All courses offered through RTAP are offered in compliance with RTAP guidelines. If you are a Special Transportation Services (STS) provider, you must consult with the STS office at MnDOT to satisfy their training requirements. Courses offered through RTAP are not necessarily compliant with STS requirements.
Passenger Assistance Safety and Sensitivity (PASS) — Train the Trainer
Course Duration: 3 days
Requirements: Required for all RTAP and transit trainers every two years.
Description: Hands-on program that provides training to teach drivers how to effectively assist and (more…)
Coaching the Van Driver (Defensive Driving) — Train the Trainer
Course Duration: 8 hours
Requirements: Required for all RTAP and transit trainers.
Description: Offered by the Minnesota Safety Council. (more…)
Passenger Assistance Safety and Sensitivity (PASS) — Train the Trainer Renewal
Course Duration: 1 day
Requirements: Required for all RTAP and transit trainers every three years.
Description: Hands-on program that provides training to teach drivers how to effectively assist and communicate with passengers who are elderly or disabled.
(more…)Maltreatment Awareness — Train the Trainer
Course Duration: 8 hours
Requirements: Required for all RTAP and transit trainers.
Description: Offered by Joe Seitz annually. (more…)
First Aid/CPR/AED — Train the Trainer
Course Duration: 2 days
Requirements: Required for RTAP trainers.
Description: First aid certification (Red Cross certification) (more…)
Coaching the Experienced Driver Plus (Defensive Driving ) — Train the Trainer
Course Duration: 8 hours
Requirements: Required for all RTAP and transit trainers.
Description: Offered by the Minnesota Safety Council. (more…)
Adult Learning — Train the Trainer
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Suggested for RTAP and transit agency trainers.
Description: How to provide materials to adults, learning styles, and general training practices for adult learning. (more…)
Bloodborne Pathogens — Train the Trainer
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Suggested for RTAP and transit agency trainers.
Description: What to do regarding protecting yourself from body fluids. (more…)
Passenger Assistance Safety and Sensitivity (PASS) — In person portion (4 hour)
Course Duration: 4Â hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers and attendants.
Description: Wheelchair use, handling riders within wheelchairs, securement, and transfers. Available online Q1 2020. (more…)
Communications Between Drivers and Dispatchers
Course Duration: < 1 hour
Requirements: Recommended for drivers and dispatchers.
Description: Each agency will need to provide demonstration and discussion on agency equipment and agency specific procedures, including (more…)
Wheelchair Lift, Ramp, and Securement Devices
Course Duration: < 2 hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers.
Description: Instruction and demonstration in operating the vehicle ramp, wheelchair lift, and wheelchair securement devices, for each type of equipment that is (more…)
Securement 101: Basic Wheelchair Securement Training — Online Training by Q’Straint
Course Duration: Approximately 75 minutes (self-paced)
Register: Registration is available on Q’Straint’s website.
Requirements: Recommended for drivers.
Incident and Emergency Reporting
Course Duration: < 2 hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers.
Description: Instruction in what to do and whom to call in a medical emergency or an accident, including training in the use of the fire extinguisher and use of emergency (more…)
Daily Vehicle Inspection
Course Duration: < 2 hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers.
Description: Agency-specific training in demonstration and procedure on agency equipment, evacuation and safety supportive equipment (eye wash, first aid kit, etc.). Also includes (more…)
First Aid / CPR / AED
Course Duration: 8 hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers and attendants within 45 days of hire.
Description: This nationally certified course covers the DOT requirements for First Aid, as well as CPR, and AED. It includes the preliminary treatment of shock; control of bleeding; airway management; (more…)
Defensive Driving
Course Duration: 4 hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers within 45 days of hire.
Description: Expand your skills assessing ways to navigate daily driving. The class will present ways to be defensive by looking ahead and around and thinking of strategies to be an accident-free driver. (more…)
Abuse Prevention Training / Maltreatment Awareness
Course Duration: 4 hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers and attendants within 45 days of hire.
Description: Each driver and attendant shall successfully complete an abuse-prevention training pertaining to statutes,
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Passenger Assistance Safety and Sensitivity (PASS)
Course Duration: 8Â hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers and attendants within 45 days of hire.
Description: PASS training includes: discussion of functional limitations of the aging process and major disabling conditions (more…)
First Aid
Course Duration: 4 hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers and attendants within 45 days of hire.
Description: This nationally certified course covers the DOT requirements for First Aid. It includes the preliminary treatment of shock; control of bleeding; airway management; (more…)
Bloodborne Pathogens
Course Duration: Online/self-paced
Requirements: Recommended for drivers and attendants within 45 days of hire.
Description: The Bloodborne Pathogen course covers the most common bloodborne pathogens and their signs and symptoms, the development of an OSHA required bloodborne pathogen policy and procedure, and the Hepatitis B vaccination program.
Register: This course is offered online. You can register for the online course at any time here.
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| Event | Venue | Date | |
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| Bloodborne Pathogens (ONLINE) | ONLINE |
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Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors
Course Duration: 2 hours
Requirements: Each agency / provider must have ONE person who has taken this course.
Description: Reasonable Suspicion training is for supervisors who are in charge of making reasonable suspicion referrals (more…)
Substance Abuse Awareness Training
Course Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
Requirements: Each agency / provider must have ONE person who has taken this course.
Description: This course has two modules. The first is untimed and provides an overview of the course navigation, (more…)
Blackcat Training
Course Duration: 4 hours
Requirements: Each agency / provider must have ONE person who has taken this course.
Description:What is Blackcat? How do you use it for your grant applications? Dos and don’ts of using Blackcat. Reporting with Blackcat. (more…)
ADA Etiquette
Course Duration: varies, between 4–8 hours
Requirements: Recommended for any individual interacting with the public.
Description: Techniques and ways to enhance interaction with customers in compliance with the law and requirements.
| Event | Venue | Date | |
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| ADA Etiquette Training (Instruction by Easter Seals) | MnDOT Central District Headquarters, Baxter |
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| CANCELED — ADA Etiquette Training (Instruction by Easter Seals) | MnDOT Southcentral District Headquarters, Mankato |
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| CANCELED — ADA Etiquette Training (Instruction by RLS) | Trailblazer Transit — Buffalo Office |
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| CANCELED — ADA Etiquette Training (Instruction by RLS) | MnDOT Northwest District Headquarters, Bemidji |
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| CANCELED — ADA Etiquette Training (Instruction by RLS) | MnDOT Southeast District Headquarters, Rochester |
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Certified Safety and Security Officer (CSSO) Training
Course Duration: 2 days
Requirements: Recommended for safety and security officers and operations managers. Required once; recertification every 3 years.
Description: Accident investigation, emergency (more…)
Transit 101 for Managers (Introduction to Community Transportation Management)
Course Duration: 8 hours
Requirements: Recommended for new supervisors and managers.
Description: This course is designed to help new transit managers, (more…)
Purchasing and Procurement
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for supervisors, managers, procurement / purchasing officers, or anyone who has signature or authority for purchasing services or products.
Description: Course content will include FTA requirements, (more…)
Refresher First Aid
Course Duration: 4 hours
Requirements: Recommended for drivers and attendants once every 3 years.
Description: Each driver and attendant shall successfully complete a first aid or emergency-care course including instruction in: preliminary treatment (more…)
Transit Asset Management
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for managers and operations managers.
Description: Introduction to Transit Asset Management. Available online Q2 2020. (more…)
Managing the Environmental Process
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for facility managers, operations managers, managers, and supervisors in charge of facilities or capital projects.
Description: Managing the environmental process for capital projects (sites/facilities) for transit providers. (more…)
Volunteer Driver Management
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for managers, supervisors, and operations managers.
Description: Compliance, requirements, documentation, and reporting requirements. (more…)
Olmstead Plan
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for managers, supervisors, and operations managers.
Description: What is it and why does it matter to me as a transit provider in rural Minnesota? Learn more. (more…)
Safety Plan Training
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for managers, supervisors, and operations managers.
Description: What are the requirements of a safety plan for an agency? What does the FTA require? (more…)
Training for Dispatchers
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for dispatchers.
Description: Skills and training to support dispatchers and scheduling for transit systems. Available online Q2 2020. (more…)
Vehicle Maintenance Management and Inspection
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for managers, supervisors, operations managers / fleet managers.
Description: Training for fleet management. Available online Q2 2020. (more…)
Title VI and Public Transit
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for managers, supervisors, and operations managers / fleet managers.
Description: Knowledge transfer of background of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the environmental justice movement; (more…)
Transportation Equity
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: Recommended for managers, supervisors, and operations managers / fleet managers.
Description:What does it mean to have equitable decision making within your organization? How do you evaluate equity into your processes, (more…)
Driver Refresher
Course Duration: 4 hours
Requirements: Required for experienced drivers only every three years.
Description: Includes Passenger Assistance Safety and Sensitivity (PASS) (2 hours), Maltreatment Awareness (1 hour), and Defensive Driving (1 hour). (more…)
Transit Service Planning
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements:Â Recommended for directors and service planners within section 5307, section 5311 and Tribal Transit agencies.
Description: Course content is being developed and will be finalized by September 2020. It is anticipated that the training will occur (more…)
Safe Winter Driving
Course Duration: Online/Self-paced
Requirements: Recommended for drivers.
Description: This information-packaged online course offered through Coaching Systems zeros in on safety tips and techniques for handling the hazards of winter driving.
(more…)Low Visibility & Driving
Course Duration: Online/self-paced
Requirements: Recommended for drivers
Description: Low Visibility & Driving™ offered through Coaching Systems presents preventive measures and corrective actions to improve a driver’s
(more…)Backing Safely
Course Duration: Online/self-paced
Requirements: Recommended for drivers
Description: Backing is the cause of a large number of collisions — a disproportionate number — since drivers spend a relatively small amount of
(more…)Grant Writing for Rural and Tribal Transit Providers
Course Duration: Online/self-paced
Description: An interactive, self-paced course from NDSU’s Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility (SURCOM) is designed to assist rural and tribal
(more…)FTA 101
Course Duration: Online/self-paced
Description: This course from NDSU’s Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility (SURCOM) provides information about the history, background and
(more…)Customer Service for Rural and Tribal Transit Providers
Course Duration: Online/self-paced
Description: An interactive, self-paced course from NDSU’s Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility (SURCOM) designed to assist rural and tribal
(more…)Recruiting, Building and Retaining a Sustainable Driver Workforce
Course Duration: Online/self-paced
Requirements: Recommended for human resources managers
Description: You know that drivers are the front-line representatives for your agency. Are you hiring people who are mission-motivated and have the right attitude?
(more…)Executive Level Leadership Training Program (LTP)
Course Duration: 2 days every other month in 2020
Requirements: Recommended for agency leadership / management.
Description: Offered by DRI Consulting, participants will learn executive leadership principles and strategies (more…)
Manager Level Leadership Training Program (LTP)
Course Duration: 2 days every other month in 2020
Requirements: Recommended for middle management and individuals wanting to be promoted within an agency.
Description: Offered by DRI Consulting, participants will learn (more…)
Supervisor Level Leadership Training Program (LTP)
Course Duration: 2 days every other month in 2020
Requirements: Recommended for line staff within an agency.
Description: Offered by DRI Consulting, participants will learn supervisory leadership principles and strategies that (more…)
Annual Spring Workshop
Course Duration: 2 days — scheduled the first week of May each year.
Requirements: Open to all, recommended for managers, supervisors, accountants, fleet managers, and operations managers.
Description: FTA, National RTAP, and MnDOT workshop with Section (more…)
Section 5310 Spring Workshop — North
Course Duration: 1 day
Requirements: Open to all section 5310 providers.
Description: Workshop for Section 5310 providers. (more…)
Section 5310 Spring Workshop — Central / Metro Area
Course Duration: 1 day
Requirements: Open to all section 5310 providers.
Description: Workshop for Section 5310 providers. (more…)
Section 5310 Spring Workshop — South
Course Duration: 1 day
Requirements: Open to all section 5310 providers.
Description: Workshop for Section 5310 providers. (more…)
Bus / Fleet Purchasing
Course Duration: 1 day
Requirements: Recommended for managers, fleet managers, operations managers, and procurement/purchasing officers.
Description: Evaluate specification needs for bus purchasing. This peer-to-peer workshop will discuss fleet / bus (more…)
Peer-to-Peer Workshop TBD
Course Duration: TBD
Requirements: TBD
Description: Suggest a topic for peer to peer workshop. (more…)
e-Learning through National RTAP
Courses are available year-round online through National RTAP. Visit the National RTAP website to register.