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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 178: A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors provides a proposed national program structure and plan for training and certifying transit bus and rail maintenance instructors. The report also provides best practices used in the public and private sectors to prepare and certify technical instructors, as well as the attributes and instructional delivery methods found most effective for maintenance instructors.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22176.

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104 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/22176
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Front Matter i-vii
Summary 1-6
Chapter 1 - Introduction and Research Approach 7-11
Chapter 2 - Feasibility Study 12-19
Chapter 3 - Best Practices from Transit and Related Industries 20-41
Chapter 4 - Training and Certification Program Plan 42-65
Chapter 5 - Business Plan 66-86
Chapter 6 - Conclusion 87-87
References 88-88
List of Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initials, and Symbols 89-90
Appendix A - List of Alternative Courses 91-102
Appendix B - Potential Administrating Organizations 103-105

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