Careers with Minnesota’s Public Transportation Agencies [Focus Group Summary Report]

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  University of Minnesota ; Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program (MnLTAP), Center for Transportation Studies (CTS), University of Minnesota
• Corporate Contributors:
  Minnesota Local Road Research Board
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transportation careers
  • Transportation departments
  • Public service
  • State government agencies
  • Recruiting
  • Data collection
  • Marketing
  • Focus groups
• Resource Type:
  Other
• Geographical Coverage:
  Minnesota ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Minnesota
• Abstract:
  This report contains a summary of the themes, codes, and sub-codes that emerged from the focus group discussions conducted for the Minnesota Local Road Research Board. Four focus groups were conducted between November 15 - 30, 2023 with the featured stakeholder groups: CDL license holders (4 participants), Jobseekers (8 participants), HR professionals (3 participants), and High school students (5 participants). Participants were identified, selected, and recruited via professional networks and affiliations of CTS and their partners. Discussion guides were created for each group that addressed a particular set of topics: 1) The Current Workforce, 2) Recruitment, 3) Retention, 4) Marketing & Awareness, and 5) Collaboration. Each topic is treated as a theme that is accompanied with codes which categorize participants’ responses. For context, included in the appendices section of this report are the original questions and the full set of codes with quotes extracted verbatim from the transcripts.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77439/dot_77439_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 687.03 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4bd453d2b50a0daba7b00cae40e04e8a56a750d1df7a26a40f7524d57d667ccf9ca69a0a14e005a5d479116985b7ee8dbbf45ebeff4eaf2d5284a5eca56d9cd7