Are you interested in a career in transportation?  You’ve come to the right place!

CITE Student Scholarships and Awards

Become an ITE Student Member

A Career in Transportation

CITE Student Scholarships and Awards

CITE offers several annual scholarships and awards for ITE Student Members  enrolled in transportation programs at accredited Canadian universities and colleges.

 Become an ITE Student Member

 FREE MEMBERSHIP!

 ITE and CITE provide you with opportunities to learn about and become involved in the transportation profession as a student.  Becoming an ITE Student Member will help you attain the contacts, knowledge, career development and personal growth needed for success in the field of transportation. 

ITE membership grants you access to resources that will give you a competitive advantage—both professionally and personally.  Resources such as: 

·         Monthly issues of the ITE Journal.  Discover what others in the field are currently working on.

·         Special student discounts on publications and technical reports sold by the ITE Book Store to assist you in your research and course work.

·         A treasure trove of technical information, resources and unparalleled networking opportunities with professionals working in transportation from all over the world on www.ite.org—ITE's home on the Internet.

·         Significant discounts on registration fees for ITE's Annual Meeting and Technical Conference where you have the opportunity to meet and mingle with prospective employers.

·         District and Section memberships giving you networking opportunities in your local area.

·         Searchable technical database of more than 3,300 ITE Journal articles and papers presented at ITE Annual Meetings from 1970 to the present.  Download those articles you need at no cost.

·         Access to the searchable Membership Directory, a veritable Who's Who in the profession, updated weekly, and the ITE Employment Center.

To be eligible to become a Student Member, you must be:

·         Enrolled as a student in a graduate or undergraduate school of recognized standing; and

·         Registered in at least one course in transportation or traffic engineering unless exempted by the faculty advisor of an ITE Student Chapter; and not otherwise eligible for another grade of membership.

WHY NOT JOIN?  ITE is offering all students a free student membership for their first year.  Just submit an application and begin getting the monthly ITE Journal and CITE Newsletter free!

A Career in Transportation

 Do you want to:

 ·         Solve real-world problems...big and small problems...using state of the art technology?

·         Work with a variety of professionals, government leaders, engineers, planners, architects, land developers, lawyers and others?

·         Be involved with your community?

·         Focus on people, as well as technology?

·         Help reduce the impact of transportation on the environment?

Then you should consider a career in transportation.  It's a vital, growing profession with excellent career growth potential and exciting opportunities!  As a transportation engineer, planner or technologist, you will be in great demand to plan, design, operate and manage transportation facilities while working on a wide variety of projects, such as:

·         Planning, designing and operating highways, airports, railroads and public transit systems;

·         Developing and implementing projects to relieve traffic congestion, such as bus/carpool lanes on roadways;

·         Preparing traffic impact studies for new developments and determining transportation improvements to mitigate the additional traffic;

·         Investigating and minimizing the effects of new transportation projects on traffic congestion, air and noise pollution and sensitive natural environments;

·         Improving motorist safety by conducting studies and implementing actions aimed at reducing the number of collisions and deaths on our highways;

·         Designing and operating systems that advise others where traffic jams have occurred;

·         Management of the existing infrastructure.

 Put yourself in the centre of the action...be a transportation professional!

 Education: 

A good background in science and mathematics, the ability to communicate effectively through speaking and writing, and a basic understanding of government are all beneficial skills in becoming a transportation engineer, planner or technologist. 

Transportation engineers, planners and technologists should prepare for their careers through college or university education.  Most transportation engineers are enrolled in engineering programs, primarily transportation or civil engineering, but also electrical, mechanical or industrial engineering.  However, because of the diverse nature of the profession, many transportation planners and technologists have backgrounds in urban planning, science, environmental planning, computing and a number of other fields.

 A sampling of Canadian universities and colleges offering programs with a transportation component include (but are not necessarily limited to):

 ·         Carleton University, Ottawa

·         Lakehead University, Thunder Bay

·         McMaster University, Hamilton

·         Mohawk College, Hamilton

·         Queen's University, Kingston

·         Ryerson University, Toronto (ITE Student Chapter Website)

·         University of Alberta, Edmonton

·         University of British Columbia, Vancouver (ITE Student Chapter Website)

·         University of Calgary, Calgary (ITE Student Chapter Website)

·         University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (ITE Student Chapter Website)

·         University of New Brunswick, Fredericton

·         University of Toronto, Toronto

·         University of Waterloo, Waterloo (ITE Student Chapter Website)

Many other Canadian universities and colleges offer related courses and programs in transportation.  If in doubt, contact the Registrar's Office of the institution directly.

Prospective Employment:

The majority of transportation engineers, planners and technologists are employed in the private sector as transportation consultants or work for municipal, regional, provincial or federal public agencies.  Others are engaged in teaching and research at colleges and universities.

Links to Student Chapter Websites

• Ryerson Student Chapter
• University of British Columbia Student Chapter
• University of Calgary Student Chapter
• University of Manitoba Student Chapter
• University of Waterloo Student Chapter