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TRB National Summit on The Future of the Transportation Workforce

The TRB National Summit on the Future of the Transportation Workforce will be held June 2-4, 2025 in Westminster, Colorado (near Denver). Be a part of the conversation as we address the challenges faced in each of the workforce life cycle steps and help identify the research needs of practitioners to ensure a resilient and skilled workforce for our changing modes and communities.

The Call for Abstracts invites presentations answering three key questions:

1. How do we attract and engage a diverse workforce?
2. What kind of workforce do we need for the 21st century?
3. What business models and tools sustainably support workforce needs?

Submit a proposal to present by *September 30, 2024.*
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To learn more about the topic areas and to find out how you can submit your proposal, visit the call for abstract page here.

National Center for Rural Road Safety Announces Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP)

The National Center for Rural Road Safety is excited to announce the latest version of the Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP)! This national certificate program is designed to be a “Roadway Safety 101” course. It is best for practitioners in transportation, public health, and law enforcement who do not have deep road safety knowledge.

The Safety Center is offering a series of webinars/online training sessions, which cover its core modules of the RSCP. Each training is two hours long.

The trainings will use Zoom. Please ensure Zoom is on your “safe” email list before registering to ensure you receive the link to attend.

RSCP Core Module #3: Introduction to Traffic Safety Culture
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET
This training introduces growing positive traffic safety culture to significantly improve road safety in America. Participants will leave the training with a better understanding of the elements that shape traffic safety culture, how those factors interact to affect behaviors related to traffic safety, strategies that can be implemented to improve traffic safety culture among various groups, and ideas about how they can leverage their role (and the role of others) in growing a positive traffic safety culture.
Link to registration

RSCP Core Module #4: Overview of the MUTCD
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET
This module is an introduction and overview of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The MUTCD defines the standards by which traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals are designed, installed, and used on all public streets, highways, bikeways, and private roads open to public traffic.
Link to registration

RSCP Core Module #5: Intersection of Transportation with Public Health and Law Enforcement
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2022
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET
This two-hour training will discuss the need for transportation, public health and law enforcement agencies to work together on the road to zero and strategies to achieve this.
Link to registration

RSCP Core Module #6: Reading the Roadway
Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET
This two-hour training will teach participants how to “read the road” as well as the importance of doing so in daily activities. It will use real-world examples of different roadway components to demonstrate how participants may be able to uncover potential safety issues during their routine activities.
Link to registration

RSCP Core Module #7: Safety Analysis Process
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET
This two-hour training will cover the safety analysis process and discuss how it can be applied using two different complementary analysis methods: the traditional site analysis and the systemic analysis. Additionally, case studies will be utilized to demonstrate practical applications on the process.
Link to registration

April 28th Webinar: Highway Maintenance Degree Program

Front Range Community College (FRCC), in collaboration with highway contractors and state/local agencies including the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), and National Highway Institute (NHI), have established the nation’s first ever on-line Highway Maintenance Associates Degree. This 2-year program (60 credits across 4 semesters) prepares students for management positions in Highway Maintenance within federal, state, county, and municipal agencies, and highway contractors. Program graduates receive an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Highway Maintenance Management.

Hosted in cooperation with the Southwest Transportation Workforce Center and California LTAP, this hour-long webinar offers a closer look at FRCC’s HMM degree program from a panel of contributing experts that include:

Dr. Nicholas Spezza, Dean of Instruction, FRCC
Susan Baillargeon, HMM Degree Program Director, FRCC
Heather Carlson, Director of the Colorado LTAP
Robert McArthur, Adjunct Instructor, FRCC and LTAP
Shawn Severin, General Manager & Owner of Loveland Barricade
Kevin McVittie, Statewide Technical Training Programs Manager for Colorado DOT
Don Strange, Manager, Streets & Code Enforcement Divisions for the City of Highland Village, Colorado

Webinar Date/Time: Thursday April 28th, 2022, 2-3pm Eastern

For More Information: Webinar Flyer, APWA Reporter Article, HMM Curriculum Summary

Webinar Recording: Watch on Youtube

Expanding Diversity in the Transportation Workforce

How do we champion women and people of color in the transportation workforce? What opportunities and barriers exist?

Recognizing that fewer than 15% of the 15 million jobs in transportation are held by women, researchers with the Center for Urban Transportation Research (University of South Florida), the Mineta Transportation Institute (San José State University), Tennessee State University, and the Southeast Transportation Workforce Center (University of Memphis), partnered with ITS America, WTS, The Ray, and MobilityXX to conduct a national survey to ask people about their experience in the transportation sector. This survey asks how organizations are promoting diversity, career advancement, and other opportunities to understand how we can grow diversity in the transportation workforce.

Please take a few minutes to share your experience! And, spread the word! Please forward the survey link below to anyone who may like to participate: https://sjsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8uZZUFa44SCe1sG

T-STEM Webinar Series

Attention K-12 students and teachers (and college students)!

During the 2021-2022 School year, the NNTW hosted six Transportation STEM webinars focused on student career pathways that lead to employment as a transportation industry professional. Presented to students and faculty of K-12 institutions, these webinars offer academic and career-path perspectives from diverse panels of professionals, faculty, and community college, technical school, and university students, with the goal of engaging the audience around the possibilities and opportunities that a career in the transportation sector can offer.

For College and University students:

November 5th, 2021: Flyer and Recorded Session

For Community College and Tech School students:

December 3rd, 2021: Flyer and Recorded Session

For 6-12 students and teachers:

January 28th, 2022: Flyer and Recorded Session

February 25th, 2022: Flyer and Recorded session

March 25th, 2022: Flyer and Recorded Session

April 29th, 2022: Flyer and Recorded Session

Want to learn more about how the NNTW is working to introduce high school and college students to careers in transportation? Check-out our initiative webpage or reach-out to Dr. Stephanie Ivey, Director of the Southeast Transportation Workforce Center (ssalyers@memphis.edu).