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ITS PCB All Levels Workshop #1
March 27-28, 2019 | Florida Department of Transportation District 7 in Tampa, Florida

Day 1 Presentation | March 27, 2019

State of the ITS Workforce: Perspectives from the Public Sector

Presenter: Grant Zammit
Presenter’s Org: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Resource Center, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)

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Many of the slides in this presentation contain the USDOT FHWA logo and FHWA’s Resource Center | 20 Years of Service logo.

Slide 1: State of the ITS Workforce: Perspectives from the Public Sector

Facilitator: Grant Zammit - Technical Director
March 27, 2019

Slide 2: Draft Competencies

FHWA Operations Discipline Competencies

  • Connected/Automated Vehicles
  • Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
  • Transportation Systems Management and Operations
  • Managing Disruptions

Each contains a Competency Definition, Key Behaviors, and Recommended Learning Opportunities - draft provided for reference

Slide 3: Sample content of draft Competency

Competency Definition
Connected/Automated Vehicles Demonstrates, understands and promotes the application of connected/automated vehicle technologies into the roadway network. This includes aspects of cybersecurity related to this technology as well.
Key Behaviors
  • Demonstrates an expert-level of understanding of and uses consistent CAV terminology
  • Advances innovative concepts and early adoption of new vehicle technologies and best practices
  • Provides expert-level guidance in the development, procurement, implementation, operation, and maintenance of hardware and software used to support transportation operations
  • Provides expert-level guidance in the integration of CAV technologies and applications into existing infrastructure
  • Interprets use of and partners with states in deploying CAV applications
  • Leads or identifies sources for technical assistance in the development, procurement, operation, and maintenance of telecommunication systems including wired and wireless communications
  • Interprets and communicates laws, policies, and institutional issues related to the use of C/AV hardware, software and telecommunications (both wired and wireless)
  • Maintains situational awareness of and leads technical assistance in responding to cybersecurity threats impacting the transportation system

Slide 4: Sample content of draft Competency

Key Behaviors (cont.)
  • Interprets, provides expert technical guidance, and communicates accepted ITS and C/AV standards (many ITS standards will still apply as C/AV are implemented)
  • Provides expert guidance on the Systems Engineering and Agile processes as they pertain to CAV deployment and operations
  • Interprets, provides expert-level guidance, and communicates the National ITS Reference Architecture for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation (Arc-IT)
  • Advocates CAV operations strategies designed to achieve established performance goals

Slide 5: Sample content of draft Competency

Recommended Learning Opportunities

Slide 6: Perspectives from the Public Sector

Emphasis on key knowledge, skills and abilities for the workforce

  • Clint Smith - Florida Department of Transportation
  • Beth Alden - PLAN Hillsborough
  • Shannon Haney - HART

Slide 7: Session Format

  • Short Presentation
  • Time for immediate questions for each presenter
  • 10-15 minutes for panel questions/discussion at the end

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