National Truck Driver Appreciation Week is Opportunity to Reflect on this Occupation that is Key to Midwest Economy
September 11-17 is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week in 2016.
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WORKSHOP – Supply Chain Management and Logistics: How to Develop and Sustain a Successful Program
Supply Chain Management and Logistics is an important career field both in the U.S. and around the world. Participate in two industry tours.
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Pre-Conference Workshop at NCPN
Supply Chain Management and Logistics is an important career field both in the U.S. and around the world. Participate in two industry tours.
WEBINAR – Transfer the Knowledge Before it Walks Out the Door
As workforce members continue to depart organizations, with them goes a signifi cant amount of critical knowledge that is essential to conducting the public’s business within their former organization. Recommended for organizational management, HR staff, and supervisors.
UW–Superior Transportation Day for Girls Scouts Inspires Career Interest
Career awareness efforts are most effective when they inspire interest among young people. An event hosted by the Transportation and Logistics Management Research Center at the University of Wisconsin–Superior is designed to do just that. By partnering with a local council of the Girl Scouts, Dr. Richard Stewart, the center’s director, has developed a day-long event that brings elementary and middle-school-aged girls to the UW–Superior campus to explore careers in transportation.
Jobs for the Future’s Toolkit Helps Colleges Implement Work-Based Learning
With case studies, videos, a report, and an online toolkit, national non-profit, Jobs for the Future (JFF), provides a model for implementing work-based learning programs for community colleges.
WEBINAR – Diversity in the Transportation Industry: Attracting and Engaging Diverse Groups
Hosted by the TRB Education and Training Committee, the National Network for the Transportation Workforce and APTA’s Human Resources Committee.
WEBINAR – The Evolving Surface Transportation Operations and Maintenance Workforce; Challenges and Opportunities
Focusing on the rapid changes in the surface transportation maintenance and operations workforce. Factors such as increasing retirement rates, downsizing staff, recruiting and retaining qualified employees, shifting responsibilities, and expanding the use of advanced technologies are influencing these changes. This webinar will examine two social factors and two groups of potential workers that have not been fully engaged in maintenance and operations career path opportunities.
Newspaper for Students Transforms Image of Careers in Transportation
Since it was launched, Transportation Today WI has transformed career and technical education (CTE) programs across Wisconsin into desired destinations, not just a place where some students end up, according to publisher, Renée Feight. This change is, in part, because the newspaper written for students brings awareness of great career prospects in transportation to the classroom. […]
Industry Leader Grailing Jones Helps Raise Awareness of Transportation Career Possibilities
Instead of sitting at his desk and emailing potential collaborators, Grailing Jones, Schneider Employment Network Development Director, has traveled around the country to personally meet with interested parties who have aims similar to his.