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Article: Implications of Construction Vocational Education and Training for Regional Competitiveness: Case Study of Singapore and Hong Kong

TitleImplications of Construction Vocational Education and Training for Regional Competitiveness: Case Study of Singapore and Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsSkills formation
Vocational education and training (VET)
Skilled workers
Productivity
Social cohesion
Issue Date2020
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pubs.asce.org/journals/me.html
Citation
Journal of Management in Engineering, 2020, v. 36 n. 2, p. article no. 05019010 How to Cite?
AbstractConstruction vocational education and training (VET) systems serve the mission of enhancing construction productivity and social cohesion, which are essential attributes for regional competitiveness. It is imperative to determine the policy implications of the construction labor force’s skill formation that concerns both the economic and social development of Asian metropolitan regions. Nevertheless, little comparative research has investigated construction VET models of the fast-changing regions. This paper used a multiple exploratory case study design to study the construction VET of two Asian metropolises, Singapore and Hong Kong, which share similar historical paths of skill formation and face comparable challenges of skills shortages and aging workforces in the construction sector. The research design combined an in-depth literature review, document analysis, field trip observations, and semistructured group interviews. The results revealed how developmental, collective, and liberal skill-formation features were combined to form the hybrid construction VET systems in the two metropolises to serve the governments’ agenda of enhancing productivity and developing high-skills societies; and unveil the political-economic, cultural, and historical reasons underpinning the challenges faced by the systems in developing occupational competence of construction workforce.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/294816
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2023 Impact Factor: 5.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.475
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dc.contributor.authorPan, W-
dc.contributor.authorChen, L-
dc.contributor.authorZhan, W-
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-21T11:48:58Z-
dc.date.available2020-12-21T11:48:58Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Management in Engineering, 2020, v. 36 n. 2, p. article no. 05019010-
dc.identifier.issn0742-597X-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/294816-
dc.description.abstractConstruction vocational education and training (VET) systems serve the mission of enhancing construction productivity and social cohesion, which are essential attributes for regional competitiveness. It is imperative to determine the policy implications of the construction labor force’s skill formation that concerns both the economic and social development of Asian metropolitan regions. Nevertheless, little comparative research has investigated construction VET models of the fast-changing regions. This paper used a multiple exploratory case study design to study the construction VET of two Asian metropolises, Singapore and Hong Kong, which share similar historical paths of skill formation and face comparable challenges of skills shortages and aging workforces in the construction sector. The research design combined an in-depth literature review, document analysis, field trip observations, and semistructured group interviews. The results revealed how developmental, collective, and liberal skill-formation features were combined to form the hybrid construction VET systems in the two metropolises to serve the governments’ agenda of enhancing productivity and developing high-skills societies; and unveil the political-economic, cultural, and historical reasons underpinning the challenges faced by the systems in developing occupational competence of construction workforce.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pubs.asce.org/journals/me.html-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Management in Engineering-
dc.rightsJournal of Management in Engineering. Copyright © American Society of Civil Engineers.-
dc.rightsThis material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This material may be found at [URL/link of abstract in the ASCE Library or Civil Engineering Database].-
dc.subjectSkills formation-
dc.subjectVocational education and training (VET)-
dc.subjectSkilled workers-
dc.subjectProductivity-
dc.subjectSocial cohesion-
dc.titleImplications of Construction Vocational Education and Training for Regional Competitiveness: Case Study of Singapore and Hong Kong-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailPan, W: wpan@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChen, L: lchen103@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailZhan, W: zhanwt@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityPan, W=rp01621-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000750-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85076965820-
dc.identifier.hkuros320658-
dc.identifier.volume36-
dc.identifier.issue2-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 05019010-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 05019010-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000508191300009-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-

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