Description:
This overview course provides practitioners new to Title VI with a foundational understanding of how Title VI and its policies connect with public transportation and its operating environment.
Objectives:
- Explore the history and context of Title VI
- Provide a brief overview of Title VI and Environmental Justice (EJ)
- Discuss general Title VI requirements for practitioners
- Review elements of Public Participation and Limited English Proficienty
- Provide resources for further exploration of Title VI requirements and practices
Goals:
To give practitioners who are totally NEW to Title VI a foundational overview of federal requirements, the context in which Title VI connects with public transit, and to offer resources for further study after the course.
Audience:
Individuals who are completely new to the field of Transit, Title VI, and/or the intersection of the two; any transit practitioner who is does not work directly with Title VI but wants to gain an understanding of its policies and implications.
Length: 2 days virtual (NTI will only issue Certificates of Completion to individuals who attend the entire course. Please plan to attend all 2-day sessions.)
Fee: Free
Program Coordinator: Myrna Sirleaf
Email: msirleaf@nti.rutgers.edu
848-932-6040