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Title:

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS

Accession Number:

00468170

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0039039142

Abstract:

Several forces have acted to raise the need for technicians in transportation to increasingly higher levels. Shrinking real dollars in transportation budgets have moved transportation professionals into broader analytical and management responsibilities. Inflation and conservative legislatures have held down the transportation work force and incentives to young professionals. The volume of work has changed to reflect more manpower-intensive projects due to budget and environmental pressures and the need to get better utilization from existing facilities and to avoid replacement or costly expansion. Transportation agencies are facing growing demands and a shrinking trained work force. This paper points out two basic needs for training transportation technologists: (a) technical training to prepare technologists for entry-level positions and (b) retraining those currently employed as technologists. These training needs will be provided by four sources including (a) in-house training, (b) equipment manufacturers, (c) technical societies, and (d) technical schools. The paper identifies various skills required to properly train civil engineering technologists, and supplements this listing of basic skills with specific skills associated with specialization areas of transportation stratified into (a) highway and street design; (b) surveying, mapping, and field location; (c) traffic control; (d) construction and maintenance; and (e) public transportation.

Supplemental Notes:

Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

00468164

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Woods, Donald L
Evans, A Nelson
Wootan, Charley V

Pagination:

pp 100-105

Publication Date:

1985

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 210
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0360-859X

Conference:

Conference on Surface Transportation Education and Training

Location: Williamsburg Virginia, United States
Date: 1984-10-28 to 1984-10-31
Sponsors: Urban Mass Transportation Administration; Federal Highway Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation

ISBN:

0-039-03914-2

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Human resources

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Apr 30 1988 12:00AM

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