Creating a Sustainable Transportation Workforce: Identifying Skills, Abilities and Knowledge for Emerging Technologies

The recruitment and retention of a transportation workforce capable of adapting to the requirements of emerging sustainable technologies is an important concern for engineering managers in transportation. Although there is an increasing demand for transportation professionals to fill positions stemming from retirement or created by innovations in sustainable transportation systems, the supply is decreasing. This paper creates a life-cycle framework for recruiting and retaining the transportation workforce as part of succession planning efforts funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation\u27s Transportation Education Pilot Program (TEDPP) program. The framework identifies skills, knowledge and abilities vital for the future transportation workforce and addresses recruitment, retention, and training strategies as succession planning tools