Field Skills Assessment of Civil Engineering: Case of Pakistan

Abstract

The success of construction industry is largely dependent upon both the technical and managerial skills of the civil engineering graduates. After a review of published literature, it can be concluded that not much research has been done in this area in Pakistan. This study identifies and ranks the key skills that fresh graduates of today must possess to succeed in the multipart construction industry of today. It also evaluates the satisfaction level of the employers regarding the currently employed civil engineer. Employers hiring fresh graduates would be surveyed for this study. Conclusions and recommendations are provided in order to minimize the gap between product quality (product being a fresh civil engineering graduate in this case) and industrial demand may be provided. Direction is also given for future work in this area.