Bridging the skills gap: A regionally driven strategy for resolving the construction labour market crisis

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-283

  Dainty, Andrew R J ^a   Ison, Stephen G ^a   Root, David S ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Labour market; Skills; Stakeholders; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COSTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

LABOUR MARKET; SKILLS; STAKEHOLDERS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 4143053985     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980410547621     Document Type: Review

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