Name: Building the Transit Workforce Pipeline: Inside the Transit Core Competencies Curriculum (TC3)
Start: 2026-06-09T10:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-09T11:45:00-0400

Building the Transit Workforce Pipeline: Inside the Transit Core Competencies Curriculum (TC3)

Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am EDT

Cypress Room

Transit agencies nationwide are working to strengthen the skills and confidence of their maintenance and operations workforce, both new employees entering the industry and current employees needing upskilling. To meet this growing demand, the Transit Workforce Center, FTA’s technical assistance center for workforce development, developed the Transit Core Competencies Curriculum (TC3), a nationally informed program built by frontline subject matter experts (SME) that equips today’s transit workforce with the essential mechanical, electrical, computer, math, and industry-awareness knowledge and skills.
In this interactive session, participants will explore how TC3 can be used to reinforce foundational skills, support upskilling pathways; build greater confidence and consistency across maintenance and operations teams; and to support the development of career pipelines. The session will feature a “mini Train-the-Trainer” demonstration, showing how instructors can make the most of TC3 materials, along with a guided skills-gap mapping activity to illustrate how agencies can tailor the curriculum to meet local needs. Attendees will also hear real-world examples of how agencies are implementing the program to support growth and long-term workforce development.
By the end of the session, participants will leave with practical tools, implementation ideas, and a clearer understanding of how foundational skills training can strengthen recruitment, reduce time-to-competency, and support long-term workforce development across transit roles.

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Kristen Ribaudo

Kristen Ribaudo is the Project Manager of Instructional Design at the International Transportation Learning Center/Transit Workforce Center, where she leads the Rail Training Consortiums and Transit Core Competencies Curriculum (TC3) initiatives. With more than a decade of experience... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am EDT
Cypress Room

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