At-A- Glance

Program Description

Transportation Institute Partnership (TIP) is another Sojourner-Douglass College transportation training program in partnership with the Department of Human Resources (DHR) and Maryland Transit Administration (MTA).  The primary objective of this program is to provide job training and entrepreneurial opportunities for  persons who desire a career in the transportation industry.  A long-term goal is to establish quality Transportation Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) who will transport, at an affordable rate, other persons to job search activities, training, employment sites, as well as to meet social needs.

It is designed to create learning experiences for jobs and/or careers for transportation office clerks, consultants (reservations), dispatchers, drivers, and managers. 

TIP is a part of the Workforce Transportation & Referral Center (WTRC), a brokerage designed to coordinate transportation for the unemployed and underemployed population in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. 

Program Components

The TIP program has two (2) learning modules.  Module I will take place over an eight-week period consisting of a minimum of 35 hours per week.  Module II will be four weeks consisting of business planning activities and developing a business plan. TIP is ongoing for as long as TIP is in existence. 
The training modules are:

1. Module One, “Introduction to Career in Transportation” is eight weeks and includes an orientation period providing participants with opportunities to explore the transportation industry. This module also covers the Transportation Core Competencies,” which is designed to use  personal and career assessment tools to identify, design and deliver individual and group training for positions such as transportation office clerk, consultant (reservations), dispatcher and driver.  The timeframe for this module is three weeks.
2. Module Two Transportation Administration,” is a one-week training period that facilitates learning experiences that are directly related to how to operate and manage a transportation business. This module also covers skills needed to become an Entrepreneur in transportation,” which is a transitional phase for those individuals who demonstrate the ability and the desire to start a transportation business.  This module will be conducted over a three-week period. However, participants have up to 6 months to complete all requirements for starting their business, including completion of TIP project demonstration competency and development of a business plan.
3. Transportation Mentoring Program,” provides follow-up, mentoring and networking opportunities.  Ongoing informal support such as responses to “how to” questions, as well as refresher training will be available through the TIP/WTRC staff and the Small Business Resource Center (SBRC).

Training Location

The primary training location will be:

Sojourner-Douglass College, 500 North Caroline Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205