On behalf of the Urban Transportation Center, the University of Illinois (UIC) Great Cities Institute (GCI) provided curriculum development and training services to Metra for a workforce education program targeted to new and experienced managers. Metra’s workforce education department developed the preliminary training materials. Working closely with that team, GCI’s Kate Pravera provided instructional design and consultation services to ensure maximum learning outcomes. This involved reviewing Metra’s training content to ensure that best practices and basic principles of adult learning were in place. The training content was essentially rewritten in a pre-approved format to incorporate participatory learning activities geared to the Metra context.
Community college participation and endorsement will be integral to the success of a National Transportation Workforce Development Strategy. The Unive...
Despite over 30 percent of bridges in the United States having exceeded their 50-year design lives, most state departments of transportation (DOTs) la...
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