chapter 6 - Malaysia Productivity Corporation ( MPC)

• Building Information Management
Wider adoption of ICT throughout the construction
supply chain will also greatly improve productivity.
Studies in several advanced countries had already
shown that adoption of BIM reduces design and
documentation errors and improved productivity
from less re-works and mistakes. There will have
to be wider adoption of BIM over the entire
supply chain from design and documentation
to manufacturing and installation and finally,
in building management using the same BIM
information set.
• Skilled Construction Work Force
There should be long-term plans to develop
the construction workforce at universities,
polytechnics and vocational schools. The lack of
skilled work force is very evident from the current
large numbers of unskilled workers in the industry.
• Research & Development in Building
Materials
R&D focused on the development of lower cost,
higher quality, substitutes and easier-to-use
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materials must be undertaken by universities with
the direction given by the industries.
All these transformation initiatives are related to
manpower development and are closely aligned to
the ETP targets to increase job opportunities in the
middle income categories by close to two million
jobs. Industry studies have indicated that the lack
of construction management skills is still prevalent
in the construction sector. The following key areas
of improvement will have to be implemented:
• More construction professionals and managers
to be trained from universities and technical
colleges;
• Wider adoption of Good Construction
Management Practices – ISO 9001;
• More re-training and adult education courses
in vocational schools, technical colleges and
polytechnics; and
• Re-starting the skilled tradesman courses in
vocational schools, polytechnics and technical
schools.
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