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The situation of growing demand, and level or dwindling supply for civil engineering positions poses a significant challenge for Minnesota and for the country at large. To avoid turning the pending reality into a major crisis, though, Minnesota decided to take action. The Research Implementation Committee of Minnesota's Local Road Research Board sponsored the Minnesota Summit on Civil Engineering Workforce Development to address civil engineering employment issues. Held August 9, 2000, the summit attracted 44 leaders from the private and public sector, including representatives from city and county government, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, federal government, private engineering firms, industry and organizations, and educational institutions. Summit participants focused on the following tasks: Reviewing recent research on the expected demand and supply of civil engineers, surveyors, and technicians; Showcasing innovative methods of recruiting and retaining civil engineers, surveyors, and technicians by reviewing nationwide best practices; Examining the survey of cities, counties, and industry that assessed the nature of the problem in Minnesota; Developing an action plan that collaboratively leverages the resources of all the workforce development stakeholders; and Defining roles and responsibilities for solving the program among all stakeholders. Divided into four smaller groups, participants completed problem and vision statements for four key areas; awareness, attraction, access; recruiting; retention and redesign; and re-recruiting. The report details work completed at the summit and the actions that resulted from the summit.

This presentation was part of project 2004-18, "Toolkit for a Career in Civil Engineering." This tool kit was designed for use in school presentations, and contains information for high school students on how to pursue a career as a civil engineer or civil engineering technician. The kit contains a video, an FAQ document, a PowerPoint presentation and a brochure, all on one convenient CD-ROM.

This FAQ document was part of the final deliverables for project 2004-18, "Toolkit for a Career in Civil Engineering.' This tool kit was designed for use in school presentations, and contains information for high school students on how to pursue a career as a civil engineer or civil engineering technician. The kit contains a video, an FAQ document, a PowerPoint presentation and a brochure, all on one convenient CD-ROM. The video and PowerPoint presentation give an overview of how to prepare for a civil engineering career while in high school, and list several schools in the region that offer civil engineering or civil engineering technician degrees.

This brochure was part of the final deliverables for project 2004-18, " Toolkit for a Career in Civil Engineering." This tool kit was designed for use in school presentations, and contains information for high school students on how to pursue a career as a civil engineer or civil engineering technician. The kit contains a video, an FAQ document, a PowerPoint presentation and a brochure, all on one convenient CD-ROM.