CCI program to overcome shortage in construction industry

by Ramani Kangaraarachchi

The Chamber of Construction Industry (CCI) has organised an Industry Based Training Program to prepare students for internationally recognised Guilds qualification to overcome the shortage of suitably qualified technical personnel for middle level management grades which is an acute problem in the construction industry.

CEO of the Chamber Dakshitha Talgodapitiya said that young school-leavers are reluctant to join the industry due to lack of opportunities in the industry to progress in their chosen career and these programs will encourage them also to go ahead in the field of construction industry.

He said that the program is designed in association with Skills International (Pvt) Limited to produce qualified technical personnel at various levels of project management while giving them a clear career development path in Civil Engineering and a student with the basic entry qualification would be guided through a series of theory and practical courses up to a level of a qualified engineer making it possible for a young school-leaver to follow a career in Civil Engineering without going to a University.

The CCI will endeavour to find practical training places for those who cannot find them and offer two streams of practical training for the student and the employer to select, Talgodapitiya, said.