Training & Development

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

1. Application Submittal
2. Application Review & Notification
3. Attend Training/Receive Materials
4. Reimbursement Request & Payment

RTAP Program Resources

• RTAP Program Guidelines
• RTAP Individual Scholarship Application
• RTAP Individual Scholarship Application Fillable Form
• RTAP In House Scholarship Application
• RTAP In House Scholarship Application Fillable Form
• RTAP Individual Expense Form
• RTAP Per Diem Allowances

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/