Innovative Transit Workforce Development Projects of 2015: Summative Evaluation

Weissbein, Daniel Dr.; Axiom Corporation

doi:10.21949/1506051

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Innovative Transit Workforce Development Projects of 2015: Summative Evaluation

2020-02-01
By Weissbein, Daniel Dr.

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English

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Creators:

Weissbein, Daniel Dr.
Corporate Creators:

Axiom Corporation
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Career Evaluation Incumbent Training Innovation Labor Force Operator Pre-employment Training Public Transit Recruiting Recruitment Research Research Reports Technical Assistance Technician Technology Training Workforce & Technical Assistance Youth Engagement
Publication/ Report Number:

FTA Report No. 0153
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1506051
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Evaluation 2015-2019
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
Abstract:

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) believe that human capital is as important as physical capital. FTA held a competition and selected 17 projects to help address several identified transit workforce challenges. Although 17 were originally selected, one project was later removed from the program, leaving 16 projects awarded in FY 2015. In FY 2016, FTA selected an independent evaluator, Axiom Corporation, to conduct a summative evaluation of these projects to gauge each project’s effectiveness against their individually-proposed goals. An additional goal of the evaluation was to assess whether further Federal investment was warranted. Axiom conducted the evaluation by reviewing documents and hosting structured interviews with each project participant. Through this evaluation, Axiom determined that, overall, the program successfully identified promising approaches for workforce development. Of the 16 projects, 13 were recommended for further investment, 2 were somewhat recommended for investment, and 1 was not recommended. In total, 90% of all project goals were met, 57% of goals were exceeded, 10% were unmet, and the remainder were indeterminate or too early to draw a conclusion. Collectively, the projects provided training to more than 5,000 participants for transit careers, with 2,217 certifications earned; 1,552 participants were placed into employment or apprenticeships; and 30 training courses and 2 apprenticeship programs were created. Cross-project conclusions and implications are offered in the evaluation report.
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Federal Transit Administration
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