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Training needs in construction project management in Portugal
Training in construction project management is an important issue in European construction industry nowadays. The need for training on this area has been felt by all project participants holding various academic backgrounds, yet working for a common goal, that is, project efficiency. Several countries in Europe, with special relevance to the UK, have greatly expanded training in this topic through academic courses, professional continuous development and experience improvement of practioners. Other countries have not yet achieved this stage but the need to prepare professionals to work in the open European market is impelling efforts for convergence in this matter. Lack of knowledge on this topic has been highlighted by several researchers in the literature. The Portuguese experience is scarce but a recent research project conducted by the authors reveals the main problematic factors for project success, namely, delays, cost overruns, lack of safety and insufficient quality. This calls for specific training on related management areas. This paper reports a survey on professional training needs in Portugal in the scope of an international project on management of infrastructure projects. The survey was carried by a questionnaire delivered to the construction stakeholders of participating countries. The Portuguese results show that the areas selected by the organizations inquired reflect the desire of the industry on more knowledge to overcome the issues approached by the mentioned project. ; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) - Reasons for the lack of accomplishment of schedule, costs and safety objectives in construction”
Training needs in construction project management in Portugal
Training in construction project management is an important issue in European construction industry nowadays. The need for training on this area has been felt by all project participants holding various academic backgrounds, yet working for a common goal, that is, project efficiency. Several countries in Europe, with special relevance to the UK, have greatly expanded training in this topic through academic courses, professional continuous development and experience improvement of practioners. Other countries have not yet achieved this stage but the need to prepare professionals to work in the open European market is impelling efforts for convergence in this matter. Lack of knowledge on this topic has been highlighted by several researchers in the literature. The Portuguese experience is scarce but a recent research project conducted by the authors reveals the main problematic factors for project success, namely, delays, cost overruns, lack of safety and insufficient quality. This calls for specific training on related management areas. This paper reports a survey on professional training needs in Portugal in the scope of an international project on management of infrastructure projects. The survey was carried by a questionnaire delivered to the construction stakeholders of participating countries. The Portuguese results show that the areas selected by the organizations inquired reflect the desire of the industry on more knowledge to overcome the issues approached by the mentioned project. ; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) - Reasons for the lack of accomplishment of schedule, costs and safety objectives in construction”
Training needs in construction project management in Portugal
Teixeira, José M. Cardoso (author) / Pires, Brígida (author)
2006-01-01
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
690
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