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Trade and Transportation Talent Pipeline Blueprints: Building University-Industry Talent Pipelines in Colleges of Continuing and Professional Education

Research Product Type

Research Report

The rapid adoption of transformational technologies along with other economic and cultural shifts, have created a gap between workers and the skills and knowledge necessary for in-demand occupations. This report identifies the steps required to build talent pipelines that target in-demand trade and transportation occupations requiring specific degrees, certificates, and non-credit professional development.

Trade and Transportation Talent Pipeline Blueprints: Building University-Industry Talent Pipelines in Colleges of Continuing and Professional Education

Research Product Type

Research Brief

This research brief summarizes the project report which proposes Talent Pipeline Management solutions that CSU campuses can facilitate in a transformational skills paradigm—a time in which entrants and incumbents need accelerated training and education to acquire the in-demand KSAs of today’s working standards.

Transit Workforce Development White Paper - Workforce Implications of Transitioning to Zero Emission Pubic Transit

Principal Investigator Tyler Reeb, Ph.D.
California State University Long Beach

This project will result in a white paper that presents the workforce challenges faced by transit agencies as they transition their fleets to zero emission vehicle technologies, and will suggest training strategies to help bridge these challenges.

Project Status

Complete

Transportation Network Data Requirements for Assessing Criticality for Resiliency and Adaptation Planning

Research Product Type

Research Report

This report is one of two NCST Research Report documents produced as part of a project to advance the technical modeling tools for resiliency and adaptation planning, especially those used for criticality rankings.

Urban Spatial Structure and GHG Emissions

Principal Investigator Marlon G. Boarnet, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

This project studies how employment distribution can impact urban vehicle miles of travel.

Project Status

Complete

Vermont Agency of Transportation Employee Retention and Knowledge Management Study

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief discusses factors related to retention and knowledge management in the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans).

Vermont Agency of Transportation Employee Retention and Knowledge Management Study

Research Product Type

Research Report

This applied research study used a mixed methods approach in data gathering to help determine the state of employee retention and knowledge management at the Vermont Agency of Transportation.

Vermont Transportation Agency Employee Retention and Knowledge Management Study

Research Product Type

Presentation

Dr. Vallett presented the findings from research into individual motivation to join and leave State DOT employment and how the organization can manage retention and potential knowledge loss in the organization.

Webinar: Empowering the New Mobility Workforce: Learning from Past Transformations

New transportation technologies will change the way we travel, live, and work. In many ways these changes – such as vehicle automation and new mobility services – are new, but this is far from the first time that automation and new technology have changed a sector of the economy. The webinar will explore recent research exploring past technological transformations and what they can teach us to expect for the next one.

Webinar: Leveraging Technologies to Enhance Training

Inspired by the NCHRP Synthesis 503: Leveraging Technology for Transportation Agency Workforce Development and Training, this webinar provides several examples of using technologies to enhance training.