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Title: Planning for Program Sustainability
Dates/Time: May 15, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Central
Instructor: Carol Wright Kenderdine, Carol Wright Consulting
Description: This webinar will teach participants how to develop a sustainability plan for their organization and/or programs. Topics covered will include identifying environmental and social impacts, setting sustainability goals, creating action plans, and tracking progress. We will also discuss best practices for engaging stakeholders and communicating sustainability efforts to customers and other stakeholders. By the end of the webinar, participants will have a clear understanding of how to create and implement a sustainability plan that aligns with their organization’s values and goals.
Title: Marketing Your Transit Program (Webinar)
Date/ Time: June 5, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Central
Instructor: Jeremy Johnson-Miller, Easterseals
Description: Current riders, family members or even future riders, visit your website and social media platforms for service information before even calling to schedule a ride. This is why it is so important to maintain your front-facing web materials and social media to clearly communicate the services being provided and easily understood – and if the information presented is difficult to understand, those riders could choose not to ride your bus. This Express Workshop will get you started on the right path to communicating and presenting the services offered. The presenter will offer industry insights and showcase the tools available for transit agencies.
Human Resources at Its Best! (In-Person)
Title: Human Resources at Its Best
Dates/Time: June 19-20, 2024, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central
Location: City and Rural Rides, 1031 Early Blvd, Early, TX 76802
Instructor: Carol Wright Kenderdine, Carol Wright Consulting
Description: This 2-day workshop explores all the nuts and bolts of day-to-day human resource management. It begins with a review of how to develop an effective employee handbook and provides a checklist for reviewing your own to see what you may be missing. The class delves into effective policies and procedures, including making sure your practices match your policies. We cover practical tips for recruiting good employees and strategies for retaining our best employees over the long run. The course covers hiring, onboarding, and performance reviews. This workshop will teach you how to turn the dreaded performance review into a positive experience with beneficial effects for both you and your employees. We will cover dealing with difficult employees, best practices for handling workplace conflict, and when needed, steps to legal termination that will keep you out of court. There will be ample time for questions and answers. The workshop will feature hands-on, scenario-based exercises, 1:1, small, and large group discussions. It will be engaging and interactive. By the end of the two days, you will have gotten ideas not only from the instructor, but from every other participant in the class.
Procurement Workshop (In-Person)
Title: Procurement Workshop
Dates/Time: July 15-16, 2024, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central
Location: Commons Conference Center, 2901 Read Grandberry Trail, Austin, TX 78758
Instructor: Greg Harnett, RLS & Associates
Description: This 2-day workshop will cover the fundamental rules for conducting FTA-funded procurements. Specifically, we will examine the requirements associated with each threshold of procurement (i.e., micro-purchase, small purchase, formal purchase), non-competitive procurements, joint and cooperative procurements, rolling stock procurement and disposition, and procurement of design and construction services. Further, we will discuss the causes of common procurement findings arising from FTA audits, as well as what agencies can do to achieve compliance in these areas.
8:30a.m., at The University of Texas at Austin Commons Conference Center, 10100 Burnet Road Austin, TX, in the Big Tex 1.102 room
Please remember to print out a parking pass before you arrive and place on your dashboard
Contact Robbi Smith, with TxDOT for more information.
Robbi Smith, MPA, CTCM
Communications Manager
Public Transportation Division
(512) 500-6341/mobile
Email – robbi.smith@txdot.gov
Title: Effective Communication and Disability Etiquette (Webinar)
Date/Time: July 30, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Central
Instructor: Kristi McLaughlin, Easterseals Project Action
Description: This webinar on disability etiquette aims to educate individuals on appropriate behavior and communication with people with disabilities. The webinar covers various topics such as understanding disability, language usage, body language, accessibility, and laws and policies related to accessibility and disability.