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Title: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSIT: NEEDS AND ISSUES
Accession Number: 00450535
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Interest in the development of human resources has recently increased within the transit industry. Concurrently, the number of professional development programs offered by academic institutions has increased as a result of initiatives by UMTA. Some of the issues relating to professional development, based on the experience of the Institute for Urban Transportation at Indiana University, are discussed. The discussion will successively focus on the general concept of employee development, consider the needs for employee development in the transit industry, and explore five important issues that have emerged from the Institute's experience with professional development programs. Employee development is defined as all activities designed to enhance the personal capabilities of individual employees and involves three types of activities: (a) appren ticeship training, (b) continuing education, and (c) professional development. There is an important need for employee development within the transit industry because transit is labor intensive and suffers from high managerial turnover rates. However, employee development has received little attention for a variety of historical, economic, and political reasons. Recent developments suggest that the situation is changing and have resulted in the creation of numerous professional development programs. Five issues related to the design of such programs are discussed: choice of topic, choice of faculty, student mix, overall balance of program, and program logistics. In spite of attendant difficulties, these programs offer a unique opportunity to stimulate exchange among industry professionals and to improve the dialogue between the academic community and the transit industry.
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. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Transportation Education and Training.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01419868
Authors: Hemily, BrendonEditors: Kaplan, Elizabeth WPagination: pp 118-121
Publication Date: 1984
Serial: ISBN: 030903762X
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM
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