Building professional capacity in ITS : an assessment of ITS training and education needs : the CVO perspective

007993391999PDFTech ReportFHWA-OP-99-033;DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-99-7Commercial vehicle operationsSpecialized trainingEducationProfessional personnelIntelligent transportation systemsmodel deploymentelectronic credentialselectronic screeningtelecommunications systemsUnited StatesUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsLuna-Long, M.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Commercial Vehicle OperationsNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-EducationIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center;Federal Highway AdministrationThis 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