An Investigation of Work-Based Education and Training Needs for Effective BIM Adoption and Implementation: An Organisational Upskilling Model
Research reveals that organisations in general are keen to provide their staff with the support needed to boost their competency in BIM and subsequently leverage the effectiveness of its implementation. However, employers need a decision-making tool to make better informed investments in specific wo...
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| description | Research reveals that organisations in general are keen to provide their staff with the support needed to boost their competency in BIM and subsequently leverage the effectiveness of its implementation. However, employers need a decision-making tool to make better informed investments in specific work-based education and training that addresses the immediate upskilling needs of their employees. Therefore, the aim of this research project is to investigate the significance of Work-Based Education and Training (WBET) needs through the development of an Organisational Upskilling Model (OUM). A comprehensive literature review retrieved 25 hypotheses that were tested for significance from a questionnaire survey completed by 73 AEC professionals working for a large-scale UK engineering consultancy. Based on the current expert sample, the study revealed a holistic inter-organisational agreement that technology training is in high demand. Whereas, the organisational body of knowledge needs only to be better publicised, as employees were unaware of its immediate availability. OUM proved that the most influential variables to BIM Uptake were Attitude (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.569 & Q<sup>2</sup> = 0.395), User Competency (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.523 & Q<sup>2</sup> = 0.369), and Organisational Support (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.400 & Q<sup>2</sup> = 0.233). Informed by their in-house culture, OUM enabled the sponsoring engineering consultant to predict immediate WBET upskilling needs and plan for the required capital investment. However, ‘OUM’ may be applied by any BIM-adopting organisation seeking WBET informed decision-making assistance for better upskilling, continuous improvement, organisational learning, and ultimately business growth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f03f7f6eb2b249e1ba350026900a7ee12023-11-22T11:56:04ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-09-011118864610.3390/app11188646An Investigation of Work-Based Education and Training Needs for Effective BIM Adoption and Implementation: An Organisational Upskilling ModelJalal Semaan0Jason Underwood1Jason Hyde2School of Science, Engineering & Environment, The University of Salford, The Crescent, Salford M5 4WT, UKSchool of Science, Engineering & Environment, The University of Salford, The Crescent, Salford M5 4WT, UKMott MacDonald, Altrincham WA14 1ES, UKResearch reveals that organisations in general are keen to provide their staff with the support needed to boost their competency in BIM and subsequently leverage the effectiveness of its implementation. However, employers need a decision-making tool to make better informed investments in specific work-based education and training that addresses the immediate upskilling needs of their employees. Therefore, the aim of this research project is to investigate the significance of Work-Based Education and Training (WBET) needs through the development of an Organisational Upskilling Model (OUM). A comprehensive literature review retrieved 25 hypotheses that were tested for significance from a questionnaire survey completed by 73 AEC professionals working for a large-scale UK engineering consultancy. Based on the current expert sample, the study revealed a holistic inter-organisational agreement that technology training is in high demand. Whereas, the organisational body of knowledge needs only to be better publicised, as employees were unaware of its immediate availability. OUM proved that the most influential variables to BIM Uptake were Attitude (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.569 & Q<sup>2</sup> = 0.395), User Competency (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.523 & Q<sup>2</sup> = 0.369), and Organisational Support (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.400 & Q<sup>2</sup> = 0.233). Informed by their in-house culture, OUM enabled the sponsoring engineering consultant to predict immediate WBET upskilling needs and plan for the required capital investment. However, ‘OUM’ may be applied by any BIM-adopting organisation seeking WBET informed decision-making assistance for better upskilling, continuous improvement, organisational learning, and ultimately business growth.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/18/8646structural equation modellingbuilding information modelling (BIM)organisational upskillingBIM competencyAEC continuous improvement |
| spellingShingle | Jalal Semaan Jason Underwood Jason Hyde An Investigation of Work-Based Education and Training Needs for Effective BIM Adoption and Implementation: An Organisational Upskilling Model Applied Sciences structural equation modelling building information modelling (BIM) organisational upskilling BIM competency AEC continuous improvement |
| title | An Investigation of Work-Based Education and Training Needs for Effective BIM Adoption and Implementation: An Organisational Upskilling Model |
| title_full | An Investigation of Work-Based Education and Training Needs for Effective BIM Adoption and Implementation: An Organisational Upskilling Model |
| title_fullStr | An Investigation of Work-Based Education and Training Needs for Effective BIM Adoption and Implementation: An Organisational Upskilling Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Investigation of Work-Based Education and Training Needs for Effective BIM Adoption and Implementation: An Organisational Upskilling Model |
| title_short | An Investigation of Work-Based Education and Training Needs for Effective BIM Adoption and Implementation: An Organisational Upskilling Model |
| title_sort | investigation of work based education and training needs for effective bim adoption and implementation an organisational upskilling model |
| topic | structural equation modelling building information modelling (BIM) organisational upskilling BIM competency AEC continuous improvement |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/18/8646 |
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