The document discusses workforce development challenges and opportunities in the transportation field from a presentation given by Thomas O'Brien. It outlines programs between universities like USC and CSULB to develop transportation education and training through their Center for International Trade and Transportation. These include online and in-person degree and certificate programs. It also summarizes a workforce development summit held in Long Beach to address challenges like an impending large retirement of transportation workers and fewer entering the field.

1. Universities and Transportation Workforce Development: Challenges and OpportunitiesThomas O’Brien, Ph.D.METRANS Transportation CenterCalifornia State University, Long BeachWidmeyer Research ConferenceNovember 4, 2010

2. METRANS Partnership CSULB 35,000 students (29,000 undergrad and 6,000 grad students) 1,114 full-time faculty Students from 56 counties in CA Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT) USC 35,000 students (17,000 undergrad and 18,000 grad students 3,200 full-time faculty Largest enrollment of international students in US Policy and Planning, Engineering

4. Master of Arts in Global Logistics and MAGL Day Program

5. Marine Terminal Operations Professional

6. Caltrans Training

7. Living and Working in a Port City

9. 18-month development

10. 1stclass March 2010

15. FHWA Transportation Education Development Pilot Program

16. Workforce Development Summit

18. CA Workforce Summit “Ensuring the Growth of California's Transportation Workforce: Developing the Right Workers for Today's Challenges and Tomorrow's Jobs” Partnership of METRANS, Mineta Transportation Institute (SJSU) and LBCC February 1-2, 2010 in Long Beach 150 participants Showcase programs and partnerships that demonstrate innovation

19. CA Workforce Summit

21. Fewer people are going into key transportation fields

22. Competition for workers from other industries