Transportation
Training Resources

A Summary of Fee-for-Service Courses
Available to International Counterparts
at the Training Institutes and Technology Centers
of the U.S. Department of Transportation

Prepared by the
Office of International Transportation and Trade
Office of the Secretary of Transportation

September 2006

Table of Contents

Introduction

Center for Management and Executive Leadership
Course Offerings
Workshops
Correspondence Courses

Federal Aviation Administration Academy
Selected International Course Offerings

Global Maritime and Transportation School
Transportation, Logistics, and Management Programs
Nautical Science Programs
Marine Engineering Programs

National Highway Institute
Structures
Pavements and Materials
Geotechnical
Design and Traffic Operations
Construction and Maintenance
Hydraulics
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Freight and Transportation Logistics
Real Estate
Environment
Transportation Planning
Business, Public Administration, and Quality
Civil Rights
Highway Safety

National Transit Institute
Transit Program Management and Compliance
Management Development
Multimodal Transportation Planning
Workplace Safety and Security
Advanced Technologies

Transportation Safety Institute
Aviation
HAZMAT
Highway
Motor Carrier
Transit

Transportation Technology Center
Railroad/Rail Transit Training
Emergency Response Training Center

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Overview of the Volpe Center
Training

Introduction

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is charged with the planning, management and oversight of one of the largest and most complex transportation systems in the world. The U.S. transportation system annually provides over 4.9 trillion passenger miles of travel and 3.8 trillion ton miles of domestic freight generated by 281 million people, 7.1 million business establishments and 88 thousand government units. The system includes 3.9 million miles of public roads, 122 thousand miles of major railroads and 26 thousand miles of navigable waterways served by 321 ports. It includes over 5 thousand public-use airports serving 630 million passengers annually, 800 public transit operators serving urban areas and 300 transit operators serving rural areas.

Since its formation in 1967, DOT’s transportation programs have evolved to meet the rapidly changing economic, safety and security demands of the United States . The Department implements these programs under the Office of the Secretary of Transportation though key operating administrations, organized by mode of transportation:

• Federal Aviation Administration
• Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Federal Railroad Administration
• Federal Transit Administration
• Maritime Administration
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Within this organization, a dedicated staff of almost 60,000 DOT employees carries out the Department’s broad mandate. Not surprisingly, an extensive knowledge base has been developed across the spectrum of transportation modes over the years. A need to perpetuate and continually upgrade this expertise has been long recognized. To ensure that DOT employees are optimally trained to execute their mission, and to further disseminate this knowledge to our partners at the state and local levels, DOT’s modal admini­strations operate dedicated educational institutes with diverse and specialized curricula, focusing on best transportation planning, operation and oversight practices. In addition, several specialized technology centers provide research & development and technology assistance functions, and are often a source of more specialized training and technical assistance. Each of the DOT training institutes and centers has its own mandate and operates independently from the others, but the programs, viewed as a whole, offer a comprehensive and extensive curriculum – a virtual “ University of Transportation.”

As an extension of its domestic responsibilities to ensure transportation safety, and in recognition of the role of transportation systems in stimulating trade and economic development for the United States and its friends around the world, DOT views international outreach as a core mission. In addition to our normal coordination and cooperative activities with our international transportation counterparts, we recognize the mutual benefit of sharing our knowledge and supporting the transfer of technology to our partner nations. In this context, while DOT does not have funding for training of the managers and staffs of our international counterpart agencies, we are pleased to make the courses of our training institutes available on a fee-for-service basis to official trainees from other countries. These courses are open to qualified, admitted staff of our overseas counterpart agencies and institutions who are able to arrange for their own course funding, or where third party funding institutions, either U.S. or international, will fund the cost of the training.

This compendium of transportation training courses available to DOT’s international counterparts has been compiled as a comprehensive resource and guide. It provides a snapshot of the breadth and depth of training which has been offered in the recent past. Not all courses may be available at any given time. However, most of DOT’s training institutes are also able to prepare curricula on demand for international counterpart clients, and in many cases, special courses can be delivered in many locations around the world. The most up to date curriculum lists may be found each institute’s web site, and additional information on training and accommodations may be obtained directly from each institute.

For additional assistance in identifying specialized fee-for-service training within the DOT network, contact:

Fred Eberhart  
Senior Adviser, International Cooperation and Trade
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
Office International Transportation and Trade (X-20)
400 7th Street, SW, Room 10300
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-1735
Fax: 202-366-7417
Fred.Eberhart@dot.gov

Center for Management and Executive Leadership

Federal Aviation Administration, Palm Coast, Florida  (FAA Academy)

Address: 4500 Palm Coast Parkway, S.E.
Palm Coast, FL  32137-8077
Contact: Shepherd Curl
Phone: (386) 446-7132
Fax: (386) 446-7133
Email: shepherd.curl@faa.gov

The FAA Center for Management and Executive Leadership (CMEL) is a full service training, conferencing and development resource in an ideal setting at Palm Coast, Florida. A division of the FAA Academy, CMEL is available to Govern­ment leaders, managers, supervisors, and other public sector personnel, and provides for partici­pation in established courses as well as made to order programs and conferences. The thrust of much of CMEL training is to strengthen leadership, management, supervisory, and interpersonal skills. Although courses can be tailored to meet specific needs, training typically ranges in length from half a day to eight days. CMEL also delivers training at locations throughout the world. For more information, please visit our website at: http://www.cmel.faa.gov/.

Course Offerings

Building Effective Agreements

Change Agent Workshop

Coaching and Mentoring

Constructive Conflict Management: The Choices We Make

Effective Communication Skills

Facilitator Training Course

Frontline Manager Course-Phase 1: Fundamentals of Frontline Management (Online course)

Frontline Manager Course-Phase 2: Managing for Results

Frontline Manager Course-Phase 3: Managing for High Performance

Influence, Inquiry & Implications: A Leader's Path to the Future

Labor Management Relations

Leadership Development and Labor Relations

Leadership Development Program, Phase I

Leadership Development Program, Phase II

Managerial Coaching and Mentoring Course

Managing Change

Managing Performance

Managing Performance Employee Training

Measuring Organizational Performance

Measuring Organizational Performance Workshop

Mediation Techniques for Conflict Resolution)

Middle Manager Course

Negotiating Effectively

Performance Planning and Budget Integration

Presentation Techniques

Staff Study Fundamentals

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning Through the Power of Vision

Strategy Implementation for Managers (SIM)

Systems Thinking

Team Leader Course

Team Workshop

Working Together Effectively using Collaborative Team Processes

Writing an Effective Self Assessment

Workshops

Balanced Scorecard

Basic Principles of Interest-Based Bargaining

Combating Negativity

Critical Examination of Mental Models

Effective Questioning: A Different Way to Communicate

Ethics: Impact and Challenges

The FAA Budget in Brief

FAA Guidance on Conduct and Discipline

Facilitator Tools for Effective Meetings

Implications Charting:  Analyzing Systems Problems

Improving Work Processes

Influencing Skills

Introduction to Myers Briggs Type Indicator

Introduction to the Project Management Process

Introduction to Staff Studies

Labor Management Relations: Understanding the Answers

Managing Conflict

Managing Others Through Change

Managing Performance

Managing Your Workload for Success

Managing Yourself Through Change

Mediating Conflict

Problem Solving

Strategic Planning: Navigating Toward the Future

Taking Responsibility for Your Own Stress

Using an Interest-Based Approach to Building Agreement

Working Styles and Team Effectiveness

Workplace Violence: What Everyone Should Know

Correspondence Courses

Briefing and Presentation Techniques

Staff Work

Effective Discipline in a Changing Workplace

Report Analysis and Consolidation

Interpersonal Skills for the Leadership

Building Organizations and Managing Work

Introduction to Basic Labor Relations

The FAA Budget Process

Federal Aviation Administration Academy

Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
ANF-1, Room 220
6500 South MacArthur
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
Contact: Sunny Lee-Fanning
Phone: 1-405-954-3508
Fax: 1-405-954-4779
Email: 9-amc-ama-itd@faa.gov

The FAA Academy in Oklahoma City is the principal source of aviation technical training for the agency and provides training for more than 60,000 students each year.  Training is provided through resident, field delivered, computer-based instruction, the aviation training network, and correspondence courses to a variety of occu­pational specialties. Trainees include air traffic control system personnel, electronic technicians, system specialists, and engineers in the mainte­nance and installation of electronic systems used in air traffic control and air navigational systems, manufacturing inspectors, and aviation safety inspectors, FAA and non-FAA airport personnel, and international civil aviation personnel. Additional information is available on the web at: www.academy.faa.gov/.

Selected International Course Offerings

Recurrent Engineering

Recurrent Planning

Land Appraisal and Title Option

FAR Part 139 - Recurrent Training

Airport Improvement Program-Programming Recurrent

Recurrent Environmental Procedures

Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Recurrent

Airport Certification Procedures

Introduction to Airport Development

Recurrent Compliance

Airport Planning and Design

Airport Compliance Requirements

Airport Certification for Non-FAA Employees

Recurrent Airports Financial Assistance

Airport Noise and 14 CFR, Part 150 Noise Studies

System of Airports Reporting (Soar)

Introduction to Airport Development (Correspondence)

Airport Planning Criteria

Introduction to Airport Lighting, Marking, and Navaids

Basic Supervisory Training (International)

Advanced Manager Training (Instructor)

Introduction to Aviation English (International)

English for Air Traffic (International)

Instructor Development: Aviation English

FAA Procedures for Air Operators Certification (Operations) - International

Operations Inspector Indoctrination (International), Phase 2

FAA Procedures for Air Operator Certification (Airworthiness) - International

Airworthiness Inspector Indoctrination (International), Phase 2

Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUPS) - International

Establishing a Maintenance Certification Program (International)

ILS Flight Inspection for AF TECH/Eng (International)

VOR/DME Flight Inspection for AF TECH/Eng (Int'l)

Fundamentals of ATC (International)

Air Traffic Procedural Control (International)

Aerodrome Control Training (International)

Radar Approach Control Training (International)

Area Radar Control Training (International)

Customized Air Traffic Training (International)

International ATC OJT Instructor Training

Air Traffic Quality Assurance Program (International)

Air Traffic Training Administration (International)

Air Traffic Radar Simulation Development Course

CNS/ATM

ICAO PANS Ops

PANS Ops Using GNSS

ICAO Endorsed Government Aviation Safety Inspector (Operations)

ICAO Endorsed Government Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness)

Train-The-Trainer (TTT) For ICAO GSI Training

Customized TTT for ICAO GSI Training

Global Maritime and Transportation School

U.S. Maritime Administration, United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York

300 Steamboat Road
Kings Point, NY 11024
Contact: Brian Holden, Division Manager
Research and Special Projects
Phone: 516-773-5692
Fax: 516-773-5353
Email: holdenb@usmma.edu

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), the four year undergraduate program and federal maritime academy, operates the "Global Maritime and Transportation School" commonly known as "GMATS."  The mission of GMATS is to prepare private-sector, government, and military professionals to be global leaders and innovators in maritime operations, intermodal systems, and transportation security. GMATS provides world-class professional education and training programs (including instructional services, research studies, and technical assistance that enhance the safety, security, efficiency, and environmental soundness of maritime operations and global transportation systems).

In addition to more than 140 course offerings for mariners, maritime professionals, and other trans­portation industry practitioners, GMATS regularly develops and offers customized education and training programs in nautical science, marine engi­neering, intermodal transportation, security, logis­tics, maritime business, leadership and manage­ment.  These custom programs are delivered on- or off-site.

For further information and a current course listing, the GMATS website is: http://gmats.usmma.edu/.

GMATS also offers technical assistance services, maritime operations expertise, and research studies in the following general subject areas:

Shipboard operations

Navigation, seamanship, and shiphandling

Marine and intermodal terminal operations

Marine engineering operations, maintenance, and repair

Maritime and transportation security

Maritime business and economics

Maritime industry leadership, process improvement, and business ethics

Maritime training and education administration

Selected Course Titles

Transportation, Logistics, and Management Programs

Admiralty and Maritime Law

Advanced Bulk Commodities Workshop

Advanced Business Operations in the Tanker Industry

Advanced Logistics Strategies for Overseas Markets

Business Logistics Management

Company Security

Crisis Management in Transportation

Decision Making

Ethics Seminar

Facility Security

Forging Powerful Partnerships

Fundamentals of Chartering and Brokerage

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

Interaction Management

Intermodal Surface Freight Transportation

International Port Management and Intermodal Transport Program

Introduction to Freight Transportation Systems and Planning

Introduction to Longshoring and Marine Terminal Process

Introduction to the Maritime Industry

Introduction to the Tank Vessel Shipping Industry

Leadership

Marine Insurance

Maritime Antiterrorism and Crisis Management

Maritime Business and International Trade

Media Coaching

Personal Organization and Time Management

Railroad Operations and Intermodal Management

Seaport and Marine Terminal Operations

Ship Security

Supply Chain and Cargo Security

Supply Chain End to End Distribution

Transportation and Storage of Hazardous Materials

Nautical Science Programs

Able Seaman

Advanced Navigation

Basic and Advanced Marine Firefighting

Bridge Resource Management

Cargo Loading, Stowage, and Discharging Operations

Chemical Tanker Training

Crisis Management and Human Behavior

Crowd Management and Passenger Safety

Electronic Chart Display Information Systems (ECDIS)

Electronic Navigation

Fast Rescue Boat

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

Liquefied Gas Tanker Training

Marine Communications

Navigation (Terrestrial and Celestial)

Oil Tanker Training

Proficiency in Survival Craft

RADAR Observer

RADAR/Automatic RADAR Plotting Aids (ARPA)

Seamanship

Shipboard Safety

Basic and Advanced Shiphandling

Small Vessel Operations

STCW Basic Safety Training

Vessel Boarding, Search, and Inspection

Vessel Traffic Management Systems

Visual Communications

Marine Engineering Programs

Welding and Pipefitting

AutoCAD

Marine Auxiliary Systems

Fundamentals of Diesel Engines

Gas Turbine Systems

Machine Shop

Marine Refrigeration

Marine Diesel Surveyors

Maritime Engineering Management

Pump Operations, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting

Programmable Logic Controllers

Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED)

Repair Techniques for Slow and Medium Speed Diesel Engines

Marine Engineering Orientation

Steam Refresher

Steam Engineering Program

Diesel Engineering Program

Analysis of Shipboard Vibrations

Basic and Advanced Alignment Techniques

Crosshead Diesel Engines

Fitter Mechanics

Marine Engineering Economics

Motorman

Offshore Industry Training

Power Plant Emergency Diesel Maintenance and Operation

Contract Management

Shipboard Maintenance and Repair

Engine Room Management

Shipyard Operations and Management

Fuels Seminar

Maritime Project Management

National Highway Institute

Federal Highway Administration, Arlington, Virginia

4600 N Fairfax Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22203
Contact: NHI Training    
Phone: (703) 235-0534
Fax: (703) 235-0593
Email: NHITraining@fhwa.dot.gov

The National Highway Institute (NHI) was estab­lished to provide technical training for Federal, State and local transportation professionals and private industry. Created in 1970 by Federal legislation, the NHI develops and administers transportation related training and education programs that assist in applying new technologies to the planning, design, construction, mainte­nance, and rehabilitation of the Nation's trans­portation infrastructure.

By congressional mandate, the NHI also serves the international community with training and education programs.  The NHI is one of 81 Technology Transfer Centers of the Pan American Institute of Highways. In this role it conducts and promotes training courses, seminars, and confer­ences, as well as professional exchanges, to transportation organizations around the world. The NHI website is:  http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/.

Selected Course Titles

Structures

Bridge Inspection Refresher Training 

Engineering Concepts for Bridge Inspectors

Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges

Vessel Collision Design of Highway Bridges

Hazardous Bridge Coatings: Design and Management of Maintenance and Removal Operations 

Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges

Bridge Coatings Inspection 

LRFD for Highway Bridge Superstructures 

LRFD for Highway Bridge Substructures and Earth Retaining Structures 

Inspection and Maintenance of Ancillary Highway Structures

Bridge Construction Inspection 

Soils and Foundations Workshop

Drilled Shafts 

Driven Pile Foundations - Design and Construction

Geotechnical Aspects of Pavements

Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes

Micropile Design and Construction

Pavements and Materials

Highway Materials Engineering 

Pavement Subsurface Drainage Design 

Hot-Mix Asphalt Construction 

Hot-Mix Asphalt Production Facilities 

Hot-Mix Asphalt Materials, Characteristics, and Control

Asphalt Pavement Recycling Technologies 

Pavement Preservation: The Preventive Maintenance Concept 

Pavement Preservation: Selecting Pavements for Preventive Maintenance 

Concrete Pavement Design Details and Construction Practices

Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation 

Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation 

Introduction to Mechanistic Design for New and Rehabilitated Pavements

Pavement Smoothness: Use of Inertial Profiler Measurements for Construction Quality Control 

Pavement Preservation: Design and Construction of Quality Preventive Maintenance Treatments 

Pavement Preservation: Integrating Pavement Preservation Practices and Pavement Management

Analysis of PMS Data for Engineering Applications 

Transportation Asset Management 

Principles and Practices for Enhanced Maintenance Management Systems

Geotechnical

LRFD for Highway Bridge Substructures and Earth Retaining Structures

Soils and Foundations Workshop

Geosynthetics Engineering Workshop

Drilled Shafts 

Driven Pile Foundations - Design and Construction 

Driven Pile Foundations - Construction Monitoring

Subsurface Investigations

Soil Slope and Embankment Design and Construction

Ground Improvement Techniques

Rock Slopes

Earth Retaining Structures 

Shallow Foundations

Geotechnical Aspects of Pavements 

Geotechnical Instrumentation 

Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes

Construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes 

Driven Pile Foundation Inspection

Drilled Shaft Foundation Inspection 

Micropile Design and Construction 

Subsurface Investigation Qualification 

Inspection of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes

Design and Traffic Operations

Capacity and Quality of Flow

Computerized Traffic Signal Systems 

Traffic Signal Design and Operation 

Managing Traffic Incident and Roadway Emergencies

Freeway Traffic Operations 

Access Management, Location and Design 

Advancing Transportation Systems Management and Operations

Construction and Maintenance

Bridge Construction Inspection 

Principles of Writing Highway Construction Specifications 

Value Engineering Workshop

Highway/Utility Issues 

Bridge Maintenance Training 

Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis and Avoidance

Materials Control and Acceptance - Quality Assurance

Use of Critical Path Method (CPM) for Estimating, Scheduling and Timely Completion

Pontis Bridge Management 

Alternative Contracting 

Hydraulics

River Engineering for Highway Encroachments

Urban Drainage Design

Stormwater Pump Station Design 

River Analysis System

Stream Stability and Scour at Highway Bridges 

Stream Stability and Scour at Highway Bridges for Bridge Inspectors

Countermeasure Design for Bridge Scour and Stream Instability 

Culvert Design 

Introduction to Highway Hydraulics 

Practical Highway Hydrology 

Surface Water Modeling System with Flo DH and SMS

Hydrologic Analysis and Modeling with WMS

Introduction to Highway Hydraulics Software

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

ITS Awareness Seminar 

Deploying Integrated ITS - Metropolitan 

ITS Telecommunications Overview 

Rural ITS Toolbox 

Deploying the National Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture

Web-Based Introduction to National ITS Architecture

ITS Software Acquisition 

Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Procurement

CORSIM Traffic Simulation Model Training 

Introduction to Systems Engineering for Advanced Transportation

Managing High Technology Projects in Transportation

Turbo Architecture Software Training

Configuration Management (CM) for Traffic Management Systems 

Freight and Transportation Logistics

Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process 

Uses of Multimodal Freight Forecasting in Transportation Planning 

Real Estate

Basic Relocation 

Advanced Relocation 

Business Relocation

Web-Based Real Estate Acquisition under the Uniform Act: An Overview 

Environment

NEPA and Transportation Decision Making 

Fundamentals and Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise 

Functional Assessment of Wetlands

Public Involvement in the Transportation Decision-Making Process

Fundamentals of Title VI/Environmental Justice 

Fundamentals of Title VI/Environmental Justice 

The CMAQ Program: Purpose and Practice 

Implications of Air Quality Planning for Transportation

Pedestrian Facility Design  

Bicycle Facility Design 

Water Quality Management of Highway Runoff 

Beyond Compliance: Historic Preservation in Transportation Project Development

Context Sensitive Solutions 

Design and Implementation of Erosion and Sediment Control

Estimating Regional Mobile Source Emissions

Transportation Planning

Application of the FHWA Traffic Monitoring Guide

Administration of FHWA Planning and Research Grants

Introduction to Statewide Transportation Planning 

Applying GIS and Spatial Data Technologies to Transportation

Linking Planning and NEPA: Towards Streamlined Decision Making

Safety Conscious Planning: Planning it Safe 

Introduction to Urban Travel Demand Forecasting

Metropolitan Transportation Planning 

Estimating Regional Mobile Source Emissions

Highway Program Financing 

Business, Public Administration, and Quality

Federal Lands 101 

Federal-Aid 101 (FHWA Employee Session) 

Federal-Aid Highways 101 (State Version) 

Conducting Reviews that Get Results (FHWA)

Civil Rights

On the Road to Equality: Women in Highway Construction 

Partnering for Native American Employment in Highway Construction

Highway Safety

Access Management, Location and Design 

Pedestrian Facility Design 

Bicycle Facility Design

Safety Conscious Planning: Planning it Safe 

Design and Operation of Work Zone Traffic Control

Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Improvement Program 

AASHTO Roadside Design Guide 

Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Highway Safety Appurtenances and Features 

Work Zone Traffic Control for Maintenance Operations (Short Term)

Construction Zone Safety Inspection

Road Safety Audits and Road Safety Audit Reviews

Safety and Operational Effects of Geometric Design Features for Two-Lane Rural Highways

Interactive Highway Safety Design Model 

Advanced Work Zone Management and Design 

Fundamentals of Planning, Design and Approval of Interchange Improvements to the Interstate System 

Designing and Operating Intersections for Safety

New Approaches to Highway Safety Analysis

Low-Cost Safety Improvements Workshop 

Intersection Safety Workshop 

National Transit Institute

Federal Transit Administration, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

120 Albany Street
Tower Two, Suite 250
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2163
Contact: Paul J. Larousse, Director
Phone: 732.932.1700
Fax: 732.932.1707
Email: plarrousse@nti.rutgers.edu

The National Transit Institute’s (NTI) mission is to provide training, education, and clearinghouse services in support of public transportation and quality of life in the United States . Established in 1992, the National Transit Institute develops and delivers training and education programs for the transit industry, government officials, and the public at large. NTI programs are developed in collaboration with the Federal Transit Administra­tion and other transportation organizations at all levels.  NTI identifies needs; promotes, develops, and delivers high quality programs and materials through cooperative partnerships with industry, government, institutions, and associations; and serves as a catalyst for enhancing skills and performance in public transportation.  Additional information on NTI is available online at our web site: http://www.ntionline.com/.

Selected Course Titles

Transit Program Management and Compliance

Accessible Pedestrian Signals

Comprehensive ADA Paratransit Eligibility

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

Management of Transit Construction Projects

Managing the Cost of ADA Paratransit Services

Overview of Transit Procurement for Senior Leadership

Paratransit Scheduling and Dispatching Fundamentals

Procurement Series - I - Orientation to Transit Procurement

Procurement Series - II - Basic Cost and Price Analysis and Risk Assessment

Procurement Series - III - RFP's and Competitive Contract Negotiations

Procurement Series - IV - Contract Administration

Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Transit Projects

TEAM-Web (Transportation Electronic Award Management)

Management Development

Changing to Supervision

Commuter Benefits Program - Staff Course

Coordinated Mobility: A Unified Transportation Management Solution

Effective Supervision in Transit

Human Resources Practitioner Series: Module I - The Role of Human Resources Management in Transit

Human Resources Practitioner Series: Module II- Managing the Employment Process

Human Resources Practitioner Series: Module III- Compensation & Benefits

Human Resources Practitioner Series: Module IV- Human Resource Development

Market-Based Ridership Strategies

Senior Leadership

Transit Academy

Transit Marketer: Module I - Market Outreach

Transit Marketer: Module II - Revenue Generation

Transit Marketer: Module III - Communications Management

Transit Marketer: Module IV - Advertising

Multimodal Transportation Planning

Context Sensitive Solutions in a Multi-Modal Environment

Financial Planning in Transportation

Introduction to Transportation/Air Quality Conformity

Managing the Environmental Process

Metropolitan Transportation Planning

Multimodal Travel Forecasting

Public Involvement in Transportation Decision Making

Safety Conscious Planning

Statewide and Metropolitan Transportation Programming

Statewide Transportation Planning

Workplace Safety and Security

Building Diversity Skills in the Transit Workplace

Building Diversity Skills in the Transit Workplace (Direct Delivery)

Harassment Prevention for Transit Employees (Direct Delivery)

Harassment Prevention for Transit Supervisors (Direct Delivery)

Harassment Prevention Train-the-Trainer

Infectious Disease Awareness and Prevention

Musculoskeletal Disorder Awareness and Prevention (Direct Delivery)

System Security Awareness for Commuter Railroad Employees

System Security Awareness for Passenger Vessel Employees

System Security Awareness for Transit Employees

System Security Awareness for Transportation Employees

Terrorist Activity Recognition and Reaction

Toolbox for Transit Operator Fatigue: Putting the Report into Action

Violence in the Transit Workplace – Prevention, Response and Recovery

CD-ROMS, Videos, Fact Sheets, and Pocket Guides

Advanced Technologies

BRT Course: Exploring the Potential of Bus Rapid Transit

BRT Regional Workshops

Flexible Community Transit Services: Planning, Design & Technology

Intelligent Transportation Staffing

ITS for Transit: Applications, Costs and Benefits

Managing Information for Success

Multimodal Traveler Information Systems

Rural ITS

Transportation Safety Institute

Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0082
Contact: Frank Tupper, Director
Phone: (405) 954-3153
E-Mail: Director@tsi.jccbi.gov

The Transportation Safety Institute (TSI), located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was established in 1971 to assist the Department of Transportation operating administrations in accomplishing their mission essential training requirements. TSI serves as the primary source of transportation safety training on domestic and international levels for Federal, State, and local government agencies and industry.  Examples of training include pro­grams specializing in Aviation Safety, Hazardous Materials, Transit Safety, Highway Safety, Motor Carrier Safety, and Pipeline Safety.  TSI operates on a fee-for-service basis and receives funding by user/sponsor organizations through reimbursable agreements, tuitions and fees.  Training is con­ducted at onsite and offsite locations throughout the world.  TSI has currently trained over 600,000 students.  A description of TSI services and our most current course catalog may be found at our web site: http://www.tsi.dot.gov.

Selected Course Titles

Aviation

Aviation Safety Program Manager (ASPM)

Aircraft Cabin Safety Investigation

Overview of Flight Procedures Development

Advanced Rotorcraft Accident Investigation

Media Relations in Aircraft Accident Investigation

Advanced Aircraft Accident Investigation

Human Factors in Aircraft Accident Investigation

Basic Aircraft Accident Investigation

Aircraft Accident Investigation First Responder Seminar

Experimental Aircraft Accident Investigation

Airspace System Inspection Pilot/Technician (International) (AVN)

Flight Procedures Office Training Course

Rotorcraft Accident Investigation

Turbine Engine, Aircraft Accident Investigation

Introduction to Flight Procedures (TERPs) (AVN)

Area Navigation (RNAV) Approach Construction (Automated) (AVN)

Instrument Approach Procedures Automation (IAPA)

Internal Evaluation Program (IEP) for Managers

Internal Evaluation Program (IEP) for Evaluators

Area Navigation (RNAV) Approach Construction (Manual)

Introduction to Aeronautical Charts

HAZMAT

Specialized Hazardous Materials: Cylinders

Transportation of Hazardous Materials 

Infectious Substance Transportation

Military Airlift of Hazardous Materials

Performance Oriented Packaging

Air Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Specialized HAZMAT: Explosives

Specialized HAZMAT: Radioactive Materials

Specialized HAZMAT: Hazardous Waste/ Substance

Cargo Tank Regulatory Compliance

Hazardous Materials Compliance and Enforcement

International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG)

General Awareness for HAZMAT Responders

Instructor Training: HAZMAT Transport Modules

Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Highway

Drug Evaluation and Classification

Preliminary Drug Evaluation and Classification

Law Enforcement Public Information Workshop

Highway Safety Program Management

Instructor Training in DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety

Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals

Management Review

Speed Measurement training

Lethal Weapon: Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Homicide

Emergency Medical Services ( EMS) Data

Conducting Complete Traffic Stops

Mobilizing America to Buckle Up Children

National Standardized Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Training

Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC)

Moving Kids Safely

Prosecuting the Drugged Driver

Protecting Lives, Saving Futures

Older Driver Course

NASS Update Training

Media Skills

NASS Researcher Basic Training IV

Data Analysis and Evaluation

Impaired Driving

Occupant Protection

Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety

Catch 'Em If You Can

Drugs That Impair Driving

Prosecution of Driving While Intoxicated

Instructor Development Training

Drug Evaluation and Classification Instructor

Prosecutor Faculty Development

Youth Alcohol Enforcement

Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies

Safe Communities

Community Bicycle Safety Course for Law Enforcement

Emergency Medical Services ( EMS) Public Information, Education and Relations (PIER)

Managing Federal Finances and Tracking Grants

Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES)

Highway Safety Information System Leadership Workshop (HSIS)

Highway Safety Project Management

Operation Kids

Motor Carrier

U. S. DOT Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Course

Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Seminar (New Entrant)

Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Hours of Service Refresher Seminar

Transit

Instructor's Course in Bus Operator Training

Effectively Managing Transit Emergencies

Transit Industrial Safety Management

Threat Management and Emergency Response to Bus Hijackings Seminar

Transit System Safety

Safety Evaluations of Alternative Fuels Facilities and Equipment

Substance Abuse Management and Program Compliance

Bus Collision Prevention and Investigation Seminar

Intermediate Problems in Bus Collision Investigation

Transit System Security: Design Review

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)

Transit Bus System Safety

Alternative Fuel Cylinder Inspection

Threat Management and Emergency Response to Rail Hijackings Seminar

Transit Rail Incident Investigation

Transit System Security

Fundamentals of Bus Collision Investigation

Transit Explosives Incident Management Seminar

Transit Rail System Safety

Transportation Technology Center

Federal Railroad Administration, Pueblo, Colorado

55500 DOT Road
Pueblo, CO  81001
Contact: TTCI Marketing Department
Telephone:  +1-719-584-0750
Fax:  719-584-0711
General Information: ttci_marketing@ttci.aar.com

The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) is a world class facility offering a wide range of unique capabilities for research, devel­opment, testing, consulting, and training for railway-related technologies. The site, 21 miles northeast of Pueblo, Colorado, is owned by the U.S. Department of Transportation, and is oper­ated and maintained by the Transportation Tech­nology Center, Inc., under a care, custody, and control contract with the Federal Railroad Admini­stration. A 52 square mile facility, TTCI has a vast array of specialized testing facilities and tracks. The site also enables testing of all types of freight and passenger rolling stock, vehicle and track components, and safety devices.

The economics of the world’s developed countries have long relied on railroads. Developing countries are now on the same track. And there's a wide­spread resurgence of interest in passenger service, a need that plays directly to TTCI's strength. Our company's self-declared mission is to "accelerate the rate at which beneficial tech­nologies are safely and efficiently utilized by the railway industry." TTCI does this by engaging in both the development and transfer of technology applicable to all phases of railroad and transit operations.

Areas of TTCI expertise include in rail and transit:

Transit System Services

Computer Modeling Products and Services

Vehicle Performance Monitoring Systems

Instrumentation and Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting 

Engineering Services

Transportation Security

Communications & Train Control

Freight Damage Prevention

Certification Testing Services

Railroad/Rail Transit Training

TTCI's staff of engineers and technicians is fre­quently retained to provide training services for customers. Some programs are provided regu­larly, while others are given on demand and customized to meet individual needs.

Selected TTCI training courses include:

Vehicle Dynamics

Derailment Analysis

Vehicle Characterization

Passenger Car Dynamics

Wheel-Rail Theory

Vehicle Suspension Systems

Dynamic Behavior of Tracks

Nondestructive Rail Flaw Analysis

Tank Car Nondestructive Testing

Bridges Evaluation for Heavy Axle Loads

Heavy Axle Loads

NUCARS® Modeling

Train Operation and Energy Simulator (TOES™) /Simulation of Train Action to Reduce Cost of Operations (STARCO™) (Training is available to licensed users.)

Train Energy Model (TEM™)

Emergency Response Training Center

Prevention of hazardous materials accidents is an important part of TTCI's mission. TTCI offers key services for improving transportation safety for shippers, carriers, and the public in the areas of re­search, development, testing, training, and consulting. 

The Emergency Response Training Center (ERTC), operated by TTCI, was established in 1985 to train transportation service industry employees, public emergency responders, chemi­cal industry employees, government agencies, and emergency response contractors from all over the world. Since its inception, ERTC has trained more than 38,000 students worldwide. 

ERTC offers hands-on training based on the Department of Homeland Security training guide­lines, Occupational Safety and Health Administra­tion’s (OSHA) regulations 29 CFR 1910.120 (q) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.

TTCI’s isolated and secure facility has specialized hazardous materials training props, which includes over 20 highway cargo tanks, 60 railcars, a locomotive, 4 full-scale simulated derailments, and a full-scale mockup of a chemical barge. A state-of-the-art computer learning center helps students use the latest in air dispersion modeling for predicting chemical dispersion and potential health effects.

ERTC instructors travel off site to deliver cus­tomized training or provide consulting services.  ERTC regularly assists corporate training officers in designing a unique curriculum to meet corporate training objectives. A detailed description of ERTC services and course schedule may be found at http://www.hazmattraining.com

Regularly scheduled ERTC courses include:

Tank Car Specialist

Advanced Tank Car Specialist

Transportation Specialist Refresher

Highway Emergency Response Specialist

Hazardous Materials Technician

Hazmat Monitoring

Intermodal Specialist

Incident Commander

Weapons of Mass Destruction Technician

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts

55 Broadway, RTV-1
Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA  02142-1093
Contact: Volpe Center, Office of the Director        
Phone: (617) 494-2491
Fax: (617) 494-3731
Email: Ellen.Bell@volpe.dot.gov

Overview of the Volpe Center

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center ( Volpe Center), part of the newly created Research and Innovative Technology Administra­tion (RITA), was established in 1970 to fulfill the need of the newly formed U.S. DOT for broad technical support.  Since its inception, the Center’s systems-level understanding of transportation technology, operations, and institutions, coupled with a wide range of analytical and engineering capabilities has been an invaluable resource to the Department and others. The Volpe Center’s work includes a broad mix of projects that cut across traditional transportation modes and technical disciplines.

Operating under the guidance of the U.S. Secre­tary of Transportation and the RITA Administrator, the Volpe Center -- in step with the Department’s national transportation objectives and priorities -- contributes to the public good through its work to improve the performance and effectiveness of the nation’s transportation system. In the thirty five years since the Volpe Center was established, it has addressed major national transportation issues related to safety, congestion reduction (mobility), environmental stewardship, global con­nectivity and security, emergency response and preparedness.

By applying its unique combination of technical knowledge and expertise, the Volpe Center has lent critical support – including training and education -- to its clients – U.S. DOT, other Federal agencies, state, and local governments, international entities, industry, and academia -- to successfully carry out their missions.  Today, the Volpe Center has evolved in to an internationally recognized center of transportation expertise. Through research and development, engineering, and analysis, the Volpe Center helps decision-makers define problems and pursue solutions.  The Center has repeatedly responded rapidly to emerging needs within DOT, displaying its skill at deploying systems that work in complex environments.  It is well respected as a forum for heightening the awareness of the broader transportation community on issues of national and global significance.  

The Volpe Center differs from most Federal organizations in that it receives no direct appro­priation from Congress. Instead, the Volpe Center is funded 100% through a fee-for-service structure in which all of our costs are covered by sponsored project work.  A catalyst for innovation, the Volpe Center serves as a key source of critical insight necessary to realize transportation's promising future.

Training

The Volpe Center develops and delivers custom­ized training on a broad spectrum of transportation issues for numerous clients.  The Center has designed and implemented training programs to satisfy many different types of needs, including professional capacity building; systems use train­ing, workforce skills training, awareness training, change management training, and mission critical training. The Center has also worked to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs on behalf of its clients. 

The Volpe Center’s diverse portfolio and recent accomplishments in supplying training programs to it clients include the following:

Professional Capacity Building:  The Volpe Center is helping the U.S. Department of Transportation establish a strong leadership role in transportation workforce development through its capacity build­ing programs which provide information, technical assistance, tools, and training to transportation professionals.  Building on the success of two established Professional Capacity Building (PCB) programs in Intelligent Transportation Systems and Transportation Planning, the Volpe Center is helping the Federal Highway Administration build new programs in several key priority areas – roadway safety, environmental stewardship, security ­and emergency management and public private partnerships.  The Center has been in­strumental in establishing a council that brings together managers of capacity building pro­grams from across the U.S. DOT to exchange information and best practices, identify op­portunities for enhanced knowledge manage­ment, and better integrate training, technical assistance and infor­mation dissemi­nation among programs.

Training Iraqi Railways Personnel:  The Volpe Center was instrumental in supporting the Iraq Rehabilitation Management Organization (IRMO) by overall program management support for sup­plying key railroad maintenance and construction equipment for the Iraqi Railways system.  This work included training the Iraqi Railways person­nel on railroad construction equipment, contract­ing, manufacturing oversight, handling delivery logistics, and acceptance of the equipment. 

Monitoring and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Training:  For the Department of Homeland Secu­rity’s Transportation Security Administration, the Volpe Center is responsible for monitoring, evalu­ating, analyzing, and reporting on the effective­ness, efficiency, and adequacy of training pro­grams.  TSA’s Quality Assurance Branch man­ages a National Training Quality Assurance Pro­gram to ensure standardization of training delivery and that course offering and screener recertifica­tions are achieving their intended objec­tives.  The Volpe Center provided DHS/TSA with an analysis of the current state of the screener training Quality Assurance program.

Outreach and Training for the National Park Service:  A broad set of Volpe Center efforts –technical assistance, outreach and training, strate­gic communications, financial analysis, planning reviews, and system evaluations have proven useful to the National Park Services (NPS) Trans­portation Management Program.  The Volpe Cen­ter works with the NPS and other Federal land management agencies to advance transportation programs, and to design alternative transportation systems to address these challenges.

On-site Telecommunications Training: For the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Volpe Center has traveled to all 77 FAA field sites for worked to conduct transition training for FAA staff around the country on new state of the art com­puters and telecommunications equipment in­stalled as part of the modernization of the FAA’s Traffic Flow Management Infrastructure.

User Training on National Data Repository:  The Volpe Center also lends key support to the FAA’s Telecommunications Information Management System (TIMS), which provides a single, central national data repository of FAA telecommunica­tions ordering, funding and inventory information along with a consistent set of automated tools to support the telecommunications business process of the FAA.  The Volpe Center is responsible for the design, development, operation, maintenance and user training of TIMS. 

Safe Skies for Africa:  On behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Volpe Center participated in an International Civil Aviation Or­ganization (ICAO) Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management meeting in Abjua, Nigeria in support of the Department of Transportation’s Safer Skies for Africa Initiative’s.  The Center provided a briefing on the significance of successful implementation of a Global Posi­tioning System (GPS) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system to support flight planning and provide training of a GPS outage prediction tool developed by the Volpe Center. 

Development of Transit Security Training:  For the Federal Transit Administration, the Volpe Center has created guidelines for developing transit secu­rity procedures and programs and related training courses.

Nationwide Training for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA):  The Volpe Cen­ter supported FMCSA requirements to prepare an annual plan to reduce truck related crashes and fatalities by developing a four-step planning proc­ess, piloting the process, developing the training and then conducted the training for all 50 FMCSA State Division Offices. 

Hazmat Awareness Training for U.S. Postal Service (USPS):  In support of the USPS Hazard­ous Materials and Aviation Security Programs, the Volpe Center has developed and conducted hazmat awareness training, prepared instructional materials and standard operating procedures, and had collected data and conducted needs assess­ments. Since 1999, the Volpe Center has sup­ported the efforts of the USPS Aviation Mail Secu­rity Group (AVSEC) to keep the mail safe from potential impacts of hazmat.

Emergency Response Training for U.S. DOT Regional Personnel:  Recently, the Volpe Center provided Emergency Response training to U.S. DOT regional staff. The training  introduced the Regional Emergency Transportation program, history, applicability to the National Response Plan, roles and responsibilities, relationship to the Emergency Transportation Center (ETC) in Atlanta, GA, the National Contract, deployment activities and responsibilities, as well as response, recovery and remediation activities related to the US DOT and its supporting Federal, state and lo­cal authorities.

Training Courses Conducted for Field Planners:  In support of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, the Volpe Center conducted a training course for the agen­cies’ field planners in Kansas City, Missouri, , as part of a series of ten courses held in the U.S. DOT’s regions. Federal legislation requires the Secretary to certify every three years that each metropolitan area is conducting transportation planning in a way that meets statutory require­ments. The course assisted field planners to pre­pare for conducting Planning Oversight and Certi­fications in metropolitan areas over 200,000 population.