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Table: 7.10.1 - ACompositions of skill mix in infrastructure construction segment in India
(Source: NICMAR) Following is the percentage distribution of workers by skills in Infrastructure construction sub sector in the year 1995-96 and 2004-05. The difference in the skill distribution between the years is seen due to the rapid technological progress made over the years. Table: 7.10.1 – B Skill distribution for infrastructure construction segment in India
(Source: NICMAR) 7.10.2 Housing construction sub sector Housing construction sub sector is labour intensive and absorbs less skilled manpower compared to infrastructure construction sub sector. Table 7.10.2 gives the distribution of manpower requirement by trades in housing construction sub sector. Not much technological progress has taken place using housing sub sector as the construction activity takes place with the traditional and low cost technology. The unskilled component in the sub sector is to the tune of 54.43 per cent and it is controlled by mistris and jamadars who also act as the bridge between unskilled labour seeking work and contractors who offer work. It has been found that workers in the housing construction sub sector are often rural migrants who were mostly landless labour. In the skilled category, much of the employment is likely to be generated for masons, as they comprise of 30.42 per cent of the total labour. The next category that is in demand is carpenters, who comprise of almost eight per cent of the total employment (refer table 7.10.2). Table: 7.10.2Composition of employees in housing segment in 2004-05
(Source: NICMAR) Industry Perspective Over the last few years, Mumbai has been witnessing tremendous growth in construction activities, both in housing and infrastructure construction segment. Bulk of the construction projects have been executed by established industry players. These players have been investing heavily into technology to derive better economies of scale, which has resulted into a huge demand for skilled technical professionals like: civil engineers, project managers, materials managers, quality assurance managers, safety engineers, work engineers, quantity surveyors, contract managers, project administrators, machine operators, project managers, computer operators, etc. Construction firms are looking for qualified and trained personnel to take on complete responsibility of planning and execution of construction project. Broadly, some of the important skills that constructions companies want their prospective employees to have are: Land and hydrographic surveying Building and quantity surveying Attend to all legal issues related to project/site Seeking requisite approval and clearances from government and administrative bodies Devising an overall design for proposed project Estimating the cost of construction Supervising feasibility study and site investigation Taking responsibility for accuracy of drawings and quantity of materials required for the project. Taking responsibility for actual construction work. Interpreting the architects design Surveying work progress Providing for procurement of construction equipment. Supervising the work schedule and conducting periodic checks. These branches require knowledge of construction industry, construction management, civil engineering, construction and arbitration laws, tendering procedures and contractual agreements. And it involves interacting with insurance companies, government and various construction firms. In the infrastructure construction segment, there is a huge demand for specialist to handle projects of highways, bridges, pipelines, irrigation, environment, and undertake the job on large civil projects. In case of individual seeking employment in areas like: administration, marketing, sales, accounts and business development, they are expected to have the following prerequisite skills: Graduation/MBA Good communication and interpersonal skills Aptitude for marketing/sales/administration/accounts Leadership qualities Fluency in English, Hindi and local language. Basic computer literacy 7.10.3 Assumed percentage point for employment skills The employment skills that individuals are expected to posses to find gainful employment in the Construction Sector are given below along with their respective weightages (percentage points). These percentage points are purely based on our assumptions derived from interactions with individual interviewee during the course of the research activities. The percentage points should be ready in the following manner – number of individuals expected to possess the said skill per 100 individuals entering the sector. Directory: reports reports -> Charter School Enrollment Data Annual Report reports -> Request for Proposal [insert date] reports -> Government of India Ministry of Communication and it department of Telecommunications reports -> Government of India Ministry of Communication and it department of Telecommunications reports -> 1. 2 Authority 1 3 Planning Area 1 reports -> Pricing Closing Price $3,578 (June 22) 52-Wk High $3,825 52-Wk Low $2,982 Market Data reports -> Work performed under agreement reports -> Comet Aircraft – The Worlds First Jet Airliner Fatigue Failure Background reports -> Management and functional review ministry of transport and aviation Download 2.03 Mb. Share with your friends:
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