TxDOT Public Transportation Division (PTN)
Schedule of Training, Events, and Holidays
November 1, 2011
This calendar is posted for the convenience of public transit agencies; TxDOT does not endorse or recommend any specific vendor for training.
The information posted is not inclusive and is subject to change. New postings each month are shown with the Class Name highlighted. For
more information, contact the PTN Training Program Manager at PTN_Training@txdot.gov.
TxDOT provides tuition and travel reimbursement scholarships for transit agency employees to obtain training as funding allows.
NOTE: Applicants must contact the entity listed in the “Notes” column for registration.
November 2011
Class Name
Dates
Location / Host
Certified Safety and Security
Manager Training
1-3
Odessa/TxDOT
Event
Provider
CTAA
ITS Annual Meeting
9-11
Embassy Suites/San
Marcos
TTI/ITS
America
Webinar
Great Lakes
ADA Center
n/a
Worthington Hotel/
Ft. Worth
FTA/Reid
Consulting
n/a
Webinar
NTI
n/a
Worthington Hotel/
Ft. Worth
FTA/Reid
Consulting
n/a
Veterans Day
Did You Hear Me? Ensuring
Effective Communication With Your
Customers
FY 2012 Triennial Review
Workshop
Strollers, Carts and Other Large
Items on Buses and Trains
11
15
15-16
17
FY 2012 Triennial Review
17-18
Thanksgiving
24-25
7/1/2016
Course Fee
n/a
varies
Notes
2 ½ day training event open to one attendee per
5311, 5307 or 5310 agency. Application
required in advance by CTAA and must be
submitted to CTAA before October 14 –
contact ptn_training@txdot.gov to request
application form; Scholarships available –
contact: ptn_training@txdot.gov
Register directly through TTI website:
http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/its11/; Conference
– no scholarships available
Holiday – offices closed
Register directly with Great Lakes:
http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
Register directly through FTA website:
http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FY_2012_FTA
_TRIENNIAL_REVIEW_WORKSHOP.pdf or
contact Mariela Perdomo with questions at 571257-5090, ext. 221; Scholarships available –
contact: ptn_training@txdot.gov
Register directly with NTI:
http://www.ntionline.com/courses/courseinfo.php?
id=213
Register directly through FTA website:
http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FY_2012_FTA
_TRIENNIAL_REVIEW_WORKSHOP.pdf or
contact Mariela Perdomo with questions at 571257-5090, ext. 221; Scholarships available –
contact: ptn_training@txdot.gov
Holiday – offices closed
December 2011
Class Name
Dates
Location / Host
Event
Provider
Easter Seals
Project Action
Course Fee
Promising Practices and Solutions
in Accessible Transportation: Rail
Accessibility – Ensuring Equal
Access to a Growing Transportation
Mode
Transit Response to Bus Hijackings
1
Webinar
5
Houston/MTA of Harris
County
TSI
$30
Identifying IED Threats to Public
Transit
7
Houston/MTA of Harris
County
TSI
$30
7-10
Houston/MTA of Harris
County
TSI
$80
Great Lakes
ADA Center
Grant Writing
USA
n/a
Transit Industrial Safety
Management
Open Dialogue with the Department
of Justice
Grant Writing
Christmas
7/1/2016
13
12-13
26
Webinar
NCTCOG/Arlington
Notes
Register directly with ESPA:
http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/Calendar
?view=Detail&id=36385
$425
(use code
TXDOT for $30
discount)
Register directly with TSI:
https://www.tsi.dot.gov/tsilms/ClassListing.aspx?
CourseID=18&AOE=1; Scholarships available –
contact ptn_training@txdot.gov
Register directly with TSI:
https://www.tsi.dot.gov/tsilms/ClassListing.aspx?
CourseID=17&AOE=1; Scholarships available –
contact ptn_training@txdot.gov
Register directly with TSI:
https://www.tsi.dot.gov/tsilms/ClassListing.aspx?
CourseID=5&AOE=1; Scholarships available –
contact ptn_training@txdot.gov
Register directly with Great Lakes:
http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
Register directly with Grant Writing USA:
http://grantwritingusa.com/grants-training/grantwriting-workshops/arlington-texas-december2011.html; Scholarships available – contact
ptn_training@txdot.gov
Holiday – offices closed
January 2012
Class Name
Dates
Martin Luther King Day
Refresh on the 2010 ADA
Standards – March 15th is Just
Around the Corner
Confederate Heroes Day
Transit Operators Meeting
16
17
Toolbox for Transit Operator
Fatigue
26
Limited English Proficiency – Four
Factor Analysis Training
31
7/1/2016
19
25
Location / Host
Event
Provider
Webinar
Great Lakes
ADA Center
Austin/TxDOT Austin
District Office
Austin/TxDOT Austin
District Office
San Antonio/TxDOT
Course Fee
n/a
n/a
n/a
SURTC
n/a
Notes
Holiday – offices closed
Register directly with Great Lakes:
http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
Holiday - offices closed
Semi-Annual Meeting – no preregistration
necessary; meeting – no scholarships available
One-half day training from 8:00-12 noon; Register
by email with name, position and agency of those
planning to attend: ptn_training@txdot.gov;
scholarships available – contact
ptn_training@txdot.gov
Full day training required for all agencies with
FTA funding through TxDOT PTN – one
participant only per agency should attend in
region located; Register by emailing the training
location, name, position and agency of those
planning to attend: ptn_training@txdot.gov;
limited scholarships available – contact
ptn_training@txdot.gov
February 2012
Class Name
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) –
Four Factor Analysis Training
2
Houston/TxDOT
Event
Provider
SURTC
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) –
Four Factor Analysis Training
7
Lubbock/TxDOT
SURTC
n/a
Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
Guidance – Four Factor Analysis
Training
9
Mesquite/TxDOT
SURTC
n/a
2012 Texas Transportation Forum
15-17
Presidents Day
7/1/2016
Dates
20
Location / Host
San Antonio
Course Fee
n/s
varies
Notes
Full day training required for all agencies with
FTA funding through TxDOT PTN – one
participant only per agency should attend in
region located; Register by emailing the training
location, name, position and agency of those
planning to attend: ptn_training@txdot.gov;
limited scholarships available – contact
ptn_training@txdot.gov
Full day training required for all agencies with
FTA funding through TxDOT PTN – one
participant only per agency should attend in
region located; Register by emailing the training
location, name, position and agency of those
planning to attend: ptn_training@txdot.gov;
limited scholarships available – contact
ptn_training@txdot.gov
Full day training required for all agencies with
FTA funding through TxDOT PTN – one
participant only per agency should attend in
region located; Register by emailing the training
location, name, position and agency of those
planning to attend: ptn_training@txdot.gov;
limited scholarships available – contact
ptn_training@txdot.gov
Register directly through website:
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/ttf/Registration.htm;
Conference – scholarships not available
Holiday - offices closed
Description of Training and Events
FY 2012 Triennial Review Workshop
Congress mandates triennial reviews for transit systems receiving Section 5307 program funds. This 2-day workshop provides guidance and
reference material in each of the areas subject to review. Attendees are made aware of any new requirements that will be included in the review,
as well as being better prepared for the upcoming review.
Certified Safety and Security Manager Training
This program is designed to help transportation programs meet all of their responsibilities in regard to safety and security. A Certified Safety and
Security Manager is training to assist in preparedness of public and community transportation operations, and to maximize a transit system’s
ability to provide safe and secure transit service. The CSSM is trained to:
 Review existing system safety standards
 Identify and address FTA safety program benchmarks
 Highlight system strengths
 Identify areas for improvement, and
 Develop a safety, security and emergency preparedness program
The 3 step certification process includes application, completion of 2 day training program and successfully passing of CSSM examination
(additional ½ day). The usual exam fees are waived for this specific training session as the program is sponsored by TxDOT.
Did You Hear Me? Ensuring Effective Communication with your Customers
Join this webinar session to learn about the obligations of medical providers, lawyers, tax preparers, local and state government agencies,
social service providers, etc. to ensure that their customers are able to communicate with them.
Identifying IED Threats to Public Transit
This seminar demonstrates how to prepare for and initially respond to acts of terrorism involving explosives, how to implement a plan,
procedures to respond to an explosive incident, and how to manage an incident.
ITS Texas Annual Meeting
The theme for the 2011 meeting is: ITS 2020: What’s Your Vision?
Limited English Proficiency Guidance – Four Factor Analysis
This training will assist local transit agencies in conducting the Four Factor Analysis to meet the Limited English Proficiency FTA Title VI
requirement. Agencies can expect to come away with templates and valuable resources for an agency's use as they work toward meeting
this mandatory requirement.
Open Dialogue with the Department of Justice
Join us for an update of DOJ’s Enforcement and Guidance Activities and pose your questions to our speaker. This is an interactive session
and you are encouraged to bring your tough issues and concerns forward.
Refresh on the 2010 ADA Standards – March 15 Is Just Around the Corner
This webinar is designed to give an overview of the major differences between the 1991 ADA Standards and the 2010 ADA Standards.
7/1/2016
Effective March 15, 2012, new construction and alterations undertaken by entities covered by the ADA will be required to comply with the
2010 ADA Standards.
Strollers, Carts and Other Large Items on Buses and Trains
With the exception of wheelchairs and various mobility devices, policies regarding bicycles, strollers, luggage, carts and other large items
are developed in response to circumstances experienced by transit agencies. This webinar will highlight practices implemented by transit
agencies to address this topic.
Toolbox for Transit Operator Fatigue: Putting the Report into Action
Toolbox for Transit Operator Fatigue offers a variety of resources, methods and techniques to deal with operator fatigue. A primary goal of
the toolbox is to provide a structured process for implementing a fatigue management program that incorporates appropriate tools. Some
tools are geared to the individual operator while others are for use by supervisors and managers involved in aspects of daily service
planning and delivery.
Transit Industrial Safety Management
The purpose of this course is to develop, implement and maintain an industrial safety management program following Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) principles and guidelines for the transit workplace. Emphasis is on human factors, proactive policies,
identification of hazards and unsafe practices, hazards controls and resolution.
Transit Response to Bus Hijackings Seminar
Participants will learn how to respond to acts of terrorism, including workplace violence, and how to develop and implement plans and
procedures for responding to hijackings. Participants will learn how to gain access to a bus and resolve the incident with minimal public
endangerment.
7/1/2016