Regional Transit Training Initiative

GPTC will provide degreed and industry recognized training and education programs in multiple transit program areas in the metropolitan Atlanta region and throughout Georgia. The Georgia Regional Transit Training Initiative (RTTI) will serve workers eligible for assistance under the TAA for Workers program and other unemployed, dislocated and incumbent workers. RTTI will provide expeditious training programs in a regional training center to concurrently address the industrys short- and long-term demand for additional well-trained and skilled workers. Multiple transit training programs will be established to meet the growing need for bus and mobility mechanics, electronic technicians, transit and mobility operators, and management supervisors. The RTTI will also serve as a training model that can be replicated nationally by the transit industry.