The current dynamic world of engineering and technology needs tactical reforms that will inculcate the responsibility of imparting skills and knowledge to up-coming professionals. Productivity is impacted by skills shortage, especially in the field of engineering and it becomes an economic issue for different countries. Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable decline in the technical apprenticeship practice and artisanal products and services in the construction industry. To understand how the construction industry is faring in the face of engineering skills shortage, this study is set to evaluate the effects of this shortage on the performance of the construction industry. The study was channelled to follow the descriptive method and a structured survey questionnaire was designed using information gathered from literature to collect data related to the aim of the study. 200 questionnaires were randomly distributed to construction professionals in Gauteng province of South Africa while l53 questionnaires were retrieved and all the retrieved questionnaires were deemed usable. The data collected were analysed using Mean Item Score (MIS) and Standard Deviation (SD). Findings from the study revealed that the major effects of engineering skills shortage in the construction industry are difficulties in recruiting, poor decision making due to not having the right skilled people, lack of quality relevance of training received, and low employment rate. It can be concluded that the unemployability of engineering graduates is on the increase which makes the industry lack an adequate number of skilled engineers to execute construction projects.
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17 August 2022
TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: TMREES21Gr
28–30 May 2021
Athens, Greece
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August 17 2022
Engineering skills shortage: A bane to better performance in the construction industry
Olushola Akinshipe;
Olushola Akinshipe
a)
1
cidb Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg
, South Africa
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Opeoluwa Akinradewo;
Opeoluwa Akinradewo
1
cidb Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg
, South Africa
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Clinton Aigbavboa;
Clinton Aigbavboa
1
cidb Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg
, South Africa
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Moyahabo Maake;
Moyahabo Maake
1
cidb Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg
, South Africa
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Didibhuku Thwala
Didibhuku Thwala
1
cidb Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg
, South Africa
2
SARChl in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg
, South Africa
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AIP Conf. Proc. 2437, 020152 (2022)
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Olushola Akinshipe, Opeoluwa Akinradewo, Clinton Aigbavboa, Moyahabo Maake, Didibhuku Thwala; Engineering skills shortage: A bane to better performance in the construction industry. AIP Conf. Proc. 17 August 2022; 2437 (1): 020152. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0092364
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