-Free Pathways to High-Paying Jobs ATU Director of Apprenticeship and Workforce Development Jamaine Gibson represented ATU at the opening White House event for the Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative along with other Apprenticeship Ambassadors from around the nation. Read Fact Sheet Here

  • President Biden Announces Appointments to the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council

    President Biden Announces Appointments to the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council

    Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint highly qualified and diverse industry and government leaders as members of the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), which advises the White House on how to reduce physical and cyber risks and improve the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure sectors.   Since its establishment…