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From page 76...
... 76 Workforce Effects: Preparation and Mitigation The quantification of the potential workforce effects of transit service automation is provided in Chapter 7. This chapter provides some discussion of potential guiding principles and strategies that could be employed by transit agencies to maximize the positive and minimize and mitigate the negative potential workforce effects from transit service automation.
From page 77...
... Workforce Effects: Preparation and Mitigation 77   and technical assistance for retraining of drivers of commercial and noncommercial vehicles. The organization believes some drivers who may be displaced will be able to fill other positions within the transportation industry.
From page 78...
... 78 The Impacts of Vehicle Automation on the Public Transportation Workforce provisions of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. The document includes an entire section on automated buses and describes several concerns regarding automated buses' safety, the potential for workforce transportation and displacement, the need to train affected transit workers, and quality-of-life effects on transit workers and passengers.
From page 79...
... Workforce Effects: Preparation and Mitigation 79   ere are many forces that will slow the large-scale adoption of automated transit vehicles and services, many of which are discussed in Section 2.5. However, a signicant additional factor that should be considered is that transit agency eets do not turn over quickly, with most vehicles having a useful life of around 10 years or more.
From page 80...
... 80 The Impacts of Vehicle Automation on the Public Transportation Workforce Transit workforce development is a topic that has also received attention from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
From page 81...
... Workforce Effects: Preparation and Mitigation 81   • The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials has an internship program to prepare post-secondary education students to enter transit and other transportation-related fields. In 2018, the program placed 29 interns nationwide in architectural and engineering firms as well as local governmental agencies.
From page 82...
... 82 The Impacts of Vehicle Automation on the Public Transportation Workforce Retaining current employees for as long as feasible reduces negative outcomes on current employees and gives impacted employees time to make any necessary changes to maintain stable employment. If reductions in the workforce occur, allowing these reductions to be driven by retirements and other forms of attrition can help increase current employee job confidence and reduce the stress that would occur if separations were involuntary.
From page 83...
... Workforce Effects: Preparation and Mitigation 83   8.4.3 Suggested Principle 3: Create Meaningful and Similar Alternative Job Opportunities In cases where employees do not have the opportunity to either remain in their current positions or start newly created automated transit jobs, an employer could implement a strategy to help them stay employed in an alternative position that is meaningful and as similar as possible to their current position. This strategy enables employees to use and build upon core skills and knowledge to continue to contribute to the mission of the organization.
From page 84...
... 84 The Impacts of Vehicle Automation on the Public Transportation Workforce prepare employees for the role of serving as on-call peer counselors in any area in which employees may have questions and assign specific staff to serve as internal coaches to assist employees with completing the paperwork needed to apply for unemployment, etc., in a confidential manner; and use resources provided by the U.S. Department of Labor that may be helpful to employers (and employees)
From page 85...
... Workforce Effects: Preparation and Mitigation 85   Partnering with local community colleges, vocational schools, and other educational and training resources to help employees get retraining is a strategy some transit agencies have employed in anticipation of job market shifts. Community colleges often use advisory committees composed of professionals in the field of study to advise on the planning, administration, curriculum development, and evaluation of education programs.
From page 86...
... 86 The Impacts of Vehicle Automation on the Public Transportation Workforce For example, a training program for AV mechanics might include specific training to master the knowledge and skills required to diagnose, calibrate, maintain, and repair sensors and other automation-supporting equipment on automated transit vehicles. The curriculum could be developed by OEMs and other industry experts partnering with transit agencies.
From page 87...
... Workforce Effects: Preparation and Mitigation 87   automation-related positions added, and the number of positions, if any, that were reduced related to the implementation of transit automation. The above data elements could be collected annually; however, to reduce the burden, triennial reporting may be sufficient.

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