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7 Introduction As the complexity of transit vehicle technology advances at a quickened pace, experienced baby-boomer technicians retire in droves, and fewer younger workers entering the workforce are interested in pursuing mechanical jobs, finding qualified maintenance employees has become increasingly difficult. The diminishing pool of skilled workers dictates that the transit industry as a whole develop the training capacity needed to grow its own transit vehicle maintenance technicians.
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8 A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors trained and certified. All of this will improve the quality of transit vehicle maintenance instructors, which in turn will elevate the skill and knowledge levels of the technicians they teach.
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Introduction and Research Approach 9 Overall Research Approach To adequately address the complex matrix of issues associated with the training and certification of transit vehicle maintenance instructors, the Project Team deemed it necessary to honestly represent the present range of practices in this industry and elsewhere. Based on the best practices, the team then set off to propose a series of options that are most likely to be implemented by transit agencies, and ultimately would be successful in reaching the objective of quality training and meaningful certification of transit trainers.
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10 A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors for either articulation with an existing academic institution or review by a credit recommendation service. Finally, this research expanded beyond the traditional analog classroom as a technical learning standard and embraced the new generation of technical learning options available today.
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Introduction and Research Approach 11 Task 5: Business Plan Prepare a business plan for implementation that is institutionally sound for the long term (Chapter 5)
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