Research Subcommittee

Current Research Needs Statements (2 statements)

Title: Transportation Workforce Development Strategies: Success Stories and Lessons Learned to Aid in Building Career Pathways for Young Adults, Second Career Professionals, Veterans, and Encore Careerists

Description: This research needs statement focuses on a synthesis of literature on the success stories and lessons learned associated with the implementation of surface transportation workforce development strategies. A special effort will be made to identify workforce

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development strategies to help build career pathways in surface transportation for youth, second career professionals, veterans, and encore careerists. Surface transportation for the purposes of this project would include motorized (e.g. automobiles, trucks, buses, rail cars) and non-motorized (e.g. cycling and walking) modes. There is general agreement that a single document summarizing the results of the strategies would be very useful to individuals in academia, industry, labor and professional organizations, and government who are interested in meeting workforce needs and promoting workforce development in the 21th century.

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Title: The Use of Mobile Technologies to Support Transportation Operations and their Impact on the Workforce

Description: This research needs statement focuses on the use of mobile technologies to

support transportation operations, specifically the implementation of mobile technologies and, more importantly, the impacts associated with these technologies. This research needs

statement concentrates on mobile technologies that can be used to support operations and maintenance programs, rather than those targeted for outreach with the public or education. When implemented appropriately, mobile technologies can increase productivity and efficiency thus reducing costs associated with training and operations programs. Beyond a summary of existing mobile technology applications, a formal inventory of observed and potential impacts on workforce training, safety, costs, and operational efficiency of mobile technology applications is needed. Formalized methodologies are needed to quantify and calculate resultant benefits of implementing mobile technologies. Research on these topics would assist transportation agencies in making decisions regarding how and when to implement mobile technologies, the types of technologies to implement, and the costs and benefits of different mobile technology programs.

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Research Needs Statements under development (4 statements)

1. Training and Education for Management of Big Data

2. Training and Education to Address Disruptive Technologies

3. Training Program Evaluation

4. Training and Education for Multi-Disciplinary Teaming