Resource Center

The Transit Workforce Center is pleased to host a curated collection of publications and other materials to assist stakeholders engaged in transit workforce development. The Resource Center includes case studies, training materials, research reports, and other materials of interest, including publications produced by federal government agencies, transit organizations, and independent research entities. Resources may be filtered by topic, resource type, and transit mode. This TWC blog post explains how to use the Resource Center.

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Found 13 results for "Curated apprenticeship resources"
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ATTAIN Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Meeting

The American Transit Training and Apprenticeship Innovators Network (ATTAIN), run by the Transit Workforce Center (TWC), is a peer network created for transit agencies and labor unions to explore new apprenticeship programs or enhance existing programs for their frontline workforce. This recorded meeting of the ATTAIN Bus Maintenance Committee serves as a resource for transit industry stakeholders and includes presentations on apprenticeship and case studies of successful programs across the country.

Transit Workforce Center

March 2023

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pdf ATTAIN Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Slides
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ATTAIN Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Webinar

This ATTAIN webinar focused on bus maintenance apprenticeship programs and featured Milwaukee County Transit System/Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998 and Jacksonville Transit Authority/International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge 759. Panelists from these transit agencies and labor unions outlined the development process and the final structure of their apprenticeship programs while highlighting how this strategy was implemented and why it works, offering benefits for both the agency and the workforce.

Transit Workforce Center

May 2025

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This ATTAIN webinar focused on bus maintenance apprenticeship programs and featured Milwaukee County Transit System/Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998 and Jacksonville Transit Authority/International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge 759. Panelists from these transit agencies and labor unions outlined the development process and the final structure of their apprenticeship programs while highlighting how this strategy was implemented and why it works, offering benefits for both the agency and the workforce.

pdf ATTAIN Bus Maintenance 2025 meeting slides
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ATTAIN Bus Operator Apprenticeship Meeting

TWC’s American Transit Training and Apprenticeship Innovators Network (ATTAIN) met on May 17, 2024 to discuss bus operator apprenticeship. Check out the recording for short presentations from transit peers across the country and an engaging and interactive discussion about the development of bus operator mentorship and apprenticeship programs, how they work, and the benefits they offer.

Transit Workforce Center

May 2024

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pdf ATTAIN Bus Operator 2024 Slides
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ATTAIN Rail and Facilities Apprenticeship Meeting

This recorded meeting of the ATTAIN Rail and Facilities Committee serves as a resource for transit industry stakeholders and includes presentations on apprenticeship and case studies of successful programs across the country.

Transit Workforce Center

September 2023

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To learn more, please visit our dedicated ATTAIN and apprenticeship page.

pdf ATTAIN Rail and Facilities 2023 Slides
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ATTAIN Rail/Signals/Traction Power and Facilities/Elevator-Escalator Committees Meeting

This recorded meeting of the ATTAIN committees for Rail/Signals/Traction Power and Facilities/Elevator-Escalator serves as a resource for transit industry stakeholders and includes presentations on apprenticeship and case studies of successful programs across the country.

Transit Workforce Center

September 2022

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The American Transit Training and Apprenticeship Innovators Network (ATTAIN), run by the Transit Workforce Center (TWC), is a peer network created for transit agencies and labor unions to explore new apprenticeship programs or enhance existing programs for their frontline workforce.

pdf ATTAIN Rail/Signals/Traction Power and Facilities/Elevator-Escalator slides
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Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Framework

The Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Framework was developed by the National Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Committee and approved by the U.S. DOL. It is a competency based framework that includes all of the tasks an apprentice should be able to demonstrate as a result of the training. Tasks are based on the ASE task list and APTA training standards. It is only a guide, locations can add or remove tasks to suit their individual operations.

The framework spreadsheet was developed by ITLC as a more in-depth and customizable version of the Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Framework. Note the various tabs at the bottom for each Job Function.

International Transportation Learning Center; The Urban Institute

January 2018

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pdf Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Framework - PDF pdf Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship Framework Spreadsheet
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Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship On-the-Job Learning Task Book

The Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship On-the-Job Learning (OJL) Task Book allows mentors and apprentices to track competency. The Task Book contains individual job tasks in 10 job functions (e.g., Electrical & Electronic, Steering & Suspension, etc.).

International Transportation Learning Center

July 2023

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The Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship On-the-Job Learning (OJL) Task Book allows mentors and apprentices to track competency. The Task Book contains individual job tasks in 10 job functions (e.g., Electrical & Electronic, Steering & Suspension, etc.). Once the mentor and apprentice both agree that the apprentice is competent in a specific task (e.g., can test, adjust or replace a voltage regulator), each signs-off on that task.

Like the Apprenticeship Framework, the Task Book is aligned with the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) task list and APTA training standards. Under the Contract/Agreement established by each agency’s Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC), however, each agency is free to add, delete or modify tasks to suit their unique operating conditions and bus equipment. The Task Book serves as a useful checklist to make certain that mentors have provided adequate OJL for each job task, and apprentices can demonstrate they are capable of performing those tasks safely and effectively on their own. The use and preservation of the Job Book are the responsibility of both parties.

pdf Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship OJL Task Book
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Case Study: Golden Gate Transit & Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1575

Marin County, California-based Golden Gate Transit (GGT) operates commuter bus lines in four Bay Area counties, including San Francisco. Like many agencies, GGT has struggled with operator recruitment and retention. To address these challenges, the agency and the union representing operators, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1575, formed a labor-management partnership, the Workforce Investment Network (WIN). The WIN partnership has implemented bus operator mentorship, apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship programs; formed partnerships with educational institutions and community groups; and identified opportunities to remove particular barriers to entry for job seekers.

Transit Workforce Center

February 2024

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Read Rich Diaz’s Transit Career Story on the TWC Blog to learn more.

View the full case study below:

link GGT and ATU Local 1575 Case Study
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