A Design-Thinking Workshop for Transit and Workforce Practitioners
The median age of transit workers is 51. Research indicates that approximately 50% of the transit industry’s workforce will retire over the next 10 years. Due to this demographic shift, demand for increasingly sophisticated skills, gaps in training, and industry perceptions, the transit industry needs to address these workforce and human capital issues that are critical to the continuing success of the industry.
This workshop will highlight these workforce trends and strive to pinpoint the contributing factors. Learning from a panel of professionals in the transit and workforce development industries, participants will work in groups to think through the problems and uncover solutions to mitigate the challenges of attracting and retaining the next generation of transit workers.
May 30, 2019, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
DVRPC
190 N Independence Mall West
8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Register: https://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/
Agenda
8:30 am Coffee and Networking
9:00 am Welcome and Introductions
9:10 am Panel of Experts
Moderator: Ms. Jackie Linton, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, MBA Advisor, Fox School of Business at Temple University
Mr. Dan Amspacher, Director of Strategic Initiatives, SEPTA
Ms. Jeanne M. Victor, Chief of Human Resources & EEO/AA, NJ TRANSIT
Ms. Mohona Siddique, The Economy League
Mr. David Donald, PeopleShare
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Design-Thinking Group Exercise
Led by: Ms. Michelle Histand, Director of Innovation at Independence Blue Cross and Assistant Professor at Temple University
12:15 pm Next Steps
12:30 pm Adjournment and Lunch
