Point of View: Road Safety Capacity Building: Working Toward Comprehensive Certification
On-the-job training and continuing education are particularly important in road safety because knowledge and tools are rapidly evolving, the authors note, adding that safety professionals also must learn how to practice interdisciplinary collaboration. A comprehensive educational program therefore is needed to prepare, recruit, retain, and certify a skilled, analytical, and multidisciplinary workforce of road safety professionals.
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Authors:
- Herbel, Susan
- Gross, Frank
- Publication Date: 2012-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Photos; References;
- Pagination: pp 37-40
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Serial:
- TR News
- Issue Number: 282
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0738-6826
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Certification; Continuing education; Cooperation; Highway safety; Personnel retention; Professional personnel; Recruiting; Training
- Uncontrolled Terms: Interdisciplinary approach; On the job training
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01455056
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Nov 28 2012 3:06PM