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
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Corporate Authors:
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Cambridge, MA United States 02142Department 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.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Commercial vehicle operations; Education and training
- Subject Areas: Education and Training;
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