Empowering the New Mobility Workforce

<p>Part 1: Demographic Shifts<br>1. How demographics are changing our vision of transportation systems<br>2. Recruiting underrepresented populations to the transportation workforce<br>3. Passing the torch from Baby Boomers to Millennials and future generations<br>4. Why language acquisition is essential in preparing Millennial workers for transportation careers<br>5. Why K-12 is critical to recruiting the next generation of transportation professionals<br>6. Middle-skill transportation jobs to rebuild the middle class</p> <p>Part 2: Transformational Technology<br>7. Why technology is changing the skills and competencies for the future<br>8. Why old-school skills are just as critical as high-tech skills<br>9. Using technology to teach technological skills and competencies<br>10. Geospatial information systems technologies<br>11. Connected vehicles and connected corridors<br>12. Critical telecommunications and information-technology skill sets</p> <p>Part 3: Talent Pipelines and Career Pathways <br>13. How career pathways are constructed and understood<br>14. When to develop a pipeline, pathway, or career ladder<br>15. Employer-driven transportation workforce development models<br>16. Workplace learning</p> <p>Part 4: The Changing Role of Transportation Agencies <br>17. State DOTs<br>18. MPOs<br>19. Civic Markets for Smart Cities<br>20. Balancing urban and rural services<br>21. Transportation consultants</p> <p>Part 5: Transportation Networks for the Mobility Revolution<br>22. New Collar Jobs and skills-driven training and curriculum<br>23. Linking transportation research, workforce, education, and employer communities <br>24. Online micro credentialing for displaced and incumbent workers<br>25. Virtual networks for career choices <br>26. Exemplary innovators in building the next-generation mobility workforce<br>27. Partnership tools as critical engines for change</p>