Understanding the skills shortages in the Australian construction industry: An exploratory study of the site management team

Abstract

In Australia, there is a serious concern over skills shortages and turnover across a range of occupations in the Building and Construction Industry. Previous research has tended to focus on the problem of skills shortages in the industry as a whole while treating all employees and occupations as a homogenous group. Previous research approach has failed to acknowledge that there may be differences in the reasons for skills shortages across occupations within the industry. Also, the nature of and the reasons for skills shortages may differ across sectors (building and Civil) and geographical locations (states and territories). Thus, there may be different ways of addressing the problem in diff..