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I am interested in all of the State DOT's ITS plan. I was able to find the following sites:

• Mississippi DOT's ITS Plan



• Georgia DOT ITS Website

Three Levels of ITS Learning

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Three Levels of ITS Learning

Awareness training — ITS awareness training includes courses, presentations, and brochures designed to introduce transportation and non-transportation professionals, managers and decision makers, to ITS and how it fits in with traditional transportation processes. The courses at this level are designed to facilitate better, more informed decisions. You may not need these courses if you already have ITS experience.

Core training — The majority of PCB courses fall into this category. Core courses provide a broad and conceptual level of ITS knowledge for all surface transportation modes. They are mode-neutral and emphasize concepts, processes, and procedures that differ from traditional, civil engineering-based transportation processes. Core needs can vary widely — some people may take only a few; others may need all of the courses, depending on your job and responsibilities. Core training also helps you monitor and evaluate the performance of others (such as contractors).
While presenting a broad overview of ITS, the Core curriculum also highlights the important questions and decision points that occur in ITS deployment. Completing the core allows you to function in a partnering or oversight capacity, especially when working with others who are more specialized. Some of the core is also applicable to other transportation and non-transportation professionals such as planners, engineers, safety officers, legal counsel, acquisition staff, and others. For this audience, core courses can develop awareness of the new issues and innovative procedures associated with ITS that are changing the industry.

Specialized training (supplemented by education, technical training, and certification programs) — Specialized training builds on the basic concepts of core courses to deliver a deeper level of knowledge and skills applicable to specific types of deployments. These courses give you the ability to tie core concepts together into a successful deployment. Specialized courses also build technical depth in some of the core areas; for instance, a detailed technical examination of the Systems Engineering process. Unlike the core, which is geared to ensuring a solid but broad understanding of ITS deployment, specialized training and supplemental education help build the depth necessary to perform technical jobs or evaluate others’ work.