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.

We are continuing to update the Resource Center regularly. Please contact us via the Request Help menu option if you would like assistance using the Resource Center or are looking for resources on a particular topic. We also welcome suggestions of topics or specific resources to add.

Content in external resources linked from the Resource Center is solely the responsibility of the resource authors and does not necessarily reflect the perspectives of or endorsement by the Transit Workforce Center.

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Future Ready Apprenticeship Center

Administering Agency: CareerWise

Closing Date for Applications: Friday, March 20, 2026

Funding Range: $200,00o per state

Geographic Scope: National

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Description: With funding from the U.S. Department of Labor, CareerWise is launching the Future Ready Apprenticeship Center (the Center) in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to support states in building state-level capacity to expand access to high-quality Registered Apprenticeships for youth aged 16-24. Selected states will receive customized consulting (intensive technical assistance), peer learning opportunities, and a total of $200,000 over 31 months (June 2026 – December 2028) to develop, implement and improve state plans that create systemic change in their ecosystems that enable expansion of youth access to registered apprenticeship programs.

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Building an evidence base for the business case for apprenticeships

Support for expanding apprenticeships in the United States is growing, but low employer participation remains a significant barrier. This report draws on a literature review and interviews with subject matter experts and employers to understand the business case for apprenticeships.

Brookings Institution

January 2026

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College Partnerships in Public Transportation Workforce Development

Community colleges and other postsecondary institutions are leading providers of workforce education in the United States. Increasingly, transit agencies are partnering with local colleges to recruit and train new frontline workers and to upskill existing workers. Transit agencies and colleges, along with labor and community partners, have collaborated in unique ways based on their specific circumstances and needs. Developed through original research, this set of TWC mini case studies features summaries of those efforts, documenting three distinct approaches to partnering with local colleges.

Transit Workforce Center

September 2025

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Apprenticeships and Workers with Disabilities Webinar

This webinar recording details practical strategies for recruiting and supporting apprentices with disabilities, as well as where to find recruitment resources and how to develop partnerships to build a talent pipeline.

Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability

August 2025

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Paid apprenticeships combine education and on-the-job training to prepare workers for long-term career success. By ensuring that all qualified candidates, including those with disabilities, have an opportunity to access apprenticeship opportunities, employers benefit from a broader pool of qualified workers. This webinar recording details practical strategies for recruiting and supporting apprentices with disabilities, as well as where to find recruitment resources and how to develop partnerships to build a talent pipeline. It also highlights a case example of a manufacturing business that credits its partnership with a local community-based organization serving jobseekers with disabilities with saving the local business.

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ATTAIN Bus Operator Mentorship and Apprenticeship Webinar

This webinar featured presenters from Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC)/ATU Local 1220 in Virginia and Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) in Illinois.

Transit Workforce Center

July 2025

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This webinar featured presenters from Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC)/ATU Local 1220 in Virginia and Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) in Illinois.

  • GRTC and ATU Local 1220 partnered to implement a mentorship program for their bus operators that launched in 2024. Presenters will describe that process, how the program has grown, and the benefits that it has provided.
  • MTD launched its bus operator mentorship program in 2023 and has tracked metrics showing the program’s impact. Responding to both quantitative measures and qualitative feedback and observations, MTD is working to restructure the program to better meet the needs of the transit agency and the bus operators participating in the program as mentees or mentors.

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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.

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Do apprenticeships raise short-term earnings? Evidence from the American apprenticeship initiative

Vocat Tech Edu.

May 2025

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This paper examines the short-term earnings growth of apprentices participating in the American apprenticeship initiative (AAI) compared to the earnings growth for comparable workers during the same period. Researchers found that AAI apprentices initially earn less than comparable workers, but catch up early in the apprenticeship, and ultimately earn more than comparable workers.

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Programs to Expand the Skilled, Technical Transportation Workforce

Programs to Expand the Skilled, Technical Transportation Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the Workforce held in September 2024 at the National Academies of Sciences Building in Washington, DC. The workshop was sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration and the National Science Foundation and brought together experts and educators across academia, government, and industry.

National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine

March 2025

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