June 10 - Training Day One

Service Planning and System Development:

  • Transit System Service Design and Configuration
  • Transit System Role in the Community
  • Responding to Change
  • Translating Organizational Purpose and Mission into Measurable, Performance- Driven Management of your Transit Organization.

Budgeting and Financial Management:

  • Credit: Lines of Credit, Secured and Unsecured Debt
  • Long Term Finance: Capital Projects and Replacement of Capital Assets
  • Financial Security: Cyber security, Fraud Control, Cash Management
  • Funding Streams
  • Relating Local Economics to your Transit Financial Goals
  • Performance Management and Measurement
  • Annual Audits as a Management Tool

Transportation Operations Management:

  • Policies and Procedures
  • Safety and Risk Management
  • Customer Service
  • Operational Performance Management and Measurement
  • Ensuring Accessibility to Persons with Disabilities

June 11 - Training Day 2

Human Resource Management:

  • Personnel Management
  • Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations
  • Professional Development and Training for Your Staff
  • Utilizing Volunteers in your Organization
  • Addressing conflict and issues in the workplace

Procurement and Proposal Management:

  • Determining the need
  • Developing specifications
  • Determining the procurement mechanism and (if appropriate), the pool of qualified prospective vendors or suppliers
  • Issuing and carrying out the solicitation
  • Selecting the vendor or supplier
  • Executing a proposal or comparable procurement document
  • Abiding by the terms of the proposal - monitoring the proposal or as appropriate
  • Accepting the goods or services the proposal provides in accordance with your specifications
  • Closing out the proposal

Organizational Leadership:

  • Board Roles and Responsibilities
  • Advisory Committees
  • Organizational Mission and Purpose
  • Advocacy and Engagement with Elected Leaders and Stakeholders

Transportation Grants Management (CTPA only)

  • Types of state roles vis-à-vis grantees and sub-recipients Advisory Committees
  • Grantee communication
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Reporting and reviews
  • Regal requirements and assuring effective performance