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Title: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR UPGRADING PERSONNEL IN STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS (ABRIDGMENT)
Accession Number: 00607693
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The most crucial problem facing departments of transportation in the next decade will be the shortage of professional employees to create and maintain roadways. Between now and 2000, the work force will grow more slowly, the number of new workers entering the labor force will decline, and the fastest-growing job market will be in professional, technical, and sales fields, which also require the highest educational and skills levels. The challenge to meet staffing needs is compounded by high turnover at senior levels anticipated by state departments of transportation and the fierce competition for entry-level professionals. To explore this human resource situation, AASHTO and FHWA sponsored a study that addressed the shortages and the strategies employed by state departments of transportation to cope with or prevent shortages. An overview of the results of the study and the related activities being undertaken by the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation is presented. Among the strategies the responding states reported are broadening the mix of in-house technical skills; consistent upgrading of skills and knowledge, especially in computer technology; and the development of professional engineers and managers to fill the leadership void. Implementation of the strategies involves recruitment, training, and management development techniques that offer long- and short-term solutions. A common thread running through the survey responses from all states was the priority placed on creating a positive work environment--one born of the knowledge that human resources are both the present and the future of transportation.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1276, Maintenance Management 1990: Proceedings of a Workshop, Jackson, Mississippi, July 25-27, 1990. 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 Title: Maintenance management 1990: Proceedings of a Workshop July 25-27, 1990, Jackson, Mississippi Monograph Accession #: 01411086
Authors: Thomason, Henry APagination: p. 126-128
Publication Date: 1990
Serial: ISBN: 0309050669
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I60: Maintenance
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Apr 30 1991 12:00AM
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