The Transit Safety and Security Division was established in 1976 in direct support of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) mission to provide economical, timely, state-of-the-art training and educational opportunities to the transit industry. The Division, housed within RITA’s Transportation Safety Institute (TSI), serves as the primary training unit for FTA’s Office of Transit Safety and Security. Our courses equip transit personnel with high performance skills needed to effectively operate, maintain, and manage public transportation systems. Our mission is “to provide the transit industry with timely and professional training to better ensure that employees operate with high standards of safety and security while contributing toward a system of greater mobility for the American public.”

We acknowledge that the operation of a public transportation system demands highly skilled and dedicated transit employees. Those employees, along with riding patrons, rely on trained leadership to ensure accessible service, operational safety and security, equipment reliability, protection of individual rights, and responsive customer service, in unison with optimal productivity and performance. Our Division offers top-notch training to industry leaders thereby improving operational effectiveness and ensuring the personal safety and security of the traveling public. Our courses enable transit leaders to make accurate and informed decisions concerning their individual agency and their community.

We look forward to meeting the future training requirements of the transit industry as new technologies and innovative approaches to safety and security are incorporated. We are dedicated to preparing the transit workforce to face the many challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century.