Upgrading technical skills in small construction enterprises

Upgrading managerial skills in small construction enterprises

Description

Upgrading technical skills in small construction enterprises involves systematically providing targeted training, access to modern tools, and practical knowledge transfer to workers and managers. This strategy aims to remedy skill gaps, improve work quality, enhance safety, and boost productivity. By fostering continuous learning and adopting best practices, small enterprises can better meet industry standards, adapt to technological advances, and compete effectively, thereby addressing inefficiencies and reducing project delays and costly errors.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Agenda 21 recommends that developing countries should be assisted by international support and funding agencies in upgrading the technical and managerial capacities of small entrepreneurs and the vocational skills of operatives and supervisors in the building materials industry, using a variety of training methods. These countries should also be assisted in developing programmes to encourage the use of non-waste and clean technologies through appropriate transfer of technology.