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Hazard and Security Planning (HSP)
CLICK HERE for the HSP Template for Transit Systems. For State assistance call DRPT at (804) 786-1056.  

DRPT - Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation is hosting a Travel Training Conference to include Certification Training in Transportation Solutions Coordinators/Mobility Managers and PASS Driver Certification Program.

Interested in becoming your region's Certified Training Leader on Transportation Solutions/Mobility Management and/or PASS Driver Training?

Interested in receiving support from DRPT to develop a regional training team made up of key local stakeholders to help you publicize best practices in transportation coordination and quality improvement for older adults, people with disabilities, and people with lower incomes?

If so, this training opportunity may be for you.

Date:  November 16, 17, & 18, 2010

Location: Blacksburg Transit, Blacksburg VA

Lodging: Marriott Courtyard

Scholarships may be available, if needed.

Detailed description of the training is below.  For more information or to register contact Neil Sherman at (804) 786-1154.

The (PASS) Trainer Certification Program

The PASS program is designed as a three-day Train-the-Trainer to certify trainers who can then train drivers to ensure that community transportation drivers have current expertise in passenger assistance techniques and sensitivity skills appropriate for serving persons with disabilities.

Some of the advantages of offering the PASS certification program are: the ability to reduce organizational liability; comprehensive, up-to-date training on the assistance drivers should be providing to passengers with special needs; intensive emergency situation training; certification oversight provided by national leaders in the community transportation field; and updates for all participants on relevant regulatory changes.

The course outline for the three-day trainer certification includes:

Day 1:

• Introduction: Pre-test, stress management, Americans with Disabilities Act
• Driver Sensitivity, awareness and communications
• Mobility equipment (including walkers, canes, crutches, braces, etc.)
• Hands-on assistance (including body mechanics, transfers and guiding the vision impaired)
• Wheelchair types and features (including scooters)
• Lift operations
• Securement

Day 2:

• Principles of crisis management
• Evacuation techniques and emergency procedures
• Bloodborne pathogen protection
• Handling seizure disorders
• Responding to passenger abuse and neglect
• Driver/passenger sexual improprieties
• Review and final examination  

Day 3:

• Analyzing tasks and setting objectives
• Working with course outlines, lesson plans and audio-visual aids
• Delivering training both in the classroom and on the job
• Using training tools and evaluating training results
• Practice presentation of the training curriculum
• Developing an action plan and follow-up to maximize training benefits  

Transportation Solutions

Transportation is a key component to ensuring the independence of all members living in your community-whether they need a ride to a job, school or training, medical services, child care, or social events. 

A transportation solutions coordinator-whether a single individual or a position shared among 2-3 individuals-based within your community can provide local human service, workforce development, and nonprofit organization staff with the information and training they need to help match individuals with the appropriate form of transportation. The coordinator works with staff from all disciplines, thus enhancing collaboration among all those invested in improving transportation options in the community.  

What does a transportation solutions coordinator do?

• Develops a community transportation resources database, building on existing databases, that includes information on 1) current public and private providers of transportation within their community and 2) resources that can help fund those services on an individual or community basis.
• Uses the database to teach staff in human service agencies, workforce development agencies, and nonprofit organizations about the available transportation options, how their customers or clients can access and pay for them, how to develop an individualized transportation plan, and how to gather data on unmet needs.
• Collects information gathered by direct service providers on unmet transportation needs within the community and voices those needs during the local transportation planning/coordination process.

Who should attend this training?

• Current and future mobility managers, coordinators, and specialists
• Supervisor-level staff within human service and workforce development agencies, medical services organizations, and education systems
• Coordinator-level staff or volunteers within nonprofit community service organizations
• Academic staff who wish to incorporate transportation solutions into their curriculum

What is included in the Transportation Solutions Coordinator training?

• On-line module: Introduction to Community Transportation (prerequisite to in-person training)
• In-person, 1.5-day class with the following modules:
  • Functions of a Transportation Solutions Coordinator
  • Identifying Transportation Services in Your Community
  • Programs that Help Individuals Access Transportation
  • Funding for Community Transportation Services and Individual Riders
  • Responding to the Transportation Needs of Specific Populations
  • Developing an Individualized Transportation Plan
  • Identifying and Giving Voice to Individual's Unmet Transportation Needs
  • Conducting a Training for Front-Line Staff with the Transportation Solutions Curriculum
• An action planning session to determine next steps for implementing transportation solutions coordination in your community

Is there a certification process for a Transportation Solutions Coordinator?

Yes. The Community Transportation Association offers certification to those who successfully complete the following steps:

• The on-line Introduction to Community Transportation training (1 hour)
• The in-person Transportation Solutions Coordination training (12 hours)
• Development of a Community Transportation Resources Database (40 hours or more, depending on the community)
• Implementation of at least one successful training event for direct service providers within the community (4 hours + preparation time)
• Successful completion of the evaluation component

Acknowledgements

The Transportation Solutions curriculum was developed by the Community Transportation Association of America and Easter Seals, Inc., with input from a 17-member national advisory committee. The project was funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Employment & Training Administration (U.S. Department of Labor) and administered by the Federal Transit Administration through the United We Ride initiative.  

Van Driver Training 

Chesterfield Employment Services conducts a three day Van Driver Training program as needed when new drivers are hired.  This training includes classroom (video and hands-on) as well as behind-the-wheel in each of three different vehicles.  If you would like to have a driver or drivers participate in this class, please contact Dawn Missory for the next available class.  

To view an outline of the training, click on the download link below.