No Deliveries Currently Please keep checking back. Description: This course is a cooperative effort among the Federal Highway Administration (both the FHWA Office of Planning and the National Highway Institute), the Federal Transit Administration and the National Transit Institute. This course provides a general introduction and overview of the metropolitan transportation planning process. It covers […]
Procurement Series IV – Contract Administration
No Deliveries Currently Please keep checking back. Description: The last course in a four-part series *, this three and half-day course focuses on how a good contract administration system should look and how it should function after contract award. This revised procurement course will emphasize good procurement business practices and policies from a broader industry […]
Procurement Series III – RFPs and Competitive Contract Negotiations
No Deliveries Currently Please keep checking back. Description: The third course in a four-part series *, this three-day course will provide participants with a negotiation skill set. The participants will gain a greater understanding of negotiation, how to build negotiating skill sets and practice their application, when to negotiate and how negotiations are impacted by […]
Procurement Series II – Risk Assessment and Basic Cost or Price Analysis
No Deliveries Currently Please keep checking back. Description: The second of a four-part series *, this four-day course is designed to strengthen the procurement practices of transit authorities by improving the ability to perform cost and price analysis. This basic training helps build the sound financial management practices that are expected of organizations and agencies receiving […]
Procurement Series I – Orientation to Transit Procurement
No Deliveries Currently Please keep checking back. Description: The first of a four-part series *, this four-day foundational course is an overview of transit procurement and emphasizes “best practices” for contract procurements by FTA grantees. This revised procurement course will focus on good procurement business practices and policies from a broader industry perspective. The course […]
Procurement for Small and Medium Transit Systems
No Deliveries Currently Please keep checking back. Description: This course provides an overview of transit procurement, emphasizing “best practices” for contract procurements by small and medium transit systems who are recipients of FTA funding. The course provides participants with a framework for examining basic issues pertaining to third-party contracting and introduces minimum standards for individual […]
Overview of Transit Procurement for Senior Leadership
No Deliveries Currently Please keep checking back. Description: This revised half-day seminar offers senior leadership a better understanding of the rationale, functions, and general process of third-party contracting for FTA grantees. It provides an overview of major elements of an acceptable procurement program and is designed to be presented in a conference setting. Some of […]
National Transit Database
Upcoming Online Deliveries January 25-28, 2021 daily, for each of 4 days – 1:00pm-5:00pm EASTERN TIME February 8-11, 2021 daily, for each of 4 days – 1:00pm-5:00pm EASTERN TIME February 22-25, 2021 daily, for each of 4 days – 1:00pm-5:00pm EASTERN TIME March 8-11, 2021 daily, for each of 4 days – 1:00pm-5:00pm EASTERN TIME […]
Introduction to Transit Service Planning
No Deliveries Currently Please keep checking back. Description: This course seeks to have participants understand public transit service planning. By the end of the course, participants will be able to undertake conceptual service planning/design and redesign, including routing and scheduling, transit budgeting, and calculating levels of service and capacity. Note: Participants are encouraged to bring […]
Transit Academy
No Deliveries Currently Please check back soon! Description: The Transit Academy is a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes study of a major transit system. It is designed to provide those new to transit with an in-depth understanding of the scope of responsibilities, variety of skills and range of activities that work together in delivering safe and efficient transit […]