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Journal articles on the topic "Construction of skills"

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Ogunsanmi, Emmanuel. "Determining the essential skill requirements for construction manaagers' practice in Nigeria." International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management 6, no. 2 (December 31, 2016): 48–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.14424/ijcscm602016-48-63.

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The study investigates the essential skill requirements for construction managers in Nigeria. The objective is to determine the most important skill requirements for construction managers. A structured questionnaire was administered to construction professionals who worked recently with construction managers in their recently completed projects. Snowballing sampling technique was used to select seventy (70) respondents, however only forty (40) responses were used for the data analysis. The results indicate that essential skills required by the construction managers for their jobs include: procedural-industrial skills, quality assurance/management, listening skills, knowledge of codes and regulations, sustainable skills and ability to learn skills. These skills are important for the construction manager to practice effectively in Nigeria and other developing countries. These findings have seven practical implications to professional bodies, Universities and other trainers of construction managers, whose present curricula may be deficient in knowledge areas in industry (business, managerial, personal and technical). These institutions may need to re-orientate and improve the curricula for newly trained construction managers to cope with current skill requirements. On the other hand, recruiting agencies should ensure that job applicants with the right hard and soft skills are engaged as construction managers. Consequently efficient and effective management of future construction projects in Nigeria and other developing countries can be ensured.
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Jelinek, Jan Amos. "Recreation of Construction Patterns by 4-, 5- and 6-year-old Children 70 Years Ago and Today. Comparison of Test Results." Lubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny 42, no. 2 (August 28, 2023): 77–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/lrp.2023.42.2.77-91.

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Introduction: Recreation of construction patterns is an important form of supporting students’ cognitive development. Unfortunately, a lack of research makes it impossible to characterise the skills of contemporary children. Research Aim: To establish the current ability of pre-school children to reproduce constructions and to determine how these skills have changed in relation to research conducted 70 years earlier (Popiel, 1955–1957). Method: In order to compare the results of the research conducted, the tools were recreated and the method of the research conducted 70 years earlier was repeated. Seven finished constructions were presented to the children and the method of recreating them was recorded. The description included the method of construction and the correctness of the reconstructed construction. Results: The level of reproduction of the constructions is similar. However, modern children are better at recreating more difficult constructions. The small number of subjects limits the generalising power of the results of the study. Conclusions: The results of the study shed some light on children’s constructional abilities. They indicate that the situation of recreating constructions can be used as a form of supporting children’s mental development. The differences in the results of the studies indicate that caution should be exercised in citing research findings on the construction skills of children living many years earlier. Research is needed to explore these issues in more depth.
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Mohd Yussof, Farrah Norizzah, Haifa Afieqah Hasbi, and Emma Marinie Ahmad Zawawi. "Employability Forecast Among Construction Management from The Employer’s Perspective in Malaysia Construction Industry." Built Environment Journal 18, no. 1 (February 28, 2021): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/bej.v18i1.12989.

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The tertiary education institutions in Malaysia are facing increasing demands from employers and stakeholders to ensure the graduates to be equipped with relevant skillset needed to secure a placement in the industry. The question arises, what are the skillsets required by employers contribute to the research gap which led to a comprehensive understanding on the expectation of employers towards the graduate’s employability. This study determined the employers' perspective skills by referring to five (5) field of employment consist of Developer, Contractor, Consultant, Supplier and Entrepreneur which consume of 57 (38%) respondents from 150 questionnaires distributed both on-site and on-line survey using random sampling technique. The content was referred on the program offered by Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted using six (6) main categories of courses on hard skill to achieve the objective one and seven (7) soft skills to accomplish objective two. The finding indicates Project Management, Measurement and Estimating and Legal Study knowledge of hard skill critically required, whilst, interpersonal and communication soft skill is crucially needed. Those skills reveal as the fundamental knowledge in handling a construction works. In summary, this study able to facilitate the gap between graduates’ skills and employers’ expectation by providing a sufficient guidance platform referring to the respective field of employment as well as provides a significance implication to the educational institutions to align the program outcome toward the needs of the industry.Keywords: employability, forecast, graduates, employer
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Ijaola, Irewolede Aina, Olatunbosun Hezekiah Omolayo, and Kudirat Ibilola Zakariyyh. "Project Manager’s Skills Acquisition: A Comparative Study of Indigenous and Multinational Construction Firms." Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management 10, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 71–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jeppm-2020-0009.

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AbstractProject manager’s skills which are the competencies required for successful completion of the project play an important role in the construction industry, therefore acquiring these skills is significant for project success. However, indigenous construction firms compete with their multinational counterparts for the available skilled workforce. The study, therefore, investigates the level of project managers’ skills acquisition in indigenous and multinational construction firms in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted cross-sectional survey research and data were collected using a structured questionnaire. One hundred and thirty-three questionnaires (106 indigenous and 27 multinational) were administered to project managers and 106 retrieved and valid for analysis representing 73% response rate. The techniques for analysing the data are mean score and t-test. The study revealed that the most important skill type as perceived by project managers is a technical skill and there is no significant difference in the level of skill acquisition by project managers in indigenous and multinational construction firms. Hence, the study concludes that the categorisation of construction firms has no effect on the level of skills acquisition by project managers; therefore, it plays no role in project managers’ skills acquisition. Project managers should strive towards developing themselves through training for improved performance and for successful completion of construction projects.
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Wheeldon, A. J. "Negotiating Skills in Engineering and Construction." IEE Review 37, no. 3 (1991): 116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ir:19910056.

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Pezet, Michael. "Negotiating Skills in Engineering and Construction." Manufacturing Engineer 70, no. 1 (1991): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/me:19910019.

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Fortune, Chris, and Martin Skitmore. "Quantification skills in the construction industry." Construction Management and Economics 12, no. 1 (January 1994): 79–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446199400000009.

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Richard, George V., Joseph Zarconi, and Mark L. Savickas. "Construction of a Physician Skills Inventory." Journal of Career Assessment 20, no. 2 (October 10, 2011): 221–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072711420981.

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Hewage, Kasun N., Anupama Gannoruwa, and Janaka Y. Ruwanpura. "Current status of factors leading to team performance of on-site construction professionals in Alberta building construction projects." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 38, no. 6 (June 2011): 679–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l11-038.

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A skill-measuring criterion or strategy can be used to optimize the scarce skilled labour force in the Canadian construction industry. The University of Calgary conducted an extensive study to assess the skill levels and team performance of field workers and managers in Alberta’s building construction projects. Over 150 workers and field managers were interviewed, surveyed with questionnaires and observed, to identify team efficiencies, skill levels, team spirit, and team perceptions of supervision. The average construction worker had over 15 years of field experience. Most of the workers were high school educated. More than 70% of the workers wanted to improve their career skills; however, internal and external opportunities were limited and (or) not promoted by the respective construction companies. A very few foremen had certified skills in administration, computer handling, planning, job management and work records. The research clearly noted the urgent need for training programs, for workers and field managers, to improve their present skill levels.
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Watson, Michelle. "Concerns for Skills Shortages in the 21st Century: A Review into the Construction Industry, Australia." Construction Economics and Building 7, no. 1 (November 22, 2012): 45–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ajceb.v7i1.2977.

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The Australian Construction Industry is now facing skills shortages in all trades. As an industry focused on the skill of its workforce, there is now concern the Australian standard in quality, workmanship, and productivity will inhibit both at national and international level.This research paper addresses the underlying, influential factors concerning skills shortages in the Australian construction industry. The influential factors addressed include funding, training statistics, employer expectations, financial limitations, Industrial Relations and immigration. Given the reference to skills shortages within the industry, and documented in related literature, if skills shortages are to continue to exist, their effect will impact upon the overall performance of construction companies throughout Australia.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Construction of skills"

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Shelton, Susan Allsop. "Sentence-Level Construction Methods: Skills Taught Are Skills Used." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2017. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6505.

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The findings of this study predict that students who utilize five specific sentence constructions on timed single-draft writing compositions will have higher holistic scores than students who do not utilize the specific constructions. Students in the treatment group who were taught to use the five constructions through thorough and consistent instruction in a semester length first year writing course showed statistically significant gains, 4.698 points on a 0-18 scale, based on comparison of pre-test and post-test writing samples. The findings suggest that specific style instruction at the sentence level should be part of the first year writing course curriculum, and possibly in the writing curriculum of secondary education as well.
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Riffell, Zachary D. "Time on Task across Skill Sets in Construction Trades Classrooms: Preparation of Skilled Craft Workers." Scholar Commons, 2019. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7909.

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The construction industry is an essential component of the U.S. economy, yet even amid good wages, construction companies are having trouble finding enough individuals who are ready for work in the industry, and they fear they will not be able to do so in the future because training options for potential workers are inadequate. Better training options are needed. Much research has pointed to soft and academic skills as necessary skills for successful workers that are missing from worker preparation programs, but little has been done to establish an actual correlation between these skills and workforce readiness. In this study, the underlying premise was that students who spend more time on learning tasks are more engaged and will be more likely to be successful in school. As such, time on task (TOT) was defined as the time construction students spent in school preparing for competition at SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC). TOT was measured for three skill sets: academic, soft, and hard skills. The results were correlated with student success at NLSC to determine if related preparation led to increased success in the competition (the proxy for workforce readiness in this study). The results across skills sets showed that competitors at this high level of competition spent a high percentage of their TOT integrating the skill sets. In addition, multiple hierarchical regression analyses were performed with the TOT in the three subscales and competition placement. Overall, related results suggested some limited correlation between skill set integration and final placement at NLSC. In this regard, it is possible that the homogeneity of the population likely limits the generalizability of results.
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Vanqa, Inga Bongo. "The effects of the labour skills shortage in the construction industry." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1021125.

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Purpose of this treatise: The aim of this research is to determine, if the skilled labour shortage has had any impact on how construction projects are executed. If there is an impact the study aims to determine the nature and extent of the problem. Design/methodology/approach: A review of related literature was conducted, mainly to ensure that existing research is not replicated, in order to generate new ideas. The quantitative research approach was applied for this research. The questionnaire was designed so that scores can be easily summed in order to obtain an overall measure of the attitudes and opinions of the respondents. Findings: The results revealed that the skilled labour shortage has a negative effect on how construction projects are executed. The results further revealed that the biggest concern amongst employers and management of construction companies was the negative impact the shortage of skilled labour has on the levels of workmanship. Research limitations: The sample (construction companies) is mostly situated in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Practical implications: The research is of importance to managers and supervisors of construction companies of all sizes. The findings of this study will assist in ensuring that projects are efficiently managed irrespective of the current skills crisis in the construction industry.
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Downing, Stephen John. "The social construction of strategy : networking interaction skills amongst business owners." Thesis, Brunel University, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.332076.

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Serhan, Ahmad, and Asen Draganov. "Project managers’ communication skills and stakeholder engagement in sustainable construction projects." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22559.

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Davies, Lyle Scott. "Project Management: Skills, Tools, and Knowledge Construction Professionals Consider Important for Keeping Projects on Schedule." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2017. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6608.

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Project managers have a major role in the construction and completion of projects. Much of their work consists of reviewing, clarifying, and coordinating information required by the field management and subcontractors performing the work on the job site. The assistance they give with the transfer of information helps with successfully completing projects. For many people, the largest indicator that a project was successful is that construction activities were completed on schedule. While finishing on schedule may be the primary focus of those involved with construction activities, projects still struggle to finish on time. The purpose of this study is to find out what construction industry professionals consider important skills, tools, and knowledge for helping project managers finish the projects they manage on schedule. Research results found the general topics of management and scheduling are the most important for project managers to understand. Within the topic of scheduling, the importance of material procurement ranked highest of the specified subcategories. Construction professionals also ranked working with subcontractors, understanding project documents, weekly project meetings, working with owners, and having interpersonal and communication skills as important topics that will help project managers keep their projects on schedule.
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Roszler, Sarah Katherine 1977. "Building skills : a construction trades training facility for the eastern Canadian Arctic." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/30285.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2005.
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On April 1, 1999, the Inuit of the Eastern Canadian Arctic achieved sovereignty over a new territory, Nunavut, envisioning economic self-reliance, political self-determination, and renewal of confidence in Inuit community. Life in Nunavut, however, remains circumscribed by adversities: poverty, crowded houses, and long winters. Both government and industry are constrained by inexperienced administration and insufficient budgets. Perhaps no sector is as challenged as the construction industry, caught between the vast demand of a housing crisis and the extreme cost of importing labor. The territory must invest in building skills to reduce the cost of housing. Trades training in the Eastern Arctic will have political, cultural, and economic significance for a community long dependent on remote governments and migrant workers. Moreover, local tradesmen will be indispensable to an affordable construction strategy for community buildings serving a population expanding at twice the national rate. Over the course of fifty years of permanent settlement in Nunavut, no construction system has yet been devised for civic spaces that respond to its social, physical, and logistical conditions.
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Awe, Ezekiel Mofoluwaso. "A framework for training and development of construction craft skills in Nigeria." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2012. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/19297/.

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The Nigerian construction sector presently accounts for about 1.4% of the nation's GDP, even though its contribution to total GDP seems to have remained, extremely low; the sector is yet to realise its full potential. The sector is expanding strongly with a growth of 10% per year and is supported by multiple real estate projects and by the modernisation and development of infrastructures which offer new opportunities for the construction sector. The nation's approach to the training and development of construction related craftspeople, however, has been general rather than specific; and the various reforms on technical, vocational education and training (TVET) have not succeeded in tackling the perennial craft skills shortage crisis in the sector. This research project focused on formulating and validating a framework for achieving effectiveness and sustainability in the training and development of construction craft in the Nigerian construction sector, with emphasis on addressing the factors militating against securing and sustaining the interest of the youth population in acquiring construction related crafts skills. In order to collect a robust data to adequately address the goal of the study, secondary data were collected through an in-depth review of related literature. Quantitative data were elicited through a questionnaire survey while the gathering of qualitative data adopted the semistructured interview and document analysis approaches. This mixed-method approach generated data that formed the basis for the development of a unique and novel best practice framework for the training and development of construction related crafts people in the Nigerian construction industry. The framework, which was validated by experienced industry-based professionals and academics; was adjudged capable of ensuring effectiveness and enhancing sustainability in craft skills training and development in the nation's construction sector. The study concluded that in order to achieve sustainability and effectiveness, crafts skills training and development in the nation's construction sector must be accorded a specific attention. The establishment of a regulatory organ vested with the responsibilities for implementing and regulating skills training and development in the construction sector is imperative. Apart from facilitating career progression of crafts people and adequately addressing the factors inhibiting the interest of prospective trainees; effective guidance and counselling systems must be provided for the purpose of sensitizing the youths and other potential trainees on the importance and economic prospects inherent in pursuing construction related craft careers. The Construction Craft Skills Training and Development (CCSTD) Framework is a major contribution to knowledge in this area. It is recommended for adoption by the government, construction sector, professional bodies, training providers and other related stakeholders; as a guide on skills training and development matters in the Nigerian construction sector.
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Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Samir. "An examination of the relationship between skills development and productivity in the construction industry." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2008. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/4658.

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In recent years, the UK government skills policy has emphasised the role of workforce skills development as a key driver of economic success and improving productivity across all sectors of the economy. The importance of skills (as a vehicle for enhancing productivity performance) is highlighted within numerous government reports, such as Skills White Papers (2003 and 2005), in addition to the Leitch Review of Skills (2006) which coincided with the outset of this research. Thus, the aim of this research was to examine the relationship between skills development and productivity in the construction industry in order to assess the assumptions of government skills policy in the context of the sector. A multi-method approach was adopted in this research. This involved the analysis of: official construction statistics, levy/grant and financial accounts data of construction companies, in addition to a telephone survey. The main findings of the research are published in five peer reviewed academic papers, demonstrating the tenuous nature of the relationship between skills development and productivity performance, particularly when considering the heterogeneous nature of the construction industry. Government claims about the mono-causal relationship between skills and productivity should be treated with caution. A simple boost in qualification levels or participation rates of training is unlikely to lead to productivity improvements in the construction sector. However, skills development and training activities needs to be targeted and focused if the desired outcome of enhancing productivity performance is to be achieved. Construction companies needs to be proactive in addressing the skills and training needs of their business through drawing on the various support available through CITBConstructionSkills training grants or participating in appropriate skills/training initiatives, such as apprenticeship schemes. The provision of 'productivity-based' training grants should be considered by CITB-CS in order to prompt construction companies to consider training as a plausible means for enhancing their productivity performance. Finally, the recommendations presented in this thesis and areas for further research sets out the potential way forward in terms of advancing knowledge in this area.
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Lazarus, Spencer. "An integrated skills development model for emerging construction contractors in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/170.

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One of the challenges faced by many government decision-makers today relates to the need for a construction development programme that comprehensively addresses the challenges faced in delivery of building and infrastructure projects. Investment into such programmes should be justified and measured by increased contractor capacity to execute projects and grow their businesses. The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) intends to develop and pilot an emerging contractor development programme with the assistance of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). In implementing the project, the CSIR and the ECDC will assume the role of the project managers, responsible for planning, executing and coordinating the entire training and mentorship programme. Suitably qualified training providers and mentors have been sourced from private enterprises and individuals. Sixty contractors throughout the province will be selected to form part of the program. Training providers and mentors will provide high quality inputs to enable a group of selected contractors to be assessed and accredited by the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) in terms of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). This dissertation addresses the requirements that an integrated development model needs to be effective in terms of emerging contractors’ further development and sustainable growth.
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Books on the topic "Construction of skills"

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Lalgee, Paul. Skills in construction. Dunstable: Folens, 1994.

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Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, ed. Today's teen: Construction skills. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2000.

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Pettit, T. Woodwork technology: Construction skills packs. London: Edward Arnold, 1986.

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Kreh, R. T. Masonry skills. 6th ed. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2007.

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Kreh, R. T. Masonry skills. 4th ed. Albany, N.Y: Delmar Publishers, 1998.

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Kreh, R. T. Masonry skills. 5th ed. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning, 2003.

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1967-, Miller R. T., and Miller R. T. 1967-, eds. Welding skills. 3rd ed. Homewood, Ill: American Technical Publishers, 2004.

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Bertil, Billing, ed. Negotiating skills in engineering and construction. London: Thomas Telford, 1990.

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Construction Industry Council. Project Management Task Force., ed. Project management skills in the construction industry. [U.K.]: Construction Industry Council, 1996.

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Agency, Sector Skills Development, and Spilsbury Research, eds. Key findings from the National Employer Skills Survey 2003: Construction skills. Wath-upon-Dearne: Sector Skills Development Agency, 2004.

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Book chapters on the topic "Construction of skills"

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Latash, Mark L. "Development of Motor Skills." In Bernstein’s Construction of Movements, 154–88. New York, NY: Routledge, 2021.: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780367816797-11.

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Perera, Srinath, Buddhini Ginigaddara, Yingbin Feng, and Payam Rahnamayiezekavat. "The New Generation of Construction Skills: Transition from Onsite to Offsite." In Innovation in Construction, 429–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95798-8_17.

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Williams, Ian. "Stone: Types of Wall Construction." In Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation, 5–6. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470697696.ch2.

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Oke, Ayodeji, Clinton Aigbavboa, and Tshinakaho Khangale. "Effect of Skills Shortage on Sustainable Construction." In Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 303–9. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60450-3_29.

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Clarke, Linda, and Georg Herrmann. "The Institutionalisation of Skill in Britain and Germany: Examples from the Construction Sector." In The Skills That Matter, 128–47. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-21189-6_8.

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Lephoto, Tshepo Jeremia, and Nthatisi Khatleli. "Engineering Skills Development Through Mega Construction Projects (MCPs)." In Supporting Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa - Volume I, 27–39. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41979-0_3.

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Hamid, Muhammad Fariq Abdul, and Zulhasni Abdul Rahim. "Construction 4.0 Readiness and Challenges for Construction Skills Training Institutions in Malaysia." In Advances on Intelligent Informatics and Computing, 697–706. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98741-1_58.

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Kissi, Ernest, Clinton Aigbavboa, Eugène Danquah Smith, Didibhuku Wellington Thwala, and Titus Ebenezer Kwofie. "Skills Development in the 4th Industrial Revolution: The Construction Industry." In Emerging Debates in the Construction Industry, 149–73. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003340348-10.

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Cheng, Li, Fan Shangchun, Qian Zheng, Wan Congmei, and Liu Zhao. "Integrated Construction of Engineering Skills and Academic Literacies for Undergraduates." In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 321–27. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24022-5_52.

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van Heerden, Andries Hendrik Gustavus. "Soft Skills and the Construction Site Manager: The Chameleon Professional." In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 201–9. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60828-0_21.

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Conference papers on the topic "Construction of skills"

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Ginigaddara, B., S. Perera, Y. Feng, and P. Rahnamayiezekavat. "Offsite construction skills prediction: A conceptual model." In 10th World Construction Symposium. Building Economics and Management Research Unit (BEMRU), University of Moratuwa, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/wcs.2022.52.

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Industry 4.0 driven technological advancements have accelerated the uptake of Offsite Construction (OSC), causing the need for re-skilling, up-skilling, and multi-skilling traditional onsite construction skills and competencies. The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model that predicts OSC skills as a response to the OSC demand. The paper is a theoretical presentation of a skill profile prediction model which introduces the key concepts, OSC typology, OSC skill classification and their relationships. Components, panels, pods, modules, and complete buildings represent the OSC typology. Managers, professionals, technicians, and trade workers, clerical and administration workers, machine operators and drivers, and labourers constitute the OSC skill classification. The conceptual model takes the OSC project parameters: gross floor area, OSC value percentage and skill quantities as input and provides predicted skill variations as the output. The skills are quantified in “manhours/m2” under six skill categories, for five distinct OSC types. As such, the research presents a comprehensive conceptual model for the development of an OSC skills predictor to capture the skill variations and demand in a construction market moving towards rapid industrialisation. The research contributes to the existing body of knowledge by identifying the key concepts, parameters, and mutual relationships of those parameters that are needed to develop a realistic prediction of future trends of OSC skills.
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Manoharan, K., P. Dissanayake, C. Pathirana, D. Deegahawature, and R. Silva. "COMPARISON OF SKILLS BETWEEN SRI LANKAN AND FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION LABOUR." In The 9th World Construction Symposium 2021. The Ceylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lanka, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/wcs.2021.18.

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Construction significantly influences a country’s economy. The labour efforts are the lifeblood of construction operations. The construction industry has been facing many challenges due to skill shortages in many countries. This study aimed to compare the work-related skills of Sri Lankan labour against foreign labour forces. A qualitative study methodology was adopted through literature reviews and expert interviews to identify the labour skills which influence the productivity of construction operations. The interviews were conducted in two categories. The first category focused on identifying significant labour skills, the second category was conducted to compare the labour skills between Sri Lankan and foreign labour. Chinese, Indian, Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Saudi Arabian, Malaysian and Korean labour forces were considered in the pair-wise comparison process. Statement categories and codes were developed to perform this qualitative comparison. The overall results show the need of developing cognitive and self-management skills of Sri Lankan labourers, where the transferable skills are not much important. The study pointed up the importance of developing technical skills of Sri Lankan labour in concreting, bar bending, plastering, tiling, welding, electrical work and equipment handling, to reach the levels of leading foreign labour forces. Labourers’ commitment, punctuality, participation, self-motivation and problem solving were the significant self-management skills in this regard. Kappa statistics resulted in the inter-rater reliability of these findings at a substantial level. The study outcomes can be helpful for the skills development authorities to take actions for filling the skills gap, and also for some foreign construction sectors in similar scenarios
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Techera, Ulises, Siddharth Bhandari, Matthew Hallowell, and Ray Littlejohn. "Impact of Worker Fatigue on Hazard Recognition Skills." In Construction Research Congress 2020. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784482872.034.

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Herrmann, Michele, Hans Herrmann, and Emily Mcglohn. "Teaching Collaborative Skills: The Results of an Interactive Symposium." In Construction Research Congress 2016. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479827.012.

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Bhandari, Siddharth, Matthew R. Hallowell, Leaf Van Boven, June Gruber, and Keith M. Welker. "Emotional States and Their Impact on Hazard Identification Skills." In Construction Research Congress 2016. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479827.282.

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Rios, Daniel, Behzad Rouhanizadeh, Sharareh Kermanshachi, and Reza Akhavian. "General Contractor Superintendent Skills and Attributes for Career Success." In Construction Research Congress 2020. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784482889.051.

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Silwal, Anupa, and Elnaz Safapour. "Workforce Essential Hard and Soft Skills for Construction 4.0." In Construction Research Congress 2024. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784485262.094.

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El Asmar, Lucien, Anthony Lamanna, and Matthew Eicher. "Exploratory Analysis on Students’ Valued Skills in the Construction Industry." In Construction Research Congress 2020. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784482872.086.

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"Analysis on Strategic System Construction of Intellectual Property Rights." In 2020 Conference on Educational Science and Educational Skills. Scholar Publishing Group, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.38007/proceedings.0000563.

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"Construction of Psychological Crisis Prevention System for College Students." In 2020 Conference on Educational Science and Educational Skills. Scholar Publishing Group, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.38007/proceedings.0000570.

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Reports on the topic "Construction of skills"

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Simmonds, Philippa, and Clare Lally. Green skills in education and employment. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, January 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.58248/pn711.

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Green skills can be defined as “the knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a society which reduces the impact of human activity on the environment”. Several definitions exist, with some being focused on technical skills for jobs that play a major role in reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (for example, heat pump installation). Other definitions are broader, and include enabling skills and attitudes, such as public engagement and systems thinking. The lack of a consistent definition can make it challenging to analyse the supply and demand for different skills in the UK workforce. Evidence suggests that developing green skills will be achieved mainly by upskilling the current workforce, but all components of the education system will play a role in increasing skills and raising awareness of green career paths. The vocational education pathway will be particularly important. There is low public awareness of green skills and green career paths, and commentators propose that this could be improved through public engagement and improved careers advice in schools and further education colleges. Sectors such as power generation, construction, waste and resources are likely to see growth and a significant update in skills as part of the net zero transition. These sectors also tend to have an ageing workforce with a substantial proportion approaching retirement. Stakeholders propose that improving diversity in key sectors may help to mitigate green skills shortages. Other challenges include regional variation in demand for and access to green skills development, and shifting policy priorities leading to a lack of investment in training by employers. Training has also seen an overall reduction in investment in training by both the UK Government and employers. Stakeholders have advocated that green skills development could align with levelling up ambitions. There is strong consensus that policy certainty from government would support private sector investment in green technologies, demand for green skills, and provision of green skills training.
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Meng, Shu-Qiao, Ai-Guo Chen, Wen-Xia Tong, Shi-Meng Wang, and Zhi-Yuan Sun. The Effect of Physical Activity on Motor Skills Disorder of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, February 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2023.2.0068.

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Review question / Objective: Meta-analysis was used to systematically investigate the improvement effect of physical activity on motor skills disorder in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and to summarize the best exercise program. To obtain high-quality study results, the PICOS principles are usually relied upon to help complete the study design during the construction of the scientific question. That is, the target population (P) for evidence application is children with ASD; the intervention (I) is motor training such as aerobic, resistance exercise or combined exercise; the comparative measure (C) is other non-motor interventions; the outcome indicators (O) are improvements in gross motor ability, fine motor ability, and balance and coordination; and the type of evidence is a randomized controlled trial. Eligibility criteria: Subjects included in the paper were required to be children with ASD diagnosed by an authoritative institution, with consistent pre-experimental characteristics; with a complete intervention program and accurate post-test results, and the type of study in the literature was a randomized controlled trial.
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Kumar, Indraneel, Lionel Beaulieu, Annie Cruz-Porter, Chun Song, Benjamin St. Germain, and Andrey Zhalnin. An Assessment of the Workforce and Occupations in the Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction Industries in Indiana. Purdue University, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284315018.

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This project explores workforce and occupations within the highway, street, and bridge construction industries (NAICS 237310) in Indiana. There are five specific deliverable comprised of three data reports, one policy document, and a website. The first data report includes an assessment of the workforce based on the eight-part framework, which are industry, occupations, job postings, hard-to-fill jobs, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), GAP Analysis, compatibility, and automation. The report defines a cluster followed by a detailed analysis of the occupations, skills, job postings, etc., in the NAICS 237310 industry in Indiana. The report makes use of specialized labor market databases, such as the Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI), CHMURA JobsEQ, etc. The analysis is based only on the jobs covered under the unemployment insurance or the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data. The second data report analyzes jobs to jobs flows to and from the construction industry in Indiana, with a particular emphasis on the Great Recession, by utilizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data. The third data report looks into the equal employment opportunity or Section 1391 and 1392 data for Indiana and analyzes specific characteristics of that data. The policy report includes a set of recommendations for workforce development for INDOT and a summary of the three data reports. The key data on occupations within the NAICS 237310 are provided in an interactive website. The website provides a data dashboard for individual INDOT Districts. The policy document recommends steps for development of the highways, streets and bridges construction workforce in INDOT Districts.
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Gurieiev, Viktor, Yulii Kutsan, Anna Iatsyshyn, Andrii Iatsyshyn, Valeriia Kovach, Evgen Lysenko, Volodymyr Artemchuk, and Oleksandr Popov. Simulating Systems for Advanced Training and Professional Development of Energy Specialists in Power Sector. [б. в.], November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/4456.

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The crisis of the system of professional development and personnel training in the energy sector exists not only in Ukraine but also all over the world. The article describes the concept of development and functioning of the industry system of personnel training in the energy sector of Ukraine. The importance of using modern web-oriented technologies to improve the skills of operational and dispatching personnel in the energy sector of Ukraine is substantiated. The meth- ods of distributed power system operating modes modelling are presented. De- velopment and software tools for the construction of distributed simulating sys- tems and particular features of cloud technologies application for the creation of a virtual training centers network in the energy sector, as well as the ways to automate the process of simulating scenarios development are described. The ex- perience of introducing remote training courses for energy specialists and remote web-based training simulators based on a comprehensive model of the energy system of Ukraine is presented. An important practical aspect of the research is the application of software and data support for the development of personnel key competencies in the energy sector for rapid recognition of accidents and, if necessary, accident management. This will allow them to acquire knowledge and practical skills to solve the problems of analysis, modelling, forecasting, and monitoring data visualization of large power systems operating modes.
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Maksymov, Oleksandr S., Julia O. Maksymova, and Oleksandr O. Maksymov. Integrated Control of Students Competencies in Educational Programs. Innovative Modeling Using an Ontology Approach. Publishing House - Vilnius Business College, June 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.57005/ab.2023.1.4.

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For comprehensive testing of students’ knowledge, it is necessary to have two areas of consideration - this is an ontological model of the subject area and formulated, formalized, and described concept of knowledge. A formalized description of concepts from the subject area of knowledge is quite specific and time-consuming. At the same time, already at this stage in the development of research and the use of relevant ontology results, they make a significant contribution to the problems of managing and controlling the knowledge of students of higher educational institutions. This article is an attempt by the authors to solve creatively the problem of comprehensive control of students’ knowledge using ontologies. The relationship between explicit and implicit knowledge and skills that are used to build the knowledge management system of a higher educational institution was shown. Also, in the process of work, an experimental testing of the ontology construction methodology for the subject field Economics was carried out, which is used for testing knowledge of the level of bachelor specialty Economics. In addition, the following was developed: the functional structure of the knowledge management system of the Higher Education Institution, a universal repository of ontologies of concepts of various specialties, and a model for comprehensive testing of students based on the repository of many ontologies.
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Hunt, Will. Reshoring Chipmaking Capacity Requires High-Skilled Foreign Talent. Center for Security and Emerging Technology, February 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.51593/20210065.

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CHIPS for America Act funding will result in the construction of new semiconductor fabrication facilities (“fabs”) in the United States, employing tens of thousands of workers. This policy brief assesses the occupations and backgrounds that will be most in-demand among new fabs, as well as options for ensuring availability of the necessary talent. Findings suggest the need for new immigration pathways for experienced foreign fab workers, and investments in workforce development.
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Drushlyak, Marina G., Olena V. Semenikhina, Volodymyr V. Proshkin, Serhii Ya Kharchenko, and Tetyana D. Lukashova. Methodology of formation of modeling skills based on a constructive approach (on the example of GeoGebra). [б. в.], June 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/4450.

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Author’s methodology of forming modeling skills involves 4 steps: Step 1 – the teacher step by step constructs the curve by means of cloud based service GeoGebra; Step 2 – the teacher offers a description- definition of the curve and provides a ready-made algorithm by which students model the curve inde- pendently in GeoGebra; Step 3 – the teacher offers an algorithm for constructing a curve model, and students need to characterize the properties of the curve or give its definition based on the results, Step 4 – students are offered definitions of curves that they have to model in GeoGebra). An example of realization of the author’s methodology is given, the pedagogical experiment on proof of its effectiveness is described.
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Kerai, Urvi, Lydia Kiroff, and Rashika Sharma. The Response of Auckland Construction Firms to Recent Technological Changes. Unitec ePress, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/ocds.087.

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Over the past decade, the impacts of technology on the construction sector have been profound. This trend presents significant challenges for construction firms in an environment characterised by skilled labor shortages and an aging workforce that tends to struggle to accept new technology. The purpose of this research is to determine the types of technologies that are being used by Auckland construction firms, the challenges that they face as they adopt new technologies, and the impact of technology on the construction workforce.
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Santhya, K. G., A. J. Francis Zavier, Snigdha Banerjee, and Shilpi Rampal. Ethical recruitment and employment in the construction industry in India: Perspectives and experiences of workers and micro-contractors. Population Council, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/sbsr2022.1037.

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In India, the construction industry is the second-largest employer, with 51 million workers currently employed. Contracting and subcontracting has contributed to the rise of intermediary labor contractors, who provide migrants with information about labor markets and bring them to construction sites for work. Engagement in physically demanding low-skill jobs, low wages, harsh working conditions, and often deplorable living arrangements characterize the lives of many migrant construction workers. The Population Council, in partnership with the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, undertook a qualitative study to explore the nature of the labor supply chain in the construction industry and the relationship between workers, micro-contractors, other contractors, and construction firms/companies. The study also explored vulnerabilities faced by migrant construction workers, perceptions of workers and micro-contractors about ethical recruitment and employment practices, and challenges faced by micro-contractors in following these ethical recruitment and employment practices. Twenty-five micro-contractors and 236 workers were interviewed from June to August 2022 in construction sites in Bengaluru and Delhi in India.
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Wilson, Charles. Construction and Skilled Trades (CAST) Test Preparation, Final Report for period 10/1/2016 - 03/31/2017. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1374986.

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