Mihara, H; Yoshida, T; Suzuki, K and Hojo, T (2012) A study on new construction techniques and skills training with focus on the plastering subcontractor in Japan. In: Smith, S D (ed.) Proceedings of 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish the contents and methods of a vocational education programme for modern, advanced-level plasterers. The interview survey confirmed that there is a serious shortage of vocational education resources available for advanced-level plasterers. The first questionnaire survey for seminar attendants during September 2005 and November 2007, conducted in ten regional blocks nationwide, clarified the basic attributes of plasterers. The results of analysis, by multivariate statistical method (Hayashi’s Quantification III) and cluster analysis, allowed plasterers to be grouped into eight types, and clarified the characteristics of each plasterer type as well as their relationships with each other when separated into the 10 regional blocks. In the follow-up survey in August 2008, a questionnaire completed by plastering site supervisors was analyzed. This analysis facilitated a thorough understanding of the current work responsibilities of plastering site supervisors, and the types of vocational education that will be needed by advanced-level plasterers in the future. Regarding the training methods necessary for the vocational education of advanced-level plasterers, training types were broadly divided into on-the-job training and off-the-job training, and then further sub-classified into 15 training types. Detailed vocational education contents were proposed for each sub-classification. Vocational education for plastering site supervisors trained through off-the-job training was implemented through a collaboration of the Japan Plasterers' Association and a university architecture department. The contents were described using a relational diagram. The results of the study were divided into the eight national types of plasterer mentioned above in order to facilitate vocational education for plastering site supervisors and advanced-level plasterers in accordance with the construction industry policy outline. In addition, the research results were used to establish and propose vocational education contents and methods based on the type of training required for each plasterer type.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | plastering; site supervisor; architectural skills education; management education; hayashi’s quantification; multivariate analysis; cluster analysis |
| Index terms: | quantification, interview, multivariate analysis, plasterer, survey, programme, Japan, collaboration, cluster analysis, site supervisor, statistical method, questionnaire, construction industry, vocational education, subcontractor |
| Subjects: | data analysis and analytics, data collection methods, practitioner, project controls, measurement and scaling, professional education, industry analysis, statistical analysis, management, Geography |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Time Control, Education, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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