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to document available resources used to attract, recruit, develop, and retain SOM professionals
while also determining which resources may be developed or adapted from other sectors beyond
transportation. Results of this task were used to develop the SOM strategic workforce
recommendations and action plans provided.
Task 7: Develop Action Plan and Strategic Marketing Plan
The purpose of this task was to develop strategic SOM workforce recommendations that will
assist transportation agencies in attracting, recruiting, and retaining SOM personnel. To address
this requirement, workforce recommendations and alternatives were developed for each of the
eight critical career stages across the SOM workforce pipeline. In addition, a comprehensive
action plan was created for each career stage and specifically designed to guide SOM
stakeholders and hiring personnel or supervisors, in particular, in the implementation of key
workforce recommendations.
Based on feedback received during the NCHRP project panel meeting on February 10, 2011, we
refined and finalized the strategic SOM workforce recommendations and related action plans.
These materials are included in this report.
Task 8: Present Key Findings and Recommendations
Following the recommendations received during the NCHRP project panel meeting, the key
findings and recommendations from this project will be presented in a webinar that will be
delivered using the TRB webinar program and will be made available through the TRB website.
Task 9: Submit Final Report and Executive Workbook
Based on panel feedback, we have refined and finalized this report. This document provides the
strategic workforce recommendations and action plans. The action plans are provided in a
manner that will facilitate extraction from the report and allow for presentation in a stand-alone
format. This report summarizes all research conducted throughout the project, and provides all
project deliverables described in the tasks. Additionally, based on panel feedback, a second
deliverable has been created. This additional resource is an Executive Workbook, which serves
as a summary of the project that may be more accessible to DOT employees than the full report.
The Executive Workbook is available on the TRB website at
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166342.aspx.
3. FULL PROJECT RESULTS
The findings reported here are based on results from the data collection and analyses conducted
in Tasks 1 through 7. Because of overlap in content across tasks, results are not reported task-by-
task but instead are integrated. These results are intended to describe the SOM career field and
workforce based on the latest available research. Specifically, this report provides the following:
Key workforce challenges and trends
Overview of SOM career field
Profile of the existing SOM workforce
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