The Workforce Challenge:

Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Qualified Workers for Transportation and Transit Agencies -- Special Report 275

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Publication Year:2003

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The Workforce Challenge

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Committee on Future Surface Transportation Agency Human Resource Needs: Strategies for Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Personnel, The National Academies
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TRB Special Report 275 - The Workforce Challenge: Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Qualified Workers for Transportation and Transit Agencies calls upon surface transportation agencies, the private sector, educational institutions, unions, and employees, to establish training as a key priority. The ...
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Table of Contents
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Front Matter	i-xviii
Executive Summary	1-10	(skim)
1 Introduction	11-24	(skim)
2 Transportation Agency Work and the Workforce	25-55	(skim)
3 Traditional and Emerging Sources for Transportation and Transit Agency Personnel and Training	56-93	(skim)
4 Addressing People and Skill Needs in Transportation Agencies: Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Personnel	94-131	(skim)
5 Data and Analysis Needs	132-135	(skim)
6 Findings and Recommendations	136-146	(skim)
Appendix A Key Differences Between the Federal Highway Administration s Program and Roles During the Interstate Era and the Early 21st Century	147-150	(skim)
Appendix B Recent Professional Capacity Building Efforts	151-158	(skim)
Appendix C University Transportation Research Centers	159-163	(skim)
Appendix D Core Competency Statements for Selected State Departments of Transportation	164-168	(skim)
Appendix E Contracting Out and Core Competencies	169-172	(skim)
Appendix F Background on State-Funded Training Programs	173-174	(skim)
Appendix G Attracting People to Transportation Careers	175-180	(skim)
Study Committee Biographical Information	181-186	(skim)

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TRB Special Report 275 - The Workforce Challenge: Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Qualified Workers for Transportation and Transit Agencies calls upon surface transportation agencies, the private sector, educational institutions, unions, and employees, to establish training as a key priority. The report recommends that this broad coalition work to expand existing federal and academic resources, create an institutional focus for the issue, and establish human resources management as a strategic function within the transportation community.Special Report 275 Summary

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