Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication

This paper reports on two preliminary examinations, namely on; (i) the size and contribution of the construction sectors of the countries of the Muslim world to their respective economies; and (ii) state of their construction education and training. Key results of the preliminary examinations includ...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin, Abdul Mohit, M., Preece, Christopher Nigel
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	NA Architecture
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/11536/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11536/4/Construction_and_Construction_Education.pdf

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spelling	iium-115362012-01-10T09:00:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11536/ Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin Abdul Mohit, M. Preece, Christopher Nigel NA Architecture This paper reports on two preliminary examinations, namely on; (i) the size and contribution of the construction sectors of the countries of the Muslim world to their respective economies; and (ii) state of their construction education and training. Key results of the preliminary examinations include: (i) majority of the construction sectors of the countries of the Muslim world make small contribution to their GDPs; (ii) at per capita level, most of the countries of the Muslim worlds' construction GDPs are very small; (iii) per capita construction GDP is positively correlated to per capita GDP and GDP from the industrial sector but is negatively related to other sectoral GDPs; (iv) countries of the Muslim world suffer constraints in the availability of indigenous semi-skilled and skilled workers, semi-professionals and professionals in all fields related to construction; (v) higher education and training in the Muslim world generally lag far behind those of the developed countries; and (vi) among the countries of the Muslim world Malaysia appears to be among the very few Muslim countries that offer world class education and training including education and training in construction. 2009 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11536/4/Construction_and_Construction_Education.pdf Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin and Abdul Mohit, M. and Preece, Christopher Nigel (2009) Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication. In: Proceedings, OIC Infrastructure Forum "Enchancing Construction Human capital amongst OIC Member Countries, 29th - 31th October 2009, Kuala Lumpur.
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin Abdul Mohit, M. Preece, Christopher Nigel Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication
description	This paper reports on two preliminary examinations, namely on; (i) the size and contribution of the construction sectors of the countries of the Muslim world to their respective economies; and (ii) state of their construction education and training. Key results of the preliminary examinations include: (i) majority of the construction sectors of the countries of the Muslim world make small contribution to their GDPs; (ii) at per capita level, most of the countries of the Muslim worlds' construction GDPs are very small; (iii) per capita construction GDP is positively correlated to per capita GDP and GDP from the industrial sector but is negatively related to other sectoral GDPs; (iv) countries of the Muslim world suffer constraints in the availability of indigenous semi-skilled and skilled workers, semi-professionals and professionals in all fields related to construction; (v) higher education and training in the Muslim world generally lag far behind those of the developed countries; and (vi) among the countries of the Muslim world Malaysia appears to be among the very few Muslim countries that offer world class education and training including education and training in construction.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin Abdul Mohit, M. Preece, Christopher Nigel
author_facet	Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin Abdul Mohit, M. Preece, Christopher Nigel
author_sort	Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin
title	Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication
title_short	Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication
title_full	Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication
title_fullStr	Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication
title_full_unstemmed	Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication
title_sort	construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/11536/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11536/4/Construction_and_Construction_Education.pdf
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Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication

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