2024 Trainers' Showcase

The Trainers' Showcase is back! Join us for this two-day conference where we'll network, learn from colleagues around the state, and have fun! The conference will take place on October 16th and 17th at the Hotel Interurban in Tukwila. Registration includes meals.

Come hear presentations from your peers across the state addressing today's hot training topics. Past attendees have frequently told us that this was their favorite WSTIP-hosted event. Not only was it fun, but they were able to take back to their agencies tidbits and training that they could actually use. Join us!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Trainers, human resources professionals, transit supervisors, and anyone else interested in transit training topics.

REGISTRATION AND FEES

Registration is $150 per person. To register, login to WSTIP Learns. For hotel reservations, click here: WSTIP

For information regarding RTAP scholarships for this event, please contact Marianna Hanefeld at HanefeM@wsdot.wa.gov.

QUESTIONS?

For information regarding registration or workshop content, please contact Laura Juell (laura@wstip.org). Laura can be reached at (360) 786-5049 at the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Please let Laura know if you do not plan to attend after registering. Cancellations made more than a week in advance will receive a full refund.

October 16
7:00 – 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 am	Welcome & Introductions Todd Iddings, WSTIP
9:00 – 10:30 am	The Amazing Route! Patrick Nickell, WSTIP Over the period of nearly 10 years, Patrick Nickell, WSTIP’s new Pool Application Support Specialist, brought over 20+ games to the global retail board game market that have sold over 250,000 copies worldwide. He will draw upon this knowledge to discuss how gamification-driven training can impact your organization. Gamification-driven training enhances engagement and motivation by incorporating game-like elements such as challenges, rewards, point systems, badges, and leaderboards. This approach makes learning more interactive and enjoyable, leading to better retention of information and improved performance. After his short talk you are invited to experience this type of training by playing: The Amazing Route!”
10:45 – 11:00 pm	Link Transit Rosco D-Cams Shawn Larson, Link Transit The presentation will be on the Rosco d-cams, how we set up the pilot project, how this technology can help the transit industry and an update on the current statistics we have gathered from the project so far.
11:15 - 12:00	Performance Evaluations Zach Cook
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm	Kitsap Transit’s Simulator Training Irv Stahlnecker, Kitsap Transit Mike Adams, Kitsap Transit Kitsap Transit will be introducing the features and capabilities of the MB 2000 Transit Simulator as well as discussing the process of integrating the simulator into their training program. Kitsap Transit uses the Simulator to help drivers master basic driving concepts and to address safety issues.
2:15 – 2:45 pm	Mock Accident Scene Tips & Tricks Joanie Crowther See behind the scenes how we prepare, conduct and review mock accident training.
3:00 – 4:30	Compliance Lists in TrackIT Robert Andrews, Intercity Transit I would like to showcase our new compliance lists in Trackit, which eliminates the guess work when it comes to ride-alongs needing to be completed. This affects not only the yearly evaluations, but the multiple evaluations that an operator would need to receive to be in compliance in a way that no longer requires mass data input and tracking.
6:00 – 7:30	Dinner

October 17
7:00 – 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30 am	After Your Driver has an “Oops”… Tom Cowan, Skagit Transit After your driver has an “oops”, how we individualize their retraining using video, Google Earth, and tying things back to their initial training.
8:45 - 10:00 am	Incident Collision/Analysis Dave Schmuland, Spokane Transit Collision/Incident Analysis. The goal of this class is to develop a better understanding of how and why collisions occur. Looking deeper into collisions provides us with valuable information. The "How" and "Why" is brought to light. With better understanding, we can strengthen our mental and physical driving skills. We can learn from mistakes and not repeat those mistakes moving forward.
10:15 – 11:00 am	Avatar Defensive Driving Training Matt Parker, Intercity Transit The presentation will be about the decision to search for a quality defensive driver training for non-operator staff that was virtual and used the same terminology as TAPTCO. The goal was not to only have common terminology across the agency but reduce non-operator preventable accidents as well.
11:15 – 12:15 pm	Pedestrian, Cycle and Driver Awareness Cindy Lewis, Everett Transit Highlighting vulnerable road users, breaking down the “skills” that every professional driver has learned and tying in a different perspective of how we drive. Looking at the challenges of today’s roads, compared to even ten years ago, we discuss how a driver applies their training.
12:15 – 2:00 pm	Lunch Washington Instructors’ Network Meeting

Risk Management in Motion