Workforce Development Branch
Workforce Development Branch
On the Job Training Supportive Services (OJT/SS)
Caltrans' OJT/SS Program provides pre-apprenticeship training to increase the participation of women, minorities, and other disadvantaged individuals in skilled and semi-skilled crafts on federal-aid highway construction contracts.
Office of Civil Rights, Workforce Development Branch (WDB) additional resources and information:
- WDB OJT/SS NSTI Banner
- OJT SS Flyer
The Federal Highway Administration and the US Department of Transportation provides these additional resources and information:
Workforce Development, OJT/SS Accomplishments:
- Heavy Equipment Operations (HEO) Pilot Program Video
- Good day Sacramento - HEO Video
- HEO/Heavy Highway Construction Trade Academy 2023
WDB OJT/SS Notifications
2025 HEO Public Flyer
- HEO Academy Session 2: Northern Region (Humboldt County - 7/14/25 - 8/29/25)
- HEO Academy Session 3: Central Region (Fresno County - 10/27/25 - 12./18/25)
Scan the QR code to sign up for all upcoming OJT/SS trainings.
Stay updated and don't miss out!
Join us today!
Workforce Development Program Notifications
National Summer Transportation Institute for Students
- Exciting Opportunities for Students
- NSTI In The News
- Summer Transportation Internship for Diverse Groups (STIPDG) Program
The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) Program is a transportation-focused career awareness initiative designed to introduce disadvantaged secondary school students to all modes of transportation-related careers, provide academic enhancement activities and encourage students to pursue transportation-related courses of study at the college/university level. Students typically spend 2-4 weeks on some of the most prominent college/university campuses in the state.
The NSTI Program was created to address future transportation workforce needs by ensuring that the transportation industry has a well-trained qualified and diversified workforce.
For the summer of 2023, Caltrans has contracted with five colleges to host five programs. Our mission is to expand the NSTI program statewide to increase transportation awareness and build collegiate partnerships for summers to come.
Interested host sites can contact us at NSTI@dot.ca.gov for more information.