BUILDING PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY IN ITS : AN ASSESSMENT OF ITS TRAINING AND EDUCATION NEEDS : THE CVO PERSPECTIVE

This report focuses on assessing the training and education needs of transportation professionals involved in Intelligent Transportation Systems/Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS/CVO). After an introduction to the program, the author defines the professional capacity building blocks program and its three components, including: ITS roles, competencies and delivery methods. The next section presents staffing charts for four ITS/CVO educational areas. These include: safety information exchange, electronic credentialing electronic screening, and motor carrier operations. The report contains a summary of the findings and a discussion regarding the efficacy of ITS/CVO program in terms of meeting the needs of the ITS/CVO professionals. It identifies gaps in education and training. The report concludes with recommendation for strengthening the training programs. The report also suggests that more in-depth needs assessments to refine the roles, competencies, & preferred delivery methods that were originally identified in the report.

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  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Publication Date: 1999 Joint Program Office, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Washington, DC Remarks: Document downloaded from website of Joint Program Office U.S. Dept. of Transportation, and saved on diskette
  • Corporate Authors:

    Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

    Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

    Department of Transportation

    Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
    1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
    Washington, DC  United States  20590
  • Authors:
    • Luna-Long, M
  • Publication Date: 1999

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: 43 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00799339
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
  • Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-OP-99-033, EDL #10824
  • Files: PATH, NTL, USDOT
  • Created Date: Oct 6 2000 12:00AM