DOT, Transportation Management Software Certification

The Transit Safety and Security Division is also responsible for managing and administering the Transit Safety and Security Program (TSSP).  The certificate program recognizes the rail and bus transportation safety and security professionals who have successfully completed the required coursework and core competencies to earn a TSSP Certificate of Completion.....more

The World Safety Organization, Inc. (WSO) established four certification categories for the rail and bus transportation industry: Certified Safety Specialist, Certified Safety and Security Director, Certified Safety Manager, and Certified Safety Executive. Certification is an important step in determining a basic level of competence that is measurable by and meaningful to both management and peers.....more

The Transportation Safety Institute administers the Aviation Safety Professional Certificate Program.  TSI offers four aviation safety professional certificate designations:  Aviation Safety Officer (ASO), Advanced Aviation Safety Officer, Aviation Safety Investigator (ASI), and Advanced Aviation Safety Investigator...  more

The Highway Traffic Safety Professional (HSTP) Program recognizes those safety professionals who have successfully completed the required coursework and core competencies to earn a HTSP certificate of completion...more

The Certificate in Transportation Safety Leadership develops the leadership skills of this generation of transportation safety professionals.  The training will help them transform their organizations into the best places to work while building a safe, sustainable, and efficient global transportation system....more

FTA issued Final Rule 49 CFR Part 672, Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program, to provide minimum training requirements for Federal and State personnel and contractors who conduct safety audits and examinations of transit systems and for transit agency personnel and contractors who are directly responsible for safety oversight to enhance the technical proficiency.

The PTSCTP has three different Individual Training Plan (ITP) tracks.  The different ITP tracks are stated below:
 

1. State Safety Oversight (SSO) – State Safety Oversight Agency personnel and contractors who conduct safety audits and examinations of rail transit systems
2. Rail Transit Agency (RTA) – Rail transit agency personnel and contractors who are directly responsible for safety oversight
3. Bus - Bus transit agency personnel and contractors who are directly responsible for safety oversight

Individuals enrolled in the PTSCTP have a FTA-approved ITP in one or more of the ITP tracks.  Each track has a specific curriculum a participant must complete.