Topics

Apprenticeship

Making Connections 2024 – How Do Technicians Learn? Exploring Successful Approaches for Developing Skills
Making Connections 2024 – The College Connection: Strategies for Effective Partnerships
Making Connections 2024 – Women in the Transit Trades – Creating Pathways, Strengthening Retention, and Supporting Advancement
Making Connections 2024 – Apprenticeship 101 – How Transit Apprenticeship Operates
Project ACCESS: Accelerating Career Connections and Employment Success Strategies
PAsmart Supporting Apprenticeship Building through Registered Apprenticeship Programs
ATTAIN One-page Handout
ATTAIN Facilities & Elevator/Escalator Maintenance Meeting
Map – Apprenticeship and Mentorship Programs
Mini Case Studies: Zero-Emission Bus Workforce Transition

Career Pathways

Making Connections 2024 – Creating Community Partnerships for Transit Career Pathways
Making Connections 2024 – Foundational Skills for Successful Career Pathways in a Changing Industry
Making Connections 2024 – The College Connection: Strategies for Effective Partnerships
Making Connections 2024 – What Do Young People Want from a Transit Career?
Making Connections 2024 – Successful Models for Career Awareness, Outreach, and Recruitment in Our Varied Communities
Making Connections 2024 – Apprenticeship 101 – How Transit Apprenticeship Operates
Making Connections 2024 – Women in the Transit Trades – Creating Pathways, Strengthening Retention, and Supporting Advancement
Making Connections 2024 – Making Mentoring Matter: Building and Strengthening Your Frontline Worker Mentorship Program
Project ACCESS: Accelerating Career Connections and Employment Success Strategies
PAsmart Supporting Apprenticeship Building through Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

Making Connections 2024 – Outreach and Retention for Under-Represented and Underserved Communities
Making Connections 2024 – Workforce Data in Context – National Trends, Future Projections, and Implications for Transit Locations
Making Connections 2024 – What Do Young People Want from a Transit Career?
Making Connections 2024 – Successful Models for Career Awareness, Outreach, and Recruitment in Our Varied Communities
Making Connections 2024 – Women in the Transit Trades – Creating Pathways, Strengthening Retention, and Supporting Advancement
Project ACCESS: Accelerating Career Connections and Employment Success Strategies
Map – Apprenticeship and Mentorship Programs
Case Study: Mentoring in the Paratransit Setting
Gold Standard Playbook for Workforce Development
Rural Outreach Strategies: Connecting Workers and Employers to the Workforce System

Funding Opportunities

Making Connections 2024 – Creative Uses of Workforce Development Funding – Scalable Options for Agencies of All Sizes
Making Connections 2024 – Identifying and Accessing Funding to Support and Expand Your Workforce Development Initiatives
Project ACCESS: Accelerating Career Connections and Employment Success Strategies
PAsmart Supporting Apprenticeship Building through Registered Apprenticeship Programs
YouthBuild Funding Opportunity
Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants
FY24 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program
Communities Taking Charge Accelerator
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program
Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

Hiring and Recruitment

Making Connections 2024 – Creating Community Partnerships for Transit Career Pathways
Making Connections 2024 – Foundational Skills for Successful Career Pathways in a Changing Industry
Making Connections 2024 – The College Connection: Strategies for Effective Partnerships
Making Connections 2024 – Outreach and Retention for Under-Represented and Underserved Communities
Making Connections 2024 – Tracking Your Impact: How Agencies and Unions Analyze and Use Workforce Data
Making Connections 2024 – What Do Young People Want from a Transit Career?
Making Connections 2024 – Apprenticeship 101 – How Transit Apprenticeship Operates
Making Connections 2024 – Making Mentoring Matter: Building and Strengthening Your Frontline Worker Mentorship Program
ATTAIN One-page Handout
Transit Workforce Development Challenges and Mitigation Practices

Labor-Management Partnerships

Making Connections 2024 – Creating Community Partnerships for Transit Career Pathways
Making Connections 2024 – Tracking Your Impact: How Agencies and Unions Analyze and Use Workforce Data
Making Connections 2024 – Moving Toward Solutions for Transit Worker Safety
Making Connections 2024 – Mental Health, Well-Being, and Resilience for Transit Workers: Current Research, Practical Applications, and Best Practice Guidelines for Workforce Development
Making Connections 2024 – Mentoring – Innovative Models and Best Practices
Making Connections 2024 –Advancing Workforce Development through Positive and Powerful Workplace Partnerships
Making Connections 2024 – Successful Models for Career Awareness, Outreach, and Recruitment in Our Varied Communities
Making Connections 2024 – Navigating the Future: Empowering Transit Workers in the Age of AI and Automation
Making Connections 2024 – Women in the Transit Trades – Creating Pathways, Strengthening Retention, and Supporting Advancement
Making Connections 2024 – Making Mentoring Matter: Building and Strengthening Your Frontline Worker Mentorship Program

Making Connections Conference

Making Connections 2024 – Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp: Strategies for Successful Instruction
Making Connections 2024 – Creating Community Partnerships for Transit Career Pathways
Making Connections 2024 – How Do Technicians Learn? Exploring Successful Approaches for Developing Skills
Making Connections 2024 – Integrating AI into Training Design and Development
Making Connections 2024 – Foundational Skills for Successful Career Pathways in a Changing Industry
Making Connections 2024 – The College Connection: Strategies for Effective Partnerships
Making Connections 2024 – Outreach and Retention for Under-Represented and Underserved Communities
Making Connections 2024 – Conflict Resolution and De-escalation – Models for Operator Training
Making Connections 2024 – Creative Uses of Workforce Development Funding – Scalable Options for Agencies of All Sizes
Making Connections 2024 – Tracking Your Impact: How Agencies and Unions Analyze and Use Workforce Data

Mentorship

Making Connections 2024 – How Do Technicians Learn? Exploring Successful Approaches for Developing Skills
Making Connections 2024 – Tracking Your Impact: How Agencies and Unions Analyze and Use Workforce Data
Making Connections 2024 – Mentoring – Innovative Models and Best Practices
Making Connections 2024 – Making Mentoring Matter: Building and Strengthening Your Frontline Worker Mentorship Program
Map – Apprenticeship and Mentorship Programs
Case Study: Mentoring in the Paratransit Setting
Youth Apprenticeship Access and Success in Rural Communities
Case Management and Coaching for Pre-Apprentices and Apprentices
YouthBuild Funding Opportunity
College-to-Jobs Initiative: Policy and Practice Series

Policy and Planning

Making Connections 2024 – Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp: Strategies for Successful Instruction
Making Connections 2024 – Creating Community Partnerships for Transit Career Pathways
Making Connections 2024 – Integrating AI into Training Design and Development
Making Connections 2024 – Outreach and Retention for Under-Represented and Underserved Communities
Making Connections 2024 – Tracking Your Impact: How Agencies and Unions Analyze and Use Workforce Data
Making Connections 2024 – Workforce Data in Context – National Trends, Future Projections, and Implications for Transit Locations
Making Connections 2024 – Moving Toward Solutions for Transit Worker Safety
Making Connections 2024 – Mentoring – Innovative Models and Best Practices
Making Connections 2024 – What Do Young People Want from a Transit Career?
Making Connections 2024 – Plan, Train, Succeed: Building Your ZEV Workforce Transition Strategy

Procurement

Gold Standard Playbook for Workforce Development
Bus Operator Barrier Design: Guidelines and Considerations
Realizing the Workforce Potential of Infrastructure Investments
Transit Workforce Center Resources and Best Practices for a Zero Emission-Workforce Fleet Transition Plan
Bus Electrification: The Role Agencies Can Play in Workforce Equity
A Zero-Emission Transition for the U.S. Transit Fleet
Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses
Zero-Emission Bus Implementation Guidebook for California Transit Fleets
Battery Electric Buses—State of the Practice
The Workforce Challenge

Program Evaluation and ROI

Pathway to Promote Diversity within Public Transit Workforce
Tool for Measuring the Cost of Turnover
TWC’s Transit Workforce Data Dashboard
Making Connections 2022 – Meeting Industry Needs: Feedback Session on FTA’s Draft Strategic Workforce Development Plan
Making Connections 2022 – Conference Overview and Videos
Expanding Apprenticeship: Return on Investment (ROI)
Apprenticeship is a Win-Win for Workers and Employers
Metrics of Success Series
Quality Training Pays: Training Investment Pays for Itself Six Times Over
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Joint Workforce Investment Program

Retention

Making Connections 2024 – Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp: Strategies for Successful Instruction
Making Connections 2024 – The College Connection: Strategies for Effective Partnerships
Making Connections 2024 – Tracking Your Impact: How Agencies and Unions Analyze and Use Workforce Data
Making Connections 2024 – Mentoring – Innovative Models and Best Practices
Making Connections 2024 – Apprenticeship 101 – How Transit Apprenticeship Operates
Making Connections 2024 – Making Mentoring Matter: Building and Strengthening Your Frontline Worker Mentorship Program
Transit Workforce Development Challenges and Mitigation Practices
Youth Apprenticeship Access and Success in Rural Communities
Recruiting and Retaining Older Workers is a Must for U.S. Businesses. Here are Tools Employers Can Use.
Assessing Lifestyle and Human Costs of Bus Operator Workstation Design and Components

Safety and Health

Making Connections 2024 – Conflict Resolution and De-escalation – Models for Operator Training
Making Connections 2024 – Moving Toward Solutions for Transit Worker Safety
Making Connections 2024 – Mental Health, Well-Being, and Resilience for Transit Workers: Current Research, Practical Applications, and Best Practice Guidelines for Workforce Development
Making Connections 2024 – Zero In and Power Up: Resources for a Smooth Workforce Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles
Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
Improving the Health and Safety of Transit Workers with Corresponding Impacts on the Bottom Line
Bus Operator Barrier Design: Guidelines and Considerations
Assessing Lifestyle and Human Costs of Bus Operator Workstation Design and Components
Developing Best-Practice Guidelines for Improving Bus Operator Health and Retention
National Outreach Survey for Transportation (NOST)

Trainer and Mentor Development

Making Connections 2024 – Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp: Strategies for Successful Instruction
Making Connections 2024 – Identifying Training Needs, Assessing Workforce Skills Gaps, and Creating Strong Training Programs
Making Connections 2024 – Engaging and Interactive Training Strategies
Making Connections 2024 – Making Mentoring Matter: Building and Strengthening Your Frontline Worker Mentorship Program
Project ACCESS: Accelerating Career Connections and Employment Success Strategies
PAsmart Supporting Apprenticeship Building through Registered Apprenticeship Programs
ATTAIN One-page Handout
Case Study: Mentoring in the Paratransit Setting
Mini Case Studies: Zero-Emission Bus Workforce Transition
Youth Apprenticeship Access and Success in Rural Communities

Training

Making Connections 2024 – Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp: Strategies for Successful Instruction
Making Connections 2024 – How Do Technicians Learn? Exploring Successful Approaches for Developing Skills
Making Connections 2024 – Integrating AI into Training Design and Development
Making Connections 2024 – Foundational Skills for Successful Career Pathways in a Changing Industry
Making Connections 2024 – The College Connection: Strategies for Effective Partnerships
Making Connections 2024 – Conflict Resolution and De-escalation – Models for Operator Training
Making Connections 2024 – Identifying Training Needs, Assessing Workforce Skills Gaps, and Creating Strong Training Programs
Making Connections 2024 – Plan, Train, Succeed: Building Your ZEV Workforce Transition Strategy
Making Connections 2024 – Successful Models for Career Awareness, Outreach, and Recruitment in Our Varied Communities
Making Connections 2024 – Navigating the Future: Empowering Transit Workers in the Age of AI and Automation

Workforce Shortage

Making Connections 2024 – Outreach and Retention for Under-Represented and Underserved Communities
Gold Standard Playbook for Workforce Development
Transit Workforce Development Challenges and Mitigation Practices
Rural Outreach Strategies: Connecting Workers and Employers to the Workforce System
Workforce Data as an Equity Lever: Current and Emerging Resources
YouthBuild Funding Opportunity
Recruiting and Retaining Older Workers is a Must for U.S. Businesses. Here are Tools Employers Can Use.
Developing Transit Talent Pipelines
Latino Workforce and Recruitment Webinar
Mississippi’s Developing Responsible Individuals with Valuable Education (DRIVE) Program

Zero Emission Buses

Making Connections 2024 – How Do Technicians Learn? Exploring Successful Approaches for Developing Skills
Making Connections 2024 – Creative Uses of Workforce Development Funding – Scalable Options for Agencies of All Sizes
Making Connections 2024 – Plan, Train, Succeed: Building Your ZEV Workforce Transition Strategy
Making Connections 2024 – Zero In and Power Up: Resources for a Smooth Workforce Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles
Mini Case Studies: Zero-Emission Bus Workforce Transition
Powering Up the Workforce: Transit Workforce Center’s Zero-Emission Bus Resources Webinar
Developing Transit Talent Pipelines
Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants
Communities Taking Charge Accelerator
Zeroing in on New Standards for the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Fleet