The QS and construction industry is uniquely impacted by project-based work environments. This creates special challenges for collaborative, work-integrated education of pre-professional students. This research is based on investigating the attitudes of employer’s towards the use of formally assessed internships. The study comprised two stages- firstly a series of pilot interviews were undertaken with employers to test a number known issues and secondly, the results from the interviews were used to refine a set of questions that were put to a large focus group of employers who were invited from across the property and construction sector in Australia. The results showed that many employer organisations expressed considerable goodwill towards collaborative education with universities. However, the challenges caused by project-based work environments restrict employers' ability to provide comprehensive learning opportunities. This research discusses some of the distinctive issues associated with work-integrated learning in the construction industry and proposes some potential opportunities for overcoming these restrictions.
History
Event
Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Congress (15th : 2011 : Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Pagination
231 - 237
Publisher
Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka
Location
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Place of publication
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Start date
2011-07-23
End date
2011-07-26
ISBN-13
9789550713011
Language
eng
Notes
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Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice
2011, Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka
Editor/Contributor(s)
R Rameezdeen, S Senaratne, Y Sandanayake
Title of proceedings
PAQS 2011 : Proceedings of the Cost Management in a World Emerging from Adversity : 15th Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Congress