USDOT Programs

The Department of Transportation is dedicated to developing and advancing women in the industry through programs in these four key areas of the career continuum:

• Education – Programs that ensure that women receive the necessary training to qualify for jobs in the transportation sector and that build career opportunity awareness.
   
• FAA Aviation and Space Education (STEM-AVSED)
   
• National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI)
  • Student Transportation Internship Program Diverse Groups (STIPDG)
• John Volpe Internship Program
   
• Transportation YOU
  • Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy Program
  • ODSBU Women and Girls Transportation Initiative
     
• Access to Jobs – Programs that remove access barriers and improves recruitment strategies
  • National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI)
  • Student Transportation Internship Program Diverse Groups (STIPDG)
  • ODSBU Women and Girls Transportation Initiative
  • John Volpe Internship Program

• Retention – Once women enter the transportation workforce, these are programs that enhance the conditions to retain their talent and apply their skills long-term
  • ODSBU Women and Girls Transportation Initiative
     
• Leadership – Programs that develop leaders among a diverse cadre of women and assures that their range of career opportunities extends to the top
  • ODSBU Women and Girls Transportation Initiative