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Adetola, A E (2014) A conceptual collaborative engagement framework for road infrastructure management in Nigeria , Unpublished PhD Thesis, Grenfell-Baines School of Architecture, Construction and Environment, University of Central Lancashire.
Al Hashmi, E (2016) Fire engineering in sustainable buildings: an evaluation for the application of performance-based design in Abu Dhabi, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, University of Central Lancashire.
Barrett, J E (2018) An exploratory study of collaboration in built environment design teams : a social psychology perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built and Natural Environment, University of Central Lancashire.
Crompton, L (2016) A standardised incorporated partnering model for the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, University of Central Lancashire.
Dabok, M M (2022) A training and skills development conceptual framework for construction technicians in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Central Lancashire.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: continuous improvement; economic growth; skills; women; careers; funding; industry development; participation; sustainable development; training; interview; corruption; workforce; apprenticeship; employer; stakeholder; Nigeria
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- URL: https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/47419/
- Abstract:
A training framework has been developed for immediate use in the construction industry in Nigeria, due to the inadequacy and incompetency of the existing workers' skills. This framework will result in the greater performance concerning the finished products quality, efficient productive time, and optimal costs. The framework will also result in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Vision 2030. Such improvements from the framework will be allied with the various achievements made by the construction industry internationally within the developed nations on the economic growth, which attainments are based on workforce skills. Hence, the limited skilled workforces masonry, carpentry, plumbing, electrical installation and IT, painting and decoration among others will improve and strengthen the construction industry within Nigeria and continuous improvement to the skilled workforce after several construction projects that will have impact on time, cost, and project quality. Obviously, in a vastly competitive market, a suitable tool for skills upgrade is an effective and efficient workforce training. In advanced nations, training for skills upgrading is a top priority and practitioners, academics in successful organisations concede it, which is not different in the case of Nigeria a developing nation. Although technicians' training within the Nigerian perspective seems to be blurred to most employers of the construction organisations. In achieving this research aim, a mixed research approach covers the quantitative and qualitative methods was chosen for the data collection from the participants through stratified random sampling for the industry survey to gain information. Questionnaires were designed and administered covering important criteria on training and skills upgrade identified from the literature. The questionnaires were sent to a sample of respondents in Nigeria and a net response rate of 76.60% was achieved after followed up by the researcher. To enhance further data collection, an in-depth interview with selected participants within the construction professions was conducted. Findings of both data analyses indicated the mitigating factors that negate the industry development to include: the stakeholders' ineffective attitudes and poor commitments to workforce training, the negative image portrayed on the profession to the younger generations, insufficient or poor funding, poor technological advancement, ineffective training models, low accessibility of data and information, corruptions practices and ineffective strategies implementation, deprived infrastructural management. Nigeria's approach to training for construction related apprenticeships has been generic instead of focussing upon specific skills, and different reforms on training have not thrived in addressing the recurrent skills gaps. The findings from the analyses suggest that effective and efficient workforce training is a key prerequisite for competent organisations to gain an edge over its competitors within the construction market in accomplishing the SDG by 2030. Also, effective guidelines and counselling systems should be offered to foster the youths on important economic prospects in pursuing construction careers as high potentials. Furthermore, educators and practitioners are enlightened on how to improve the proportion of women participation in the construction related profession. Thus, recommendations for future studies should explore on in-depth measures to enhance competency in related organisations. A different approach at the management level to determine the degree and impact of employers' attitudes to technicians' training for more clarity.
Davenport, D M (1998) A comparative study of the effectiveness of the UK and French construction industries in the achievement of satisfaction with performance as perceived by the construction client, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built and Natural Environment, University of Central Lancashire.
Ene, G U (2017) A learning 'learning' model for optimised construction workforce development, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, University of Central Lancashire.
Fatokun, A O (2018) Value for money integration in the renegotiation of public private partnership road projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built and Natural Environment, University of Central Lancashire.
Gunatilake, S (2013) The uptake and implementation of sustainable construction: transforming policy into practice, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built and Natural Environment, University of Central Lancashire.
Ogunbiyi, O E (2014) Implementation of the lean approach in sustainable construction: a conceptual framework, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built and Natural Environment, University of Central Lancashire.
Olaniyi, O O (2017) Development of a facilities management framework for sustainable building practices in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Central Lancashire.