Education

Breakout Sessions

ABA offers more than 50 quality seminars conducted by top-rated national speakers and industry experts.  The ABA's Marketplace education program will continue to offer timely topics on three tracks:

Professional Development

The "Professional Development" track help individuals develop specialized and unique skills to assist them in their personal career growth.

Technology

The "Technology" track helps individuals improve their technical skill in this fast-changing business environment. Training sessions will focus on software, emerging online tools such as social media and advanced uses for common computer based technologies.

Sales and Marketing

The "Sales and Marketing" track is peppered with unique and innovative approaches to the science of selling. Participants will be introduced to new niche markets, focus on successful cutting edge case studies, and how to take the next step in putting your business over the top.

You do not need to sign up in advance for any seminars; however, you do need to schedule them in your personal schedule during the busy week at ABA  to take advantage of all that the ABA Education Program has to offer.

Education Bites

These short bites of information take place on the Marketplace floor.  Each session is 14-30 minutes in length and conducted using headsets.

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Safety Education

ABA’s Bus Industry Safety Council (BISC) provides you with expert speakers and government/industry officials who present on issues and topical interests in the areas of safety, regulatory compliance, technology and security.  Past topics have included: Cybersecurity Threats, Driver Training, In-Vehicle Monitoring Systems, Insurance & Liability Implications, Self-Driving Vehicles, Sleep Apnea, Top 10 Vehicle Violations.

Maintenance and Operations Education

ABA’s Bus Maintenance & Repair Council (BusMARC) provides relevant sessions and hand-on education for motorcoach operations.  A sampling of past topics include: 110 Outlets & Wifi, Adaptive Braking, AGM Batteries, Remote Diagnostics/Diagnostics Network, and ELD Installation.

Webinars/Tutorials

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ABA offers webinars and tutorials throughout the year to enhance your ABA education experience.