Producing Work-Ready Graduate for the Construction Industry

Sadegh Aliakbarlou; Suzanne Wilkinson; Seosamh B. Costello; Hyounseung Jang; Hamid Aliakbarlou

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37635-2_41

Producing Work-Ready Graduate for the Construction Industry

Sadegh Aliakbarlou, Suzanne Wilkinson, Seosamh B. Costello, Hyounseung Jang, Hamid Aliakbarlou

School of Architecture

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Abstract

While educating building professionals is an essential component of the construction education sector, producing work-ready graduates to meet the construction industry requires greater effort. The factors that influence graduate students’ successful transition into the competitive construction environment need to be further explored. This study investigates these factors through a literature review and interviews six experts in academia who have industry experience. The findings of this study show that factors such as ‘team-working skills’ and ‘communication skills’ are the two top factors for producing work ready graduates for the construction industry. The findings can help academia to understand the important factors for producing work-ready graduates for the construction industry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Smart and Sustainable Cities and Buildings
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	605-615
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030376352
ISBN (Print)	9783030376345
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37635-2_41
State	Published - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

Construction
Employability
Work-ready graduates

UN SDGs

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