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Research Results Digest 100 April 2011 C O N T E N T S Introduction, 1 Section 1 The Study and Its Importance, 2 Section 2 Research Approach, 3 Section 3 Literature Review and Documentation of Findings and Conclusions, 4 Section 4 Potential Framework and Strategy to Deploy and Maintain a Transit Industry Certification and Credentialing Program Development Process, 11 Summary, 13 References, 14 Author Acknowledgments, 14 INTRODUCTION The digest was prepared as a resource for the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) workforce development initiatives.
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manner in which findings from literature were used to analyze data collected from primary sources, such as survey data. Section 3: Literature Review and Documentation of Findings and Conclusions.
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gram, with a goal to promote the professional development of U.S. public transit managers by providing them with unique opportunities to learn about transit systems abroad.
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Task 1: Form of an "expert panel" to help facilitate the work of the research team and that will provide input throughout the study. The panel provided ongoing input and guidance.
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(2003) addresses how public transportation agencies can adjust to their workforce challenges and labor market realities through specific human resource actions.
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The research team drew from two major sources: information retrieved from the Internet and other sources about professional certification and credentialing programs, and experiences of transit professionals who hold credentials in their professional disciplines. Research focused on attempts to identify existing frameworks for voluntary certification programs from which transit professionals have already gained certifications, as well as in disciplines not typically found in transit agencies.
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beneficial aspects of the program; program weaknesses; what the respondent would want prospective program participants to experience; what the respondent has done differently as a result of the program experience; how the program has helped to expand thinking, skills and understanding of leadership style and competence; and finally, an invitation to add any other information about the program. Demographic information requested was in six areas: year program was completed, position title, title of position respondent reports to, approximate number of employees in her or his organization, number of employees respondent supervises, and a list of professional certifications the respondent has earned.
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attention to labor-management and operational issues. Eno Transit Executive Seminar participants expressed a desire for more time to fully assimilate all of the content presented in a short period of time.
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In some states, this credential is identified as a registration, in others a license. Certainly, while some engineers practice as professionals without being a P.E., there are some functions that can only be performed by individuals who hold this credential.
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10 Table 2 Summary of APTA Human Resources committee survey results: preferred and required professional certifications in transit agencies. Number of Respondents: 10 Number of Number of Positions for which Typical past positions Name of Certification/ Agencies Agencies required (R)
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11 Table 3 Core strategies used to manage ten voluntary certification programs. Autonomous Certification 3rd Party Organization Governing Commission/Board Management of Board Manages Manages Certification Certification Application and Organization Certification Program Program Program Exam Fees AAAE ACFE APA APTREX CTAA EAPA IPMA SHRM TSI WSO AAAE Board of Directors ACFE Board of Regents WSO Board of Directors Application fee Exam fee Application fee Exam fee Application and exam fees Application and exam fees Exam fee Application and exam fees Non-FTA grantees pay fees Application fee Testing outsources to Prometrics Third party assessment Human Resources Certification Institute manages total program AICP Commission APTREX International Transit Certification Review Board CTAA National Certification Council Employee Assistance Certification Commission Certification Validation Management Board Programs coordinated by RITA Director (IPMA Level A)
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to promote the support for and use of standards in the public transportation industry. The Council, working in concert with existing APTA standards development policy and planning committees, coordinates and oversees the development of standards in the industry.
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should incorporate the best thinking within the industry about how to assess readiness to go through an assessment process. Involving one or more of the 33 UTC institutions in the process may be a cost-effective approach to developing testing and other assessment criteria, questions, and processes.
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consideration of a certification program. As described in the suggested strategy presented herein, additional resources and research are needed if the idea is to move from the conceptual stage to program design and implementation.
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