Solutions Summit: Public Transportation Workforce Development
Introduction

September 10, 2009
Holiday Inn • Fargo, ND

• Who will lead public transit into the future?
• Who will plan the next generation of transit systems?
• Who will be the transit professionals of tomorrow?
• Where will we find these professionals?

Workforce development will be crucial to answering these questions. The need for transit professionals will become particularly acute given the changes in demographics as baby boomers begin to retire. The public transit industry needs to attract young talent as well as be sure the current workforce has sufficient education and training.

The goal of this summit was to bring together interested persons in public transportation to dialogue on workforce development needs and actions.

Presentations

• Changing the Way America Moves (PDF, 5190K) Utah Valley Transit Authority
• Workforce Development and Succession Planning (PDF, 953K) Joung H. Lee - AASHTO
• The Public Transportation Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities (PDF, 1010K) - Doran J. Barnes - APTA
• Vehicles to Enhance Your Workforce (PDF, 508K) Polly K. Kloster; PhD, RN - Concordia College

Sponsors

• Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University
• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• American Public Transportation Association
• Community Transportation Association of America
• Council of University Transportation Centers
• Federal Transit Administration

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