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Anwer, S, Li, H, Antwi-Afari, M F, Umer, W and Wong, A Y L (2021) Evaluation of Physiological Metrics as Real-Time Measurement of Physical Fatigue in Construction Workers: State-of-the-Art Review. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Assaad, R and El-adaway, I H (2021) Determining Critical Combinations of Safety Fatality Causes Using Spectral Clustering and Computational Data Mining Algorithms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Besklubova, S, Skibniewski, M J and Zhang, X (2021) Factors Affecting 3D Printing Technology Adaptation in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Castelblanco, G, Guevara, J, Mesa, H and Sanchez, A (2021) Semantic Network Analysis of Literature on Public-Private Partnerships. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Chen, X, Zhang, Y, Zhao, B and Yang, S (2021) Investment Probabilistic Interval Estimation for Construction Project Using the Hybrid Model of SVR and GWO. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Guo, S, Tang, B, Liang, K, Zhou, X and Li, J (2021) Comparative Analysis of the Patterns of Unsafe Behaviors in Accidents between Building Construction and Urban Railway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Johari, S and Neeraj Jha, K (2021) Framework for Identifying Competencies of Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Career progression path; Craft workers training; Labor performance;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002037
  • Abstract:
    Any occupation requires a certain set of competencies at a given employment level. Although in the construction industry the competency requirements for mid- and upper-level employees are very well defined, such clear definitions at the workers’ level are missing. Literature suggests that along with practical skills, workers require additional socioemotional, cognitive, and technical competencies to perform their work efficiently. Therefore, through a nationwide survey of 598 industrial professionals in India, 6, 9, and 13 competencies were identified for unskilled, semiskilled, and skilled categories of workers, respectively. These competencies included attitude, motivation, and physical strength for unskilled workers; self-confidence and technical knowledge for semiskilled workers; and writing, reading, mathematical, and problem-solving skills for skilled workers. These results will have threefold implications. First, they will assist training providers designing an effective worker training program. Second, they will help the development of a career progression path for the workers. Third, if the identified competencies are considered in workers’ categorization process, then the latter will become more robust than the existing one, in which only practical skills are considered.

Lv, J, Lin, M, Zhou, W and Xu, M (2021) How PPP Renegotiation Behaviors Evolve with Traffic Changes: Evolutionary Game Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Moon, S and Munira Chowdhury, A (2021) Utilization of Prior Information in Neural Network Training for Improving 28-Day Concrete Strength Prediction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Mousaei, A, Taghaddos, H, Nekouvaght Tak, A, Behzadipour, S and Hermann, U (2021) Optimized Mobile Crane Path Planning in Discretized Polar Space. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Pradhananga, P, ElZomor, M and Santi Kasabdji, G (2021) Identifying the Challenges to Adopting Robotics in the US Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Sparkling, A E and Dogra, P (2021) Supervisors’ Reliance on Tacit Knowledge and Barriers to Knowledge Sharing in the Electrical Contracting Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Zaalouk, A and Han, S (2021) Parameterized Design Optimization Framework for Worker-Friendly Workplaces in Modular Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).