CalACT | California Association for Coordinated Transportation
Representing Small, Rural, & Specialized Transportation Providers Statewide
Transit and Paratransit Management Certificate Program
Spring 2010 Southern California
Download the Program Brochure. (pdf)
A results-oriented program to help advance you to the next level of success in today's transit environment
COURSES:
- Overview of the Transit/Paratransit Industry
- Managing the Operation Effectively
- Creating Innovative Organizations
- A Transit Manager's Guide to Regulation and Policy
- Creating Leadership Effectiveness
- Budgeting and Financial Management
- Marketing & Customer Service
- Human Resource Management
- Risk Management & Safety
Who Should Attend:
- Any transit and paratransit employees who wish to become supervisors or managers
- Current managers, department heads and new hires who have little or no formal management training or experience in public transit and paratransit
- Existing managers who would like to enrich their management skills
Program Benefits
The nine courses in this program provide key management and industry essentials for transportation professionals. You will gain a thorough understanding of what it takes to be a successful transportation manager. You will learn basic principles of management, marketing, risk management, human resources, operations, budgeting and leadership. You will see how transit systems can be designed, operated and monitored to enhance performance. You will enhance your skills, abilities and knowledge as a manager in the transit industry which will allow you to have a greater impact on the financial well-being of your organization.
As a participant, you must attend eight of the nine courses to receive a Transit and Paratransit Management Certificate from the University of the Pacific Westgate Center for Management Development. Completion of all nine courses earns you six Continuing Education Units (CEUs). The quality of the instructors is uniformly excellent. Class size is limited, so participants have a chance to interact with each other and with the course leaders.
