Event Calendar

Start Date: 7/23/2026 10:00 AM EDT
End Date: 7/24/2026 11:30 AM EDT

Venue Name: Online via Zoom

Organization Name: NAPT

Contact:

NAPT's Summer 2026 Zoom Series
 

While online PDS offerings are paused due to system migration activity, join NAPT for our Summer Zoom Series* featuring the most popular Professional Development Series (PDS) courses! This limited time offering is help you get the courses you need to complete you certification! Courses have been discounted as a "thank you" for your patience while migration efforts are completed.

*See below for the complete Summer 2026 PDS Offerings schedule

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Week of July 20th Offerings* (all sessions are (2) 90-minute sessions on back-to-back days)
*Updated on 6.29.26

Monday, July 20, 2026:

• 10am: PDS 402 - Managing Human Resources: Employee Relations (part one)
• 1pm: PDS 405 - Student Needs & Management (part one)

Tuesday, July 21, 2026: 

• 10am: PDS 402 - Managing Human Resources: Employee Relations (part two)
• 1pm: PDS 405 - Student Needs & Management (part two) 

Thursday, July 23, 2026:

• 10am: PDS 501 - Overseeing a Fleet Maintenance Program (part one)

Friday, July 24, 2026:

• 10am: PDS 501 - Overseeing a Fleet Maintenance Program  (part two)

Note: the course is offered in two (2) separate 90-minute sessions on concurrent days. You must attend both sessions for course completion credit.

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How to Attend:

1. Register for the course (on the NAPT website) and pay the course fee*.
2. A Zoom link will be sent in your confirmation email.
3. An electronic version of the course workbook will be emailed one hour before the course beings, if applicable. Remember: the course is presented in two (2) 90-minute sessions on back-to-back days.
4. Attend each session. Arrive on time, late arrivals will not be admitted to the session and will automatically forfeit their course fee.
5. Upon completion the course will be added to your learning history on your NAPT Member Profile.

*If there is an open invoice at the end of August 2026, learning history will be removed from your member profile until the invoice is paid.

• You must have a computer with a webcam - and you must be visible on cam throughout both sessions of the course.
• You must have a computer with audio capabilities - including a microphone input as you may be called upon to answer a question.
• You must free-up the scheduled times from other distractions. Going off-cam, stepping away to do some other activity, or taking calls during the course will void your attendance.
• Be ready to participate. Use the Zoom reaction tools to raise your hand when you have a question or wish to add something to the conversation.
• Be respectful - treat this course just like you would a classroom setting.

Summer 2026 Online PDS Schedule (offered from July & August):

• PDS 202 - Presentation Skills
• PDS 203 - Communication Skills for Transportation  Professionals
• PDS 205 - Managing the Media 
• PDS 401 - Managing Human Resources I
• PDS 402 - Managing Human Resources: Employee Relations
• PDS 405 - Student Needs & Management
• PDS 501 - Overseeing a Fleet Maintenance Program
• PDS 606 - Emergency Planning & Risk Management
• PDS 701 - Introduction to Leadership & Management
• PDS 704 – Strategic Planning for Transportation Departments
• PDS 801 - Transporting Students with Disabilities & Special Needs
• PDS 902 - Crisis Communication