TCRP Report 162 Building a Sustainable Workforce in the Public Transportation Industry – A Systems Approach (2010)
Resource Summary: As part of TRB NCHRP project F-16A, TCRP Report 162: Building a Sustainable Workforce in the Public Transportation Industry—A Systems Approach provides a guidebook that addresses contemporary issues in workforce development, retention, and attraction, and public transportation image management. The guidebook provides practical tools to transit agencies on a variety of workforce issues. The results of this research may be used by human resource professionals and transportation policy makers in implementing more effective human resource business-planning processes.
Change Forces
- Changing Demographics
- Competition for Specialized Skills
- Customer Focus
- Engaging with Stakeholders
- Public Expectations
- Public Information Requests
- Workforce Evolution
- Workforce Transitions
Needs
- Agility and Resilience
- Attracting and Retaining
- Attractive Work Environment
- Branding
- Funding and Regulations
- New Candidate Pools
- New Generation of Workers
- Response to Changes
Strategies
- Workforce Planning
- Workforce Management
- Succession Planning
- Recruiting and Retention
- Professional Development
- Performance and Change Management
- Organizational Structure
- Organizational Management
- Organizational Culture
- Employee Engagement