M ANAGING C ENTER S UCCESS Student Internships Their Workforce
Development Potential Matt Carter Delaware T 2 /LTAP Center
National LTAP-TTAP Conference 2013 Boise, Idaho
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W ORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT One of LTAP Programs Four Focus Areas
Too often overlooked? Goals Development of the workforce of
tomorrow Attract the best and brightest to the transportation field
But alsoattract the most energetic, the most innovative Get
students excited about a career with us instead of resigned to a
job with another field Safety Infrastructure Management Workforce
Development Organizational Excellence
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D ELAWARE S RECENT EXPERIENCE Seeing increase in meaningful
internships Public and private Students return with clear
perspectives They may love it The company/agency The industry
sector (consulting, DOT, construction, etc.) They may hate it But
they know how they feel about it They can make better career
choices as a result More often than not their interest in
transportation is strengthened
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S OME EXAMPLES QA/QC Inspector
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S OME EXAMPLES Traffic studies
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S OME EXAMPLES Asset inventory/management
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S OME EXAMPLES Asset inventory/management
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O THER EXAMPLES Pavement distress evaluations Small structure
inspector Planning studies
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O UR ROLES Direct We champion internships We use Center funds
(if we have them) or grants We hire directly We provide technical
oversight We provide equipment and training Indirect We help
towns/companies/agencies interview/hire Technical oversight here
sometimes Feedback We quiz students in the fall Whatd you do, howd
you like it?
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F UNDING LTAP Center Local agencies Private companies
Joint/pooled funding Grants/programs/fellowships Example 12 week
summer schedule 40 hours/week $12/hour $5,760 upper budget amount
for summer; typ. less
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NLTAPA S ROLE Cant 58 Centers working together be more
effective than each on our own? A national posting on the forums?
An intern job board of sorts? Some other means of sharing ideas,
case studies?