<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Skilled labour shortage is the shortfall of workforce in specific trades or shortage of workforce with requisite skills. The paper seeks to identify areas where there are skilled labour shortages in the building construction industry within the Central Region. A survey research approach was employed to get the study population that consisted of project managers, site engineers, site foremen and engineers working with contactors. Questionnaires were designed based on the research specific objectives and used as the main instrument for data collection. Findings from the study revealed that the shortage of skilled manpower was from painters and decorators, electricians and tile workers. Further findings showed that skilled labour shortage was caused by socio–economic conditions, external forces, job attractiveness, job characteristics, job satisfaction, industry limitations and personal factors. Employees should be encouraged to develop their trade competences and change their attitude to work, while employers should build their manpower base through training.</p></abstract>

Skilled labour shortage is the shortfall of workforce in specific trades or shortage of workforce with requisite skills. The paper seeks to identify areas where there are skilled labour shortages in the building construction industry within the Central Region. A survey research approach was employed to get the study population that consisted of project managers, site engineers, site foremen and engineers working with contactors. Questionnaires were designed based on the research specific objectives and used as the main instrument for data collection. Findings from the study revealed that the shortage of skilled manpower was from painters and decorators, electricians and tile workers. Further findings showed that skilled labour shortage was caused by socio–economic conditions, external forces, job attractiveness, job characteristics, job satisfaction, industry limitations and personal factors. Employees should be encouraged to develop their trade competences and change their attitude to work, while employers should build their manpower base through training.

Skilled Labour Shortage in the Building Construction Industry Within the Central Region

Department of Building Technology, School of Engineering

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management

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Skilled labour shortage is the shortfall of workforce in specific trades or shortage of workforce with requisite skills. The paper seeks to identify areas...

Skilled Labour Shortage in the Building Construction Industry Within the Central Region

Publicado en línea: 24 ago 2020

Páginas: 83 - 92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2020-0006

Palabras clave
Construction projects, Ghana, performance, productivity, skilled workforce, project delivery

© 2020 Benjamin Boahene Akomah et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Skilled Labour Shortage in the Building Construction Industry Within the Central Region

Publicado en línea: 24 ago 2020

Páginas: 83 - 92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2020-0006

Palabras claveConstruction projects, Ghana, performance, productivity, skilled workforce, project delivery

© 2020 Benjamin Boahene Akomah et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Construction projects, Ghana, performance, productivity, skilled workforce, project delivery