Winter Service Session 04 - Human Resource Management in Winter Service
Tuesday, March 10
16:30
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18:00
Chair: Nick Russell, Amey, United Kingdom
Room: Room 2
This session focused on the critical role of human resource management in ensuring effective and resilient winter service operations. Presentations came from the call for papers and explored international training programmes for supervisors and operators, practice-oriented digital learning opportunities, and the development of digital HRM platforms tailored to the winter service workforce. Additional contributions highlighted cyclical training models designed to strengthen supervision and professional development in road maintenance. Together, these insights emphasized how innovative HRM strategies and training approaches could enhance workforce competence, operational safety, and long-term sustainability in winter service delivery.
Welcome and session introduction
• Nick Russell, Amey, United Kingdom
Presentations
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An International Training Program for Supervisors and Operators in Winter Operations
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E-learning for an analogue professional field – designing practice-oriented digital learning opportunities for employees in road (winter) operation services
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A Digital HRM Platform for the Winter Service Workforce: An Innovative Solution for Recruitment, Training, and Resilience
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Winter road maintenance supervision and cyclical training program for supervisors
Questions and Answers
• Nick Russell, Amey, United Kingdom
Conclusion
• Nick Russell, Amey, United Kingdom
Organization
Session Organiser: Horst Hanke, Leader of the German Winter Service Committee, Germany
Session Secretary: [To be confirmed]