![]() Ali Maher, director of the Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation. “This North American Regional Training Center serves as an opportunity to share industry knowledge on a national scale and develop the next generation of transit leaders,” said Dr. The Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation will coordinate with UITP and NJ Transit to provide logistics and administration support, marketing of courses, and hosting the training sessions. NJ Transit has committed to sponsor four training programs annually, providing guest speakers when possible, and leveraging its experience in the delivery of public transportation. Their training includes establishment of uniform standards and best practices for sustainable transportation. ![]() ![]() The facility at Rutgers will join UITP training centers in France, Germany, Spain, China, Turkey, Chile, and South Africa. “Just as importantly, the establishment of the training center emphasizes our ongoing commitment to invest in the growth and development of our critical public transportation workforce.” “By hosting the first Regional Training Center on the continent, New Jersey will earn worldwide recognition as a North American transportation hub,” Murphy said in a press release. Phil Murphy said state residents “will reap massive benefits” from the partnership. NJ Transit, the Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, and the International Association of Public Transportation, or UITP, on Thursday announced a partnership to establish UITP’s first North American Regional Training Center at Rutgers. The transit agency is part of a partnership to bring a training center for an international transit group to New Jersey. NJ Transit trains meet at Elizabeth, N.J., in August 2019.
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