UTC Project Information
Project Title
Workforce Needs Assessment for Mid-America’s Marine Highways
University
NEXTRANS
Principal Investigator
PI Contact Information
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Teresa M. Adams, Ph.D.,
Director, Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and
Educ. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
adams@engr.wisc.edu
Funding Source(s) and
Amounts Provided (by each
agency or organization)
$100,000: NEXTRANS Center/USDOT
Total Project Cost
$200,000
Agency ID or Contract
Number
DTRT12-G-UTC05
Start and End Dates
01/01/2015
Brief Description of
Research Project
The objective of this project is to assess the workforce development
needs to build and operate container on vessel, and expanded
traditional service on the Marine Highways in the Upper Midwest
Region. The scope includes workers to build and operate vessels and
ports on the designated marine highways M35, M55 and M70. The
analysis will build upon previous work to propose and assess the
economic impacts of the Marine Highways. The project will determine
a baseline set of occupations. For each occupation, we will determine
the baseline employment levels, training requirements and resources
for incumbent workers, skill requirements, and wages. The project will
estimate workforce needs for three future scenarios for increased
capacity usage on the marine highways of: 33%, 50% and 100%. The
project will identify the need for workforce efforts to build career
awareness, develop training and education programs, and industry
participation. The projects incorporates workforce data, industry
interviews and sector specific surveys, along with geospatial and
industry trend analysis to provide a full look at workforce needs for the
marine freight sector. The research findings are then presented as a
strategic development agenda that supports the workforce needs and
trajectory of the marine freight industry today and into the future.
$100,000: Mid-America Freight Coalition
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