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ITS PCB Virtual Community College Workshop Series

Session 2: Thursday, July 2, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET

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Slide 1: CITT - Center for International Trade and Transportation

Community College Role in ITS PCB
(The University Perspective)

Tom o'Brien
tom.obrien@csulb.edu

Slide 2: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES

Active Steering

Automatic steering
Milestone for autonomous trucks
Increases safety

LiDAR Sensors

Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)
Scans environment using light waves
In use today and milestone for autonomous trucks

Slide 3: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES

Fintech

Allows for contactless and agile payment methods
Utilized by public transit, freight forwarders, drivers, and many more!

Telematics

Uses real time data to monitor driving behavior
Monitors location, speed, and acceleration

Slide 4: ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE (ELD)

“ELDs are intended to create a safer work environment for drivers of commercial motor vehicles, and make it easier and faster to accurately track, manage, and share data on driving and off-duty time.”
-FMCSA

Hours of Service (HOS)
Key advantages: compliance, location tracking and route management, and identifies bad driving behavior

Slide 5: Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP)

Slide 6: DEMANDED SKILLS AMID COVID-19

An accelerated rate of technological adoption is required for companies to remain competitive
Transportation systems are disrupted as commodity demand changes due to COVID-19 impacts
Digitally shared documents are needed for greater efficiency, transparency, speed, accuracy, and safety
Collaborative and communication skills are critical for transportation on all levels

Slide 7: TECHNOLOGY AT ALL LEVELS

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Slide 8: EMBEDDING ITS IN THE OCCUPATIONS PYRAMID

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Slide 9: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF LOGISTICS JOB CLUSTERS BY DENSITY OF JOBS

Data Source: 2015 LEHD LODES

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Slide 10: EQUITY ISSUES: TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, WORKPLACE

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Slide 11: COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

BOB KOCH
DEPARTMENT HEAD
AUTOMOTIVE INSTRUCTOR

Slide 12: GENERAL SCHOOL INFORMATION

School’s location: Pittsburgh, PA
4 campuses and 3 centers
Student population size: 25,000+ credit and 17,000+ noncredit

Slide 13: ATE-252 EXP TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION

Drawing on the tools and methods of automotive technology, mechatronics, and data analytics, students explore transportation related problems through hands-on, project-based learning in each discipline.

Students will draw on problem-solving frameworks used by each discipline to generate innovative ideas for presentation. As a survey course, students from all academic disciplines will acquire transferrable skills relevant to their own domain.

No Enrollment Requirement
12 students enrolled

Slide 14: COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

Student goals:

Traffic control with PLC and collect data for future analysis
Cars talk to each other
Applications of data analytics
Gathering data from non-human actions
How sensors in cars communicate with each other
Design transportation sub-station
Interest in learning more about PLC’s
Mapping functions
Collecting traffic data, data behind the 576 decision
Roadway infrastructure specific to electric vehicles

Proposed Course Outline:

Week 1: Intro
Week 2: Electricity basics
Week 3: PLC
Week 4: PLC (cont)
Week 5: PLC mini project
Week 6: sensor data/analytics
Week 7: clean, assemble, and store
Week 8: share sensing data mini project
Week 9: auto sensing crash course
Week 10: auto systems
Week 11: donkey car
Week 12: donkey car simulations
Week 13: project workshop/prep time
Week 14: Showcase

Slide 15: RELATIONSHIP TO ITS WORKFORCE

Expose students to data analytics in a transportation field of their choice
Introduce students to automotive sensing technology
Have students write and execute a simple PLC program

Slide 16: CONTACT INFORMATION

Robert Koch

Automotive Instructor/Department Head Community College of Allegheny County

rkoch@ccac.edu
412-788-7378

Slide 17: PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION TRAINING
MISSY BLAIR
ADV. PROGRAM MANAGER

Slide 18: GENERAL SCHOOL INFORMATION

Located in Tucson, Arizona
Multi-campus, serving approximately 42,000 students annually

Slide 19: AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVER & OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Details of the program(s)

Sun Corridor connection and PCC reorganization (VP of Workforce & Strategic Partnerships)
High level focus on Future of Work & Four Superpowers (AI, Automation, Cloud Computing, and Mobile Tech)
Developed in partnership with TuSimple over an 8-month timeframe (start to finish)

Slide 20: PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

What is it?
- 12 credit certificate program
  - OSHA 10 (PRIOR LEARNING AVAILABLE)
  - LOGISTICS (TRANSPORTATION WAREHOUSING)
  - COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HARDWARE)
  - ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (ELECTRONICS)
  - INTRO TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (NEW)
Speed of delivery
Collaboration with business and industry
Cross discipline
Class A CDL prerequisite
Approximately 12 students at varying stages of enrollment/progress
Priority hiring with TuSimple
- Wage info proprietary; competitive and drivers home most nights/better quality of life

Slide 21: RELATIONSHIP TO ITS WORKFORCE

Upskill current commercial truck drivers for new technology
- Communication (verbal and written)
- Familiar with hardware components
- Autonomous systems (history, ethics, laws, lidar, cameras, sensors, etc)
- Electronics/sensors (vs diesel mechanic)
- Logistics – warehousing
Reskill current commercial truck drivers
- May reskill into one of the other program disciplines (also a win!)
First iteration – as tech evolves → certificate program evolves

Slide 22: CONTACT INFORMATION

Missy Blair
Adv. Program Manager
Pima Community College
mlblair@pima.edu
520.206.2744

Slide 23: TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE INSTITUTE AT LOS ANGELES TRADE - TECHNICAL COLLEGE

MARCY DRUMMOND
SENIOR FELLOW

Slide 24: ABOUT LATTC AND TWI

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC

Located in the City of Los Angeles
Annual Headcount: 22,982
95% Racial/Ethnic Minority Student Population: 65% Hispanic, 18% African American, 4% Asian, 2% 2 or More Races, 5% Other, 5% White
31% of students are 30 and older

The Transportation Workforce Institute (TWI)

Established in 2015 with grant from Federal Transit Administration
Hosted by LATTC
Tri-lateral purpose:
Serve as a workforce development intermediary for transportation industry
Create model postsecondary workforce education and training programs and curriculum
Build replicable and scalable outreach, pre-collegiate, pre-employment, and incumbent workforce development programs

Slide 25: ITS-RELATED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

LATTC Certificate and Degree Programs
Youth Programs
Industry/Labor Market Research and Employer Engagement
Incumbent Worker Training
Targeted Programs for Historically Underserved Populations

Slide 26: PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

LATTC Certificate and Degree Programs
- Renamed Diesel Technology Program to Heavy Duty Truck, Transit, and Equipment given expanded competencies and roles of mechanics including pertaining to maintenance and repair of ITS devices/technologies
- Integration of Electronics Technology and Computer Networking programs in the ATM Pathway
- Introduction to ITS incorporated in Automotive; Heavy Duty Truck, Transit, and Equipment; and Rail certificate and degree programs
- Integrating ITS competencies in curriculum throughout all 3 programs (GPS, vehicle connectivity/communication, etc.)

Slide 27: PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Youth Programs
- Transportation Youth Academy
- Include engaging videos to explore ITS and expansive careers in transportation that are related to ITS such as priority traffic signal control
- Project-based activities that include GIS and planning a new transportation system considering ITS technologies, data, and more

Slide 28: PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Transit and Ground Transportation Industry/Labor Market Research and Employer Engagement
- 13 High-Demand and Hardest-to-Fill Transit Occupations
  - Bus Mechanic, Bus Operator, Electronic Communication Technician, Rail Electronic Communication Inspector
  - Identified gaps between existing community college programs and employer/occupation requirements
Incumbent Workers
- LA Metro Joint Apprenticeship Program – Rail Vehicle Maintenance Technician
  - Networking
  - Electronics (including sensors, etc.)
  - Digital and Computing Skills

Slide 29: PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Targeted Programs for Historically Underserved Populations
- Transportation Workforce Readiness Program – short-term, noncredit program for entry-level positions at Transit agencies
  - ITS is covered in the Transportation Industry Overview portion of the course
  - Digital and Computing Literacy Curriculum Module

Slide 30: PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS NOW AND AHEAD

Laptop is first tool students use
Big data and analytics
Transit and Ground Transportation Specific
- First and last modes of transportation
- Increasing digital and electronics skills
- Up-Skilling and New-Skilling will be continuous
Up-Skilling and New-Skilling will be continuous

Slide 31: RELATIONSHIP TO ITS WORKFORCE

ITS skills and competencies are and will be imbedded throughout multiple occupations
Focus on ensuring certificate and degree programs incorporate requisite ITS skills
Monitor labor market/training gaps for specific ITS occupations to determine need for additional curriculum/programs as occupations emerge or change

Slide 32: CONTACT INFORMATION

Jess Guerra
Chair, Advanced Transportation and Manufacturing Pathway
Director, Transportation Workforce Institute
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
GuerraJ@lattc.edu
213.763.3919

Marcy Drummond
Senior Fellow, Transportation Workforce Institute
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
Drummomj@lattc.edu
213.763.3969

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