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Keystone E-Newsletter, Issue 13, 2004
by Keystone Project Coordinator, Dr. Robert G. Garraty
April 20, 2004
Here is the weekly E-Newsletter with the news items on the Keystone Transit
Career Ladder Partnership initiative:
- Upcoming Keystone meetings:
- April 23, 2004, 10:00 AM - Philadelphia
Policy Steering Committee Meeting, SEPTA Headquarters, 1234 Market
St., 10th Floor, Philadelphia, Pa.
- April 30, 2004, 12:00 Noon - Pennsylvania
Transit Maintenance Labor/Management Committee, PA Public Transportation
Association, 600 N. Third St., Harrisburg, Pa.
- May 6, 2004, 1:00
PM - Pittsburgh Policy Steering Committee Meeting,
Manchester Maintenance Facilities, 2235 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
- Philadelphia : Representatives from
TWU Local #234 and SEPTA are in the finishing stages of their second local
Newsletter.
- Philadelphia: On April 20, 2004 Mark Catenacci and
Colleen May from SEPTA reported the following promotions up the Transit
Career Ladder following Keystone courses: Two (2) Operators to 3rd Class;
Three (3) General Helpers to 3rd Class; one (1) 2nd class to 1st Class;
Two (2) 3rd Class to 2nd Class and Two (2) MCDs to 3rd Class.
- Altoona : Keystone Outreach Coordinator
John Remark opened the Advanced Electrical - Dinex Systems Course on April
20, 2004. The Instructor is from the Technical Education Service and this
course was rescheduled from its original time slot of March 9-12, 2004.
- Pittsburgh : The EDSI consultants
report the following completion percentage of the job tasks list matrix
for the Pittsburgh portion of the Keystone program: Building & Electrical
- 57% complete; Way Dept. - 34% complete; Power & Signal - 75% complete;
Railcar - 75% complete; Automotive - 0% complete. Once these percentages
reach 100%, assessments can commence, which will then led to the skill
gaps analysis.
- Harrisburg : Due to popular demand,
Tom Mathews reports that a second printing (with minor revisions) of the
Keystone Booklet "Partnership: Training & Skill-Building in PA
Public Transportation: A Briefing for Policy Makers" is in the works.
PS: For those that are interested and will
be in the Harrisburg area, Dr. Garraty will be conducting a seminar on Wednesday,
April 28, 2004, 12 noon-1:00 p.m. at the Penn State Downtown Center, 234
N. Third St. Harrisburg. The topic will be "Do Political Appointees in State
Government Allow Career Administrators to Administer?" Dr. Garraty will explore
his dissertation research on the Senior Management Service (SMS) initiative
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The SMS approach is based on the belief
that policy considerations cannot be excluded from administration. The SMS,
which covers higher management positions, was designed to hire, promote and
offer job security to outstanding civil servants and outside professionals.
The existence of this service changes the politics-administration relationships
and goes to the core of issues of public administration. This presentation
will explore this change and its implications for making Pennsylvania government
more responsive. The lecture is free and open to the public, but registration
is necessary to ensure adequate seating. A question and answer period will
follow the presentation. Light refreshments will be provided. Feel
free to bring your lunch. To register: call the Penn State Downtown
Center at (717) 783-0433.
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