- Title
- A skills development framework for the built environment
- Creator
- Sibanda, Cynthia
- Creator
- Els, Deon
- Subject
- Construction industry -- Management -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa
- Subject
- Employees -- Training of -- South Africa
- Subject
- Occupational training -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2024-04
- Date
- 2024-04
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/64808
- Identifier
- vital:73916
- Description
- The built environment is one of the largest sources of employment and makes a significant contribution to the gross domestic product of many countries around the world. The built environment is a significant contributor to socio-economic development in every nation irrespective of the geographical difference between countries. Therefore, it is imperative that new graduates of the built environment identify key indicators of competitiveness in order to survive and ensure their success in a constantly changing market. The study was conducted by means of a review of the related literature and by conducting an empirical study. The empirical study was conducted using a quantitative statistical approach by distributing research questionnaires to members falling within the sample population. The primary objective of the study was to develop a performance framework for perceived success of skills development within the built environment. A descriptive survey was conducted among past and present Infrastructure Skills Development Grant programme graduates from the following built environment disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Construction Project Management, Architectures, Town and Regional Planners, Environmental Scientists, Chemical Scientists, Quantity Surveyors and Civil Engineering as well as past built-environment graduates of Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in South Africa. The findings of the study suggested that the following variables had a positive influence on the perceived success of skills development within the built environment: Education; Transformational Decolonisation in Education; Accelerated Advanced Training; Emotional Intelligence; Self-Empowerment Skills; Research; Corporate Governance; Transformation in the industry and Project Management. In addition, the following variables in the empirical framework were identified as having an effect on the perceived success of skills development within the built environment: Education; Transformational Decolonisation in Education; Accelerated Advanced Training; Emotional Intelligence; Self-Empowerment Skills; Research; Corporate Governance; Transformation in the industry and Project Management.
- Description
- Thesis (MSc) -- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment, and Technology, School of Built Environment and Civil Engineering, 2024
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (xix, 311 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment, and Technology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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