The ITD Public Transportation Office has created the Public Transportation Training and Development Program.
2026 Upcoming Trainings
- 02/18-20 – Safety Fest of the Great Northwest: North Idaho (Post Falls, ID)
- 02/22-25 – APTA Marketing, Communications & Customer Experience Workshop (Savannah, GA)
- 03/04-05 – Alabama Annual Transit Retreat (Mobile, AL)
- 03/20-22 – APTA Transit CEOs Seminar (Monterey, CA)
- 04/01-02 – Washington State Spring Maintenance Forum (Tulalip, WA)
- 04/12-14 – APTA Legislative Conference (Washington DC)
- 04/14-16 – FTA Drug & Alcohol Conference (Portland, OR)
- 05/10-13 – CTAA EXPO (Omaha, NE)
- 05/12-14 – Safety Fest of the Great Northwest: Pocatello (Pocatello, ID)
- 05/17-20 – APTA Mobility Conference (Salt Lake City, UT)
- 08/05-07 – CTAA SUN EXPO (Monterrey, CA)
- 08/16-17 – Washington PT Conference (Tukwila, WA)
- 10/04-07 – APTA TRANSform & EXPO (Chicago, IL)
Rural Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP)
The Idaho Transportation Department Public Transportation Office (ITD-PT) is responsible for administering Idaho’s Rural Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) with funding provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). ITD-PT is committed to fostering a safe, mobility focused public transportation program throughout Idaho that promotes economic opportunity and growth for all of Idaho. ITD-PT budgets the 5311(b) RTAP funds on an annual basis and will offer scholarship opportunities until such funds are exhausted.
RTAP Program Overview
- Application Submittal
- Application Review & Notification
- Attend Training/Receive Materials
- Reimbursement Request & Payment
RTAP Program Resources
Training Sites
- FTA-Sponsored Training Courses https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/fta-sponsored-training-courses
- FTA De-Escalation Training Resource Directory https://www.transit.dot.gov/de-escalation-training
- Idaho LAUNCH https://idaholaunch.com
- National RTAP eLearning https://elearning.nationalrtap.org/
- National Transit Institute http://www.ntionline.com/
- American Public Transportation Association (APTAP) Learning & Development https://www.apta.com/research-technical-resources/aptau/learning-and-development/
- Qstraint Training Academy (Wheelchair Securement Training) https://training.qstraint.com/
- Eno Center for Transportation https://enotrans.org
- Washington State Transit Insurance Pool https://wstip.org
- Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) https://https://learn.sharedusemobilitycenter.org/modules/