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 […]

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 recipients may use up to 0.5 percent of […]

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 […]

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This is the second in the Transit Workforce Center’s webinar series on strategic workforce development planning in transit. The TWC’s first webinar examined workforce development for the incumbent workforce. This webinar focuses on how transit agencies and partner organizations are working to meet the significant recruitment challenges across the country and how to best turn […]

This is the second in the Transit Workforce Center’s webinar series on strategic workforce development planning in transit. The TWC’s first webinar examined workforce development for the incumbent workforce. This webinar focuses on how transit agencies and partner organizations are working to meet the significant recruitment challenges across the country and how to best turn […]

Yesterday, the TWC held its first webinar in a series on Strategic Workforce Planning in Transit. This first webinar focused on developing, supporting, and strengthening your incumbent workforce. FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez provided opening remarks, followed by insightful workforce development guidance and case examples from leading, experienced, and insightful presentations from IndyGo (Indianapolis IN), ATU International […]

Director’s Notes Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Transit Workforce Pulse, the Transit Workforce Center (TWC) e-newsletter. We are excited to share the great work that we have begun as FTA’s first national technical assistance center for transit workforce development. In this newsletter, you will read about some of our accomplishments include our recently […]