8.2.5 Systems Engineering Training

A broad range of webinars, blended learning, workshops, and traditional courses are available to the ITS professional.  In addition to the ITS-specific offerings identified here, many universities also offer systems engineering-related courses.

Title: ITS Professional Capacity Building Program
On the web: http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov
Comment: The PCB sponsors the popular Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) webinars – interactive net meetings where ITS experts present a wide range of topics, including many related to systems engineering and project management.

Title: Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE)
On the web: http://citeconsortium.org
Comment: The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) is a unique organization of universities and industry associations focused on providing comprehensive advanced transportation training and education that is flexible and convenient for its students.  CITE offers over thirty interactive web-based courses for transportation technicians, professionals and college students.

Title: Systems Engineering for ITS Workshop
Author:  Federal Highway Administration
Comment: This two day workshop combines one day of training in systems engineering and a one day process improvement review where workshop participants review their own systems engineering processes. Contact your FHWA Division Office or Emiliano Lopez (emiliano.lopez@dot.gov) for more information.