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MenuCenter for Transportation Workforce DevelopmentPrimary/Secondary/Post Secondary and Professional Development
The Center for Transportation Workforce Development (CTWD) supports efforts to build awareness and interest in future careers in transportation among K-12 students. Programs and products help provide the skills necessary to succeed as members of tomorrow's transportation workforce.The CTWD also manages activities that integrate transportation into college and university programs striving to increase the number of post-secondary students interested in pursuing transportation-related careers. The Center provides management, leadership, and coordination for student transportation education programs to support the development of highly skilled individuals for the transportation workforce.
ProgramsTransportation Education Development ProgramFHWA Region Transportation Workforce Centers
The four Region Transportation Workforce Centers collectively form a National Network for Transportation Workforce Development (https://www.nntw.org/) to provide a strategic and efficient approach to transportation workforce development. They facilitate partnerships with key public and private organizations throughout the transportation, education, labor, and workforce investment communities to identify and promote effective transportation workforce activities and programs.

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WEST  WESTx                    Susan Gallagher                    Montana State UniversityEmail: info@wrtwc.org                    (406) 994-6559WebsiteClose SOUTHWEST  SOUTHWESTx                    Tom O'Brien                    California State University, Long BeachEmail: tomas.obrien@csulb.edu                    (562) 985-2875WebsiteClose MIDWEST  MIDWESTx                    Teresa M. Adams                    University of Wisconsin - MadisonEmail: adams@engr.wisc.edu                    (608) 263-3175Close NORTHEAST  NORTHEASTx                    Glenn McRae                    University of VermontEmail: glenn.mcrae@uvm.edu                    (802) 656-3286WebsiteClose SOUTHEAST  SOUTHEASTx                    Stephanie S. Ivey                    University of MemphisEmail: ssalyers@memphis.edu                    (901) 678-3286WebsiteCloseResourcesShaping Your World Through Transportation and Technology 
Explore new high-tech career opportunities in surface transportation using unmanned aerial systems (UAS).  Everything from drone piloting to data analysis, design visualization, and system operations are in demand as UAS changes the fields of construction inspection, civil engineering, and emergency response. UAS - Shaping Your World (YouTube)
Careers in Transportation Curriculum Project
Careers in Transportation Curriculum Project provides transportation-focused lesson plans in math, science, and social studies that educators can incorporate into existing grade 6-12 courses and curriculums. All lesson plans housed on the site were developed by teachers for teachers with input from their industry partners and are free for everyone to use.
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- Highway Construction Workforce Partnership (HCWP) / Strategic Workforce Development (SWD)

Guidance

Use of Federal-aid State Core Program Funds for Training, Education and Workforce DevelopmentPDF  HTML

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