Framework for the Development of a Diverse Transportation Workforce in the Southeast Region
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2022-07-28
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Corporate Contributors:Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE) ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; University of Florida Transportation Institute
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Edition:Final Report, 8/1/2020 to 7/28/2022
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Abstract:State transportation industries and other public and private sector employers have consistently identified workforce development on the top of the needed capabilities for the advancement and maturity of their programs. This realization has become even more pressing with the increasing use of emerging technologies and strategies and the establishment of associated programs. These technologies and strategies include connected, automated, shared, and electric vehicles, Mobility as a Service (MaaS), micro-mobility, electric vehicles, business intelligence, big data, and other such services. The challenges of training the workforce of the future are exacerbated by other trends in the transportation profession. The diversity of the workforce – racial and ethnic, gender, second career professionals, veterans and encore careerists and workers with diverse life skills – needs to increase. The establishment and maintenance of a workforce with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities require education, training, recruitment, and retention activities that are currently lacking. The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) University Transportation Centers (UTCs) and academic institutions including both universities and community colleges can play an important role in the success of these activities. This project develops a framework for training and education to support the diverse workforce development needs of the transportation sector in the Southeast region with an emphasis on the role of secondary academic institutions. The project identifies current and future needs and define the roles of the UTCs, universities, and community colleges in the region in the training and education activities. The effort documented in this report will build on the national and the Southeast region efforts that have already been done in this regard.
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