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Making Connections 2024 – The National Transit Workforce Conference
TWC’s Making Connections 2024 – The National Transit Workforce Conference will build on the success of Making Connections 2022. By popular demand, it will include additional spaces for more participants and an added day of engaging and interactive sessions around critical issues in workforce development. With the aim of making connections and making a difference, MC24…
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USDOT Finalizes Important National Regulation to Promote Transit Safety and Protect Transit Workers
Federal Transit Administration – Apr. 9, 2024 WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration will continue its focus on keeping public transportation the safest mode of surface travel, while increasing safety protections for transit workers. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a final rule updating FTA’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) regulation, along…
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TWC is hiring a Zero-Emission Vehicle Program Specialist & Accounting Associate
The International Transportation Learning Center (ITLC), which operates Transit Workforce Center, is seeking committed and motivated individuals who want to contribute their skills to ITLC’s and TWC’s work supporting and strengthening workforce initiatives in public transportation. Apply today for the opportunity to join our team as a Zero-Emission Vehicle Program Specialist or an Accounting Associate…
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TWC Thanks FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez, and Welcomes Acting Administrator Veronica Vanterpool
TWC expresses its appreciation of Federal Transit Administrator (FTA) Nuria Fernandez, who retired from the FTA last week. Like many in our industry, her personal story is a powerful one. She emigrated from Panama to pursue higher education in the U.S. and has worked in several key capacities in the private and public sectors, including…
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TWC Releases Major Update to Transit Workforce Data Dashboard
Silver Spring, Md., February 23, 2024 – This week, the Transit Workforce Center (TWC) is launching a major update to the Transit Workforce Data Dashboard, with the debut of the Agency Explorer. This addition features agency-level, searchable employment data from the National Transit Database (NTD). The Dashboard includes innovative visualizations of transit and transportation workforce statistics and analyses…
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Save the Date: The 2024 Making Connections Conference
As the new year approaches, Transit Workforce Center (TWC) is excited to announce the much-anticipated return of Making Connections 2024 (MC24) – The National Transit Workforce Conference, to be held November 11-13, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland’s vibrant Inner Harbor! With an additional day added on by popular demand, Monday, 11/11 will offer optional pre-conference half-day…
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Now Hiring: Zero-Emission Vehicle Program Specialist
The Transit Workforce Center (TWC) is currently seeking an applicant to fill a vital role as a Zero-Emission Vehicle Program Specialist, working hybrid from our office in Silver Spring, Maryland. We are looking for an individual with expertise in Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV) to aid and develop workforce training on ZEVs. The ideal candidate will have the skills and ability to work…
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BEB Familiarization Course Pilots
BEB Familiarization Course Pilots TWC launched two pilot sessions of its Battery Electric Bus (BEB) Familiarization course with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) in February and with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in March. Development for this FTA-funded familiarization course started in January 2022 to provide frontline workers and training instructors…