TWI has partnered with Los Angeles Trade Technical College to create a Rail Systems Technology Program. The two-year program offers both certificates and degrees that help students aboard the fast track to becoming rail vehicle technicians. The project is funded in part by the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Grant.

LATTC Advanced Transportation and Manufacturing Open House The Advanced Transportation and Manufacturing (ATM) Pathway at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College held a successful open house on Wednesday, March 9. Hundreds of attendees, including local high school students, visited the ATM shop to explore potential careers in the Transportation and Manufacturing fields. Demonstrations of automobile hydraulics, custom painting, [...]

TWI would like to welcome Phil Washington as the inaugural Chairperson of the Transportation Workforce Institute. Bio… Mr. Washington is the CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), which transports 1.4 million passengers in an average workday, operates a fleet of 2,000 clean-air buses and six rail lines. Los Angeles Trade-Tech College [...]

The 2016 JAC course is officially underway! On February 1, 10 Metro employee became Trade-Tech students, as they began their orientation week, designed ensure a successful transition from the workplace to the college classroom. From there, they dive straight into the 5-month long JAC Training program on February 8. We wish them great success!   [...]

The formation of the Institute and its workforce development strategies is based on the stated needs of the transit industry for qualified workers and for more successful models for pre-employment training that will maximize readiness and retention of workers once hired. The Institute will also provide training opportunities for incumbent workers seeking industry skill-maintenance and/or [...]