and 
The SCRTTC has agreed to host
an NTI course at Torrance Transit. Please find the following details below:
Course
Title: ITS
Staffing (Detailed
description below)
Course Schedule:
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration Opens 8:00am)
Wednesday,
April 30, 2008 8:30am –
4:30pm
*Course
Location: Torrance
Transit System
20500 Madrona Avenue
Torrance
,
CA
90503-2654
*The
course location is
ADA
accessible and reachable via public transportation.
Please notify the
SCRTTC or NTI immediately if there is
a problem.
Course
Location Contact: Derick
Mahome,
(310)781-6929, dmahome@torrnet.com
NTI
Instructor:
Carol Schweiger, Vice President, TranSystems (Instructor
Overview)
TO
REGISTER:
Click
Here for the Registration Form
to be filled-out and sent to NTI
direct.
Intelligent
Transportation Staffing
Length:
2 Day(s)
Audience:
Transit managers, Human resource personnel, Employees assigned to an ITS project
who need additional personnel, Consultants/technical assistance people, Decision
makers/policy board, Project Management staff, Agencies participating in
regional ITS projects, and Staffs of State DOTs, MPOs, county and municipal
governments.
Description:
Human resources are the key to a successful deployment of ITS in a transit
agency. It is important that organizations have people in place that know how to
create disparate parts of an organization into a team, set realistic goals,
implement and use the technology, interpret the data, and derive the optimum
benefits from the system. These staffing needs transcend all departments. How
does an agency that is planning and ITS deployment ensure that its organization
is appropriately staffed to ensure a successful and profitable implementation?
This course will address these questions and provide you with a toolkit to
recruit, interview, hire, train and retain employees who are critical to an ITS
purchase and deployment. Technology deployments are not just about the
technology. They are more about the people who must adopt the tools and
processes to add value to their work and their customers.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this training program, each participant should be able to:
