Advancing Workforce Development: Leading a Performance-Based Culture
Year Published: 2020
Publisher: FHWA
External Link: https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/summer-2020/advancing-workforce-development-leading-performance-based-culture
Introduces the National Highway Institute's Maintenance Leadership Academy (MLA), a workforce development program that combines technical and leadership training to prepare new managers and supervisors in transportation maintenance. The MLA emphasizes a performance-based maintenance culture, covering topics such as leadership skills, pavement and bridge preservation, environmental protection, and more. The flexible course structure includes self-paced online study and instructor-led classroom training to efficiently equip participants with the necessary skills for effective maintenance practices.