Themba Dlamini

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Human Resources in the Construction Sector
presented at the Construction Charter Indaba,
20th April 2005
Themba Dlamini Allyson Lawless
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The numbers challenge
Too many, too few ? Too young, too old ? Numbers
emigrating / immigrating? Not enough graduating
? No job no experience, no experience no
job Not enough work, cant cope with
workload Salaries too low, staff not worth
it! These are the dilemmas facing the industry
and projections show an increase in work, but not
in skilled people where are the shortages and
what interventions should be put in place to
address these problems?
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Projects Undertaken

• Study of student numbers for all Built
  Environment Professionals
• In depth study into profile and problems relating
  to civil engineering professionals
• Assessment of artisan shortages and training
  required
• Quick snap shot of staff employed by contractors

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The sector

• Built Environment Professionals
• Architects
• Civil, electrical and mechanical engineers
• Construction managers and construction project
  managers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Town Planners
• Contractors
• Residential
• Non-residential
• Civil
• Sub-contractors / Specialist contractors

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Built Environment Consultants Overall
Company sizes and ownership - total 3814
companies
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Built Environment Consultants
Consulting- Average size per founding decade
Black ownership in established companies
Professionals in all BECs by Race Gender
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Architecture Graduations
Universities
Technikons
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Construction Management Graduations
Universities
Technikons
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Q S Graduations
Universities
Technikons
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Enrolments vs Graduations
Enrolments at all Tertiary Institutions
Graduations at all Tertiary Institutions
Bottlenecks

• Matric maths
• Bursaries
• Foundation / orientation
• Size of classes
• Experiential training

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Civil Engineering Graduations
Universities
Technikons
Matric Maths 2004
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The numbers challenge
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The numbers challenge
How many more graduates do we need ?
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Growing capacity for all professionals

• Career guidance
• Assist with high school studies
• Bursaries
• Support nurture at Tertiary Institutions
• Experiential training
• Sound workplace training including
• Registering following learnership programmes
• Mentorship / knowledge coaching
• Continuing professional development (CPD)

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Staff employed by contactors
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Contractor company sizes e.g. Limpopo CIDB
register
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Artisan Training
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Training Attended 2004 / 2005
Source CETA
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Equity black professionals in the making
Engineer
Technologist
Age
Technician
All combined
Age
20
.and the girls are on their way!
Civil Engineers Technologists
Age