lydia mercado twd - june 8 2010 10:45am
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National Transportation Workforce Development InitiativeDevelopment Initiative
Council of University Transportation CentersSummer MeetingSummer Meeting
June 8, 2010
National Transportation Workforce Development StrategyTransportation Sectors
Highwayg y
TransitPipeline
COMMON LINKAGES•Data/statistics/analyses•Successful practicesEd ti t
A i i
National Transportation Workforce
lMotor
•Education engagement•Downsized industries•New technologies•Workplace practices
AviationDevelopment Strategy
Motor Carriers
p p•Performance metrics
RailMaritime
2U.S. Department of TransportationResearch and Innovative Technology Administration
National Transportation Workforce Development StrategyTransportation Partners
Highwayg y
TransitPipeline
Unique Modal Workforce Characteristics & Challenges
Professional A i ti
GovernmentsFederal
PARTNERS
A i i
National Transportation Workforce
lMotor
Characteristics & Challenges
Associations
Educators
FederalState
RegionalLocal
Industry Associations
L b U i
AviationDevelopment Strategy
Motor Carriers
Educators Universities, Community
Colleges, K-12Training Providers
Labor Unions
Elected Officials
RailMaritime
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National Transportation Workforce Development: Details of the Strategic Framework
VISION+
GUIDING PRINCIPLESGUIDING PRINCIPLES• Implement Policies, Programs, etc.• Create Measures and Monitor
Performance • Gather Data• Develop Modal Profiles
NATIONAL STRATEGY
• Document and Evaluate Results• Refine Goals and Objectives +
Redesign Actions • Identify Next Generation Analyses
Develop Modal Profiles• Conduct Analyses (Trends, Industry,
Institutional, etc.)• Identify Primary Factors in Gaps• Design Actions to Address Gaps
RESULTS /OUTCOMES
TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE
ANALYSES
STRATEGY
• Goals• Objectives• ActionsActions
- Programs- Policies- Directives- Initiatives
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Response: A National Strategyp gy
National Transportation Workforce Partners
Other Federal A i
pDevelopment Strategic Framework Agencies
State/LocalAgencies
Cross-modal Linkages / Challenges / Opportunities
Retiring & Succession Developing
& R t i iRecruiting &
Hi iEducating & Attracting
Professional Organizations
Industry
Analytical Foundation
Planning& RetrainingHiringAttracting Industry
Organized Labor
Modal Profiles
OtherPartner Input
Regional Summits
Input
State TWD
ProfilesPolicy
Research
Educational Institutions
Others
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InputInputProfiles
Response: A National Strategyp gy
VISIONA highly skilled transportation workforce leading andA highly skilled transportation workforce leading and
anticipating innovation
• Anticipate trends in science, technology, and policy• Enable competition and strive for excellence• Support the nation to compete in the global economy• Promote innovation in training and educating the transportation
workforce• Find convergence of needs and talent (demand and supply)• Be sustainable, comprehensive, continuing, and national• Attract and retain best and brightest to transportation
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Response: A National Strategyp gyAnalytical Foundation
Modal Profiles
Other Stakeholder
Input
Regional Summits
InputState TWD
ProfilesPolicy
Research
Expected Results > Identification & characterization ofGaps in information needed to design a national strategyGaps in information needed to design a national strategyNeeded researchTrends that affect the transportation workforceEffective workforce practicesEffective workforce practices
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2008 Employment in Transportation & Related Industries
For hireTransportation-
l dGovernment
For-hire transport &
warehousing34%
related manufacturing
15%
7%
Related i &services &
construction44% 13.2 Million
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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Expected Results
Product□ Draft Framework of National Transportation Workforce Development
St tStrategyOutcomes□ A coordinated, national approach among contributing partners
N li l ti t dd kf i d d hi h□ New policy solutions to address workforce issues and produce a high-performing transportation workforce in the next twenty years (now to 2030)
□ A framework for addressing the most pressing issues such as:□ A framework for addressing the most pressing issues, such as: ▪ Recruiting and retaining qualified personnel; ▪ Filling current and future shortages in personnel; ▪ Defining competencies needed for a high-performing workforce;Defining competencies needed for a high performing workforce; ▪ Identifying and closing gaps in transportation workforce training and
education; ▪ Linking workforce planning and career pathways to enhance
9U.S. Department of TransportationResearch and Innovative Technology Administration
Linking workforce planning and career pathways to enhance opportunities that benefit the transportation workforce and the industry
How can you contribute?
Contribute workforce-related information or dataIdentify workforce-related research that you expect t d tto conductLet us know about students and research associates who might be interested in workforce-related studieswho might be interested in workforce related studies
Thank you!Please send comments, information, and suggestions to □ Lydia Mercado ([email protected])□ Sharon Chan Edmiston
([email protected])□ David Damm-Luhr (David Damm-Luhr@dot gov)
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□ David Damm-Luhr ([email protected])
Facilitated Dialogue
Question #1Question #1If you could have anybody in the audience
at the National Summit who would it beat the National Summit, who would it be and what would you want them to hear
about transportation workforceabout transportation workforce development?
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Facilitated Dialogue
Question #2In 2020, what changes would we see in transportation workforce development as
a result of the National Transportation Workforce Development Initiative?
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Facilitated Dialogue
Question #3What research gaps in transportation
workforce development have you identified that would be important to
pursue?
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Facilitated Dialogue
Question #4What doubts, uncertainties or adverse
feelings do you have about the transportation workforce development
initiative?
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