chapter 6 - Malaysia Productivity Corporation ( MPC)

PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES SECTOR
construction sector to adopt new technologies
and management methods that will transform
its productivity by quantum leap. This enables it
to deliver the larger volume of works with higher
quality using much less manpower and resources.
The five key areas that the construction sector
needs to transform are as follows:
• Industrialised Building Systems
IBS adoption is the key to productivity
improvement. Study carried out in Singapore had
shown productivity improved due to increased IBS.
Figure 6.28: New Jobs Creation from the ETP
144
PHD
Masters/Professional
Degree
Diploma
Vocational/Certi�cate
Unskilied
Sources: Economic Transformation Programme
Source: Economic Transformation Programme
• Project Management Skills
In order to adopt and use new technology such
as IBS, many of the professionals will have to be
retrained on new management methods. IBS
projects require advanced early stage planning
and the accelerated completion times can be very
costly for mistakes and changes. Construction
professionals will have to upgrade their skills to
match with industry requirements. Similarly, midlevel
technical personnel will have to be trained
and upgraded to handle these new technologies.
of 3.3 million new jobs, ~46% require vocational certi�cate or diplomas
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Percentage of total additional jobs
3
7
22
22
24
22
90 100
Percent