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12 Overview A feasible training and certification program is one that meets its original goals, is financially sustainable, withstands the risks it encounters, and adapts to changing needs and conditions. Chapter 2 summarizes the activities and findings of Task 1 Preliminary Feasibility Study, analyzing how a national training and certification program for transit vehicle maintenance instructors would be received and supported.
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Feasibility Study 13 The survey was emailed to three SME groups, who also received follow-up emails: • National Bus Maintenance Training (BMT) Committee sponsored by APTA, including bus maintenance training managers, trainers, frontline technicians and union training representatives.
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14 A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors Source Distribution Figure 2.1 shows the distribution for survey respondents according to the source. Bus Maintenance Training Committee.
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Feasibility Study 15 transit maintenance trainers are former technicians who have been promoted. The SME survey collected detailed data on the number of vehicles in each transit mode and the number of full-time and part-time vehicle maintenance instructors employed by their agencies.
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16 A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors Mentors In all transit work environments, on-the-job learning constitutes the major means of developing and perfecting new skills. This is especially the case at smaller agencies with no formal training programs.
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Feasibility Study 17 (See Table 2.1 for Average Fleet Size, Total Fleet Size, and number of vehicle maintenance employees) Fixed- Route Bus Heavy Rail Light Rail Paratransit Total/Average # of OEM Vehicle Maintenance Instructors–Project F-19 Survey estimated per agency 1.7 0.2 0.4 0.3 - Estimated # of Vehicles/OEM Instructors 367.1 678.7 220.8 371.7 - Estimated # of OEM Instructors for all Agencies 180 17 10 185 392 # of Community College Vehicle Maintenance Instructors–Project F-19 Survey estimated per agency 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 - Estimated # of Vehicles/Community College Instructors 4057.4 - 273.5 - - Estimated # of Community College Instructors for all Agencies 16 0 8 0 24 Other Vehicle Maintenance Instructors (independent consultants, retirees, etc.)
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18 A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors Of those indicating that their agencies are unlikely to participate, respondents cited a range of reasons including: • Lack of national program details, for example, level of agency time commitment, program format, delivery methods, content and requirements; • Funding issues; • No in-house instructor to certify; and • Agency isolation from participating in national programs in general. At the APTA Workforce Development Subcommittee meeting held at the 2013 APTA Annual Meeting, there was strong interest in the possibility of upgrading the capabilities of technical trainers.
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Feasibility Study 19 the Workforce Development Subcommittee and should be further explored. Enthusiasm for a national program was also high among survey respondents on the CUTR email list.
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