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South Korean Transportation Officials Turn to TSI for Safety and Security
Training
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When Byeong Ho Ahn,
Director of South Korea's Department of Transportation and Safety, and some of
his staff attended a few classes at RITA's Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) in 2005, he was so impressed by the high
quality of the training and the professionalism of its instructors that he told
TSI he wanted to bring the whole 4-week experience home with him.
Responsible for all railway safety manager and inspector training
for the Korean Railroad Corp. (KRC), Byeong Ho
pursued an arrangement between the Ministry of Construction and Transportation
of the Republic of Korea and the U.S. Department of Transportation to enable
his top staff to complete courses in Transit Rail System Safety, Transit Rail
Incident Investigation, Transit System Security, and Effectively Managing
Transit Emergencies. TSI's first training there took
place in Seoul in late 2006, followed by another session
in Daejon,
South
Korea
, in the spring of 2007. Competition
for the highly publicized TSI training was tough, as several hundred applicants
vied for the limited number of slots available, including a number of
high-ranking officials of the government rail organization.
TSI takes pride in its ability to customize its training to meet
any customer's needs. The arrangement between the South Korean ministry and TSI
is just one example of the unique and flexible approach TSI offers every day as
a cost recovery organization within RITA.
Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
TSI was established in 1971 to help DOT modal administrations accomplish their
mission-essential training requirements. Now a part of RITA, TSI is committed
to developing and providing premier, worldwide safety, security, and
environmental training, products, and/or services for both the public and
private sectors in the areas of transit, aviation, pipeline, motor carrier,
highway safety, hazardous material, and risk management.
To learn more, visit www.tsi.dot.gov or call TSI at (405)
954-3153.
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