A 21st Century Employability Skills Improvement Framework for the Construction Industry Routledge Research Collections for Construction in Developing Countries Series
Auteurs : Aliu John, Aigbavboa Clinton, Thwala Wellington
Chapter 1: General Introduction
Chapter 2: Theoretical Background Surrounding Employability
Chapter 3: Gaps in Employability Research
Chapter 4: Learning Theories and Skills Development
Chapter 5: International Context of Higher Education
Chapter 6: Overview of South African Education
Chapter 7: Conceptual Framework Underpinning Employability
Chapter 8: Validation of the Employability Framework Constructs
Chapter 9: Conclusions and Recommendations
John Aliu is a vibrant and industrious civil engineer by profession. He obtained his BEng in Civil Engineering in 2010 from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria. Thereafter, he worked as a Civil Engineer between 2013 and 2016. He obtained his Masters Degree in Construction Management in 2017 at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Finishing with a Distinction during his Masters earned him a Golden Key International Honour membership. He then obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering also from the University of Johannesburg in 2020. Dr. Aliu is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the CIDB Centre of Excellence, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He shares research interest in construction education, engineering education, skills development, project management and learning in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He also serves as a regular reviewer for various ASCE, Elsevier, Emerald, Springer and Taylor & Francis built environment journals. He is a member of Project Management South Africa (PMSA) and South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE).
Clinton Aigbavboa is a Professor at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Before joining academia, he was involved as quantity surveyor on several infrastructural projects, both in Nigeria and South Africa. Prof. Aigbavboa is the immediate past Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has extensive knowledge in practice, research, training and teaching. He is currently the Director of the Construction Industry Development Board Centre of Excellence and the Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre at the University of Johannesburg. He is also an author of seven research books that were published with Springer Nature and CRC Press. He is curre
Date de parution : 04-2021
15.6x23.4 cm
Thèmes d’A 21st Century Employability Skills Improvement... :
Mots-clés :
Built Environment Graduates; Dacre Pool; 21st century skill set; South African Construction Industry; 4IR learning; Career Building Skills; Active learning; Long Term National Development Plan; Construction education; Improving Graduate Employability; Construction graduate skill set; DSS; Digital literacy; WIL; Education 4.0; Career Development Learning; Employability skills; University Industry Collaboration; Engineering competences; Graduate Employability; Engineering education; Fourth Industrial Revolution; Developing Employability Skills; Graduate attributes; Literature Review; Industry 4.0 knowledge; Employability Framework; Learning 4.0; Dot Model; Learning in the 21st century; 4IR Knowledge; Learning in the era of the fourth industrial revolution; Non-academic Skills; Learning theories; Delphi Study; Pedagogical approaches; Rigorous Literature Review; Pedagogies; USEM Model; Problem-based learning; Delphi Process; Emotional intelligence; Socio-economic Development; Construction industry; South African Universities; 21st century employability skills improvement; Employability Concept; Foster economic development; Work-integrated learning