WeGo Celebrates Mechanic Apprentice Graduation

WeGo Public Transit, Nashville, TN, held a ceremony recently for the first two graduates of the WeGo Mechanic Apprenticeship Program. The program combines training with a full-time salary and benefits, including health insurance. A new group of apprentices were also welcomed into the program.

“These apprentices now have valuable skills as heavy-duty mechanics with expertise in bus mechanical systems,” said WeGo CEO Steve Bland. “Our mechanic apprentice program is essential for the expansion of public transit in Nashville.”

The goal of the program is to advance people into a starting mechanics position at WeGo, offering better pay and room for further advancement. It is a hands-on program taught in the WeGo maintenance facilities, with participants working on active fleet buses. WeGo recruits a new mechanic apprentice class once a year.

The WeGo Mechanic Apprenticeship program is one of only 32 recognized public transit agency apprenticeship programs in the U.S., as reported by the Transit Workforce Center in Washington, DC. The program is a joint effort of the Amalgamated Transit Union 1235 Local, the Davidson Transit Organization/WeGo Public Transit, organized with guidelines from the TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Apprentice graduates Brittany Cordova of La Vergne and Brandon Moss of Springfield are congratulated by Tracey Ward, ATU 1235 Local president; Dewayne Scott, deputy commissioner, TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Nashville MTA Vice Chair Janet Miller; Nashville MTA Chair Gail Carr Williams; Nashville MTA board members Jessica Dauphin, Kathryn Hays Sasser, and Aron Thompson; WeGo CEO Steve Bland; Brandon Phinx, Middle TN apprenticeship director, workforce services; Kym Tucker, WeGo director of administration; and Vince Malone, WeGo chief of staff and administration.
















Apprentice graduates Brittany Cordova of La Vergne and Brandon Moss of
Springfield are congratulated by Tracey Ward, ATU 1235 Local president; Dewayne
Scott, deputy commissioner, TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development;
Nashville MTA Vice Chair Janet Miller; Nashville MTA Chair Gail Carr Williams;
Nashville MTA board members Jessica Dauphin, Kathryn Hays Sasser, and Aron
Thompson; WeGo CEO Steve Bland; Brandon Phinx, Middle TN apprenticeship director,
workforce services; Kym Tucker, WeGo director of administration; and Vince
Malone, WeGo chief of staff and administration.