Building an Apprenticeship and Training System for Maintenance Occupations

Building an Apprenticeship and Training System for Maintenance Occupations

International Transportation Learning Center (with Robert W. Glover, the University of Texas at Austin)
January 2009

​This article discusses the joint training and apprenticeship system emerging in maintenance occupations in the American transit industry, its challenges and strategies to overcome them. The article reports on early results, including efforts to develop a consensus national framework for apprenticeship and training in transit maintenance.