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Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Professional Capacity Building Program
The PCB Program is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s leading program for educating the transportation workforce about intelligent transportation systems.
The ITS Professional Capacity Building Program (PCB) provides the ITS workforce with flexible, accessible ITS learning through training, technical assistance and educational resources. The program assists transportation professionals in developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities to build technical proficiency while furthering their career paths. Here is an overview of the ITS PCB Program's key resources:
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Web-based Training. Web-based courses are available anytime, day or night. Choose from a wide range of topics. Certificate programs in ITS Project Management, ITS Systems, Traffic Engineering and Operations, and Road Weather Management are also available. CITE, through a partnership with the ITS Joint Program Office and the ITS PCB Program, offers FREE access to their web-based and blended courses to U.S. local, regional, metropolitan, and Federal government agencies.
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Classroom Learning. Still a popular training format, classroom instruction allows for direct interaction with instructors and fellow students.
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Blended Learning. Get the best of both worlds. These blended courses combine the flexibility of web-based instruction with the structure of periodic interaction with an instructor and other students, usually through discussion board, social media, and other online tools.
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Tailored/Event-Specific Training. Looking for more specialized, tailored training? The ITS PCB Program can coordinate the delivery of customized training at your conference or workshop. Training can focus on a range of topics, including cross-cutting topics, such as the National ITS Architecture, ITS standards, systems engineering, as well as emerging ITS applications such as Integrated Corridor Management, Advanced Transportation Demand Management, and connected vehicle technology.
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Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Webinars. 90-minute interactive web conferences provide the platform for robust discussions on highway, transit, and multi-modal applications; ITS lifecycle issues; and other topics.
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T3 Webinar Archives. Can't make a T3 webinar? Fit the webinar into your schedule through the T3 archives. This robust and always-accessible resource provides audio recordings of each webinar, synchronized with PowerPoint presentations, to create the experience of attendance in real time.
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ITS Standards Training Modules. Interested in learning how to evaluate, procure, and implement standards-based ITS devices and equipment? This free online training on standards can help you do just that through a self-paced, 35 class series that comes in 1-2 hour modules aimed at practitioners in state and local highway and transit agencies.
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ITS Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Program. Is your agency facing ITS planning, procurement, deployment, and operational challenges? Peer exchanges can provide short-term technical assistance. P2P is an important tool for transferring ITS knowledge, resources, and experiences among public agencies and throughout the transportation industry.
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Knowledge Resources Databases. The USDOT's ITS Program offers a one-of-a kind collection of reports and studies, technical documents, and instructional guides for planning, procuring, and deploying ITS, including four ITS databases covering costs, benefits, and lessons.
Free ITS Training. The ITS PCB program and its partners offer the following FREE training opportunities that address a range of topics related to Intelligent Transportation Systems:
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ITS Standards Training is a FREE 48-module series for practitioners in state and local highway agencies and transit agencies who seek the skills needed to procure, implement, and operate standards-based systems. Consultants, system designers, integrators, and testers will also find the training informative. The training is FREE and open to all.
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The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE), through a partnership with the ITS Joint Program Office and the ITS PCB Program, offers FREE access to their Web-based and Blended courses to U.S. local, regional, metropolitan, and Federal government agencies.
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Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Webinars are 90-minute, interactive online seminars that share knowledge on topics related to ITS planning, design, procurement, deployment, and operations. T3 Webinars are FREE and open to all.
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The T3 Archive contains over 60 recordings of past webinars, mostly T3 Webinars, but also recordings of webinars from the National Transportation Operations Coalition, as well as other providers. The archive is searchable and easy to use.
Link: https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/program_overview.aspx
