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Started by : Anjali Sinha, Construction-Heavy, Sobha Developers   05 03 2010 14:20:28 +0000
Industry : ConstructionFunctional Area : Strategy Alignment(Strategy & Execution)
Activity:  39 views;  last activity : 07 06 2010 20:18:09 +0000

Over the past decade there has been a reduction in training caused by the downturn in work- load coupled with the rise in self-employment. The new government training schedules and initiatives have not always been appropriate to all sectors of the industry.

In new build, employers often argue that trade training is too intensive for their needs, while in repair and maintenance, its argued that trade training is both too narrowly based and at the same time pursued at a greater depth than is needed for a high proportion of the work.

Existing workers need to be retrained and encouraged to learn new skills, especially as the average age of the work force will climb owing to the sharply reduced number of school and college leavers.

The professionals in the industry also need to be retrained to take advantage of the information society. Computer-aided design and drawing is still used by only a small numb of organizations; the problem lies in the training personnel to accept change rather than in lack of suitable technology. This need runs right through the industry, for example, estimators should be able to use computers as management tools and so reduce the need to collect and collate data.


So, how to create this training procedure which also includes mid-career training in the construction industry?

 
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Full time schooling in craft skills

idea posted by Anjali Sinha Construction-Heavy, Sobha Developers

This is very much needed today, many more students who enter the construction industry should do so after full-Lime schooling in craft skills. If India wants a first class building industry we should follow the lead taken by other European countries and invest more in skills training.

As greater use is made of off-site pre-fabrication and assembly of components, so the industry must develop a strategy for training. Traditionally, training must has been based on the generally tried and tested craft skills. New entrants to the industry need to be trained in greater breadth so that an operative will be better equipped to make the most of technical change.

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by puneet , Manager Admin  | 05 04 2010 17:18:40 +0000

absolutely anjali

training makes the student more skillful and enrich their life long career in construction industry.

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by TUSHAR KHISTE, Project Co-ordinator  | 05 03 2010 18:45:21 +0000

I agree with Anjali & Satish that there should be full time crafting schools in India. But the curriculum should cover multiple trades & should not be limited to 1 trade. According to me, the problem with the courses of crafting schools in the countries as mentioned by Anjali / Satish is that the professionals are trained & experienced only in 1 discipline. They have very less or no exposure to other disciplines. I have worked / come across many such western operatives / foreman. They are master of a trade but ignorant when it comes to other trades which results in lack of co-ordination. Co-ordination is most important & necessary in construction & everyone will agree to it. The operatives / foreman should be experienced in more than 1 trade. They can be master of 1 & experienced in others. For instance, I had come across a team of operatives during my work experience in India. They were well experienced in formwork as well as rebar. This team used to get more preference as the co-ordination between the two disciplines was taken care by them. Foremen / operatives with versatile skills are always prefered.

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I fully agree with Anjali. Infact there cannot be an alternative to full time craft schooling. You can't expect foremen, workers and/or even professionals to be master of all trades. The technology is changing very fast and we in India do not have the basic craft skills training infrastructure. Our craftsmen and professional are trained by practice at the cost of work.

Most of the developed countries run the craft skills training centers run by the trade associations and recognized by the Governments. 

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