Transportation Research Board

Committee  on

Transportation  Education

and  Training

Scope

The scope of this committee includes the improvement of communications among the academic community, the private and public sectors, and governmental agencies involved with academic training in the transportation field and the development of improved educational and training programs at all academic levels and for professional and pre-college education. The committee will be concerned with the present status of education in transportation, with new developments and innovations, with future personnel needs, and with professional training and development.

TRB 2009 Session Details

For a detailed summary of all the sessions click here or click on the session title.

TRB 2009 Call for papers

The TRB Transportation Education and Training Committee (ABG20) would like to announce the following three Calls for Papers for the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting January 11-15, 2009 in Washington , D.C.     

1) Adaptive Transportation Organizations and Employees

2) Attracting Talent; Keeping Talent - What works for building and maintaining a skilled workforce in transportation? 

3) How to Get People Interested in Transportation (Poster proposals (or full papers) are being solicited for the third call)   

For more details please see here

Highlights of TRB 2008

Please check Current Activities for detailed information on committee-sponsored and co-sponsored sessions, workshops, and meetings at TRB 2008. 

Sessions, Meetings and Workshops

• Development Programs for a Transportation Career

• How to Encourage and Sustain Transportation Careers: Informing, Recruiting, and Training Transportation Professionals of Tomorrow

• Transportation Education and Training Committee Meeting

• Building the 21st Century Workforce: Creating a National Strategy

• Transportation Education and Training Post Workshop-Meeting

TRB Special Report 275

Special Report 275 - The Workforce Challenge: Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Qualified Workers for Transportation and Transit Agencies - calls upon surface transportation agencies, the private sector, educational institutions, unions, and employees, to establish training as a key priority. The report in its entirety is available online here. The Executive Summary is available here

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Last update 4/7/2008