In partnership with the Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium (SCRTTC, a consortium of Southern California-based community colleges and transit operators), CSULB expanded potential audiences and offered program support for the EV Transit Bus High Voltage Safety Awareness class, which was previously developed under NCST. CSULB expanded both the number of online offerings and the geographic reach by opening the class to transit agencies and campus fleet operators with the NCST network. The course was designed to enhance a technician's basic electrical skills and 2-circuit diagnosis while teaching them how to work with a Digital Volt-Ohm Meter (DVOM).
Implementation of Research Outputs
One on-the-ground class was held at Monterey-Salinas Transit in March 2019. Six students registered and 88 student training hours were completed. View the course syllabus.
Two sessions of the eDVOM online course were provided by CSULB in partnership with SCRTTC in October and November 2017. Ten students attended for a total of 160 student hours. View the e-course syllabus.
Furthermore, CSULB offered three additional courses using its virtual class platform:
- eElectrical I in November 2017, with 10 students for a total of 80 student hours;
- eCNG Transit Vehicle Safety in October 2017, with 10 students for a total of 80 student hours; and
- Cummins eINSITE Electronic Diagnostics in December 2017, with 10 students for a total of 88 student hours.
Impacts/Benefits of Implementation
In addition to providing 496 student hours of training, the work under this project allowed CSULB to develop an understanding of workforce and training development needs in transit. This was subsequently the subject of a (non-NCST) project that focused on the training needs of the SCRTTC and the transit industry more broadly defined.