Hurst, A G (2006) The relationship between he recruitment levels and employment levels in the construction industry. In: Boyd, D (ed.) Proceedings of 22nd Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2006, Birmingham, UK.
Abstract
Reports published in 2003 predicted that if recruitment to construction management courses in Higher Education (HE) in the UK continued to decline at its current rate then within a ten-year period there would be no construction management courses left. This seemed to contradict what was being observed in the HE marketplace with increasing levels of recruitment being experienced. The aim of this research was to investigate the levels and patterns of recruitment to construction industry related courses in HE institutions and to investigate if there was any relationship with the level of employment in the construction industry. Statistical data was obtained for HE recruitment to construction industry related courses and for employment within the construction industry. It was found that recruitment levels exhibited cyclical characteristics not dissimilar to the cycles found in construction industry employment levels. Statistical analysis of the data was undertaken to establish whether any correlation existed and the nature of any correlation should it exist. It was found that there is a strong correlation, which is statistically significant, between HE recruitment levels and employment levels in the industry. It was also found that HE recruitment lagged employment levels by around five years. This has clear implications for HE providers of construction management courses when anticipating likely demand for courses.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | employment cycles; higher education; higher education recruitment; recruitment cycles |
| Index terms: | higher education, statistical analysis, recruitment, construction industry, employment |
| Subjects: | data science, industry analysis, educational institutions, management |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Human Resources, Education |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 CTA |
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