Learner Perceptions of Construction Industry Knowledge and Skills Requirements

摘要

The lifelong learning concept has been at the centre of many national education reforms in the past decade and higher education policy has been considerably shaped by it. At a policy level, a simple, elegant vision of integration and mutual dependence between learners, industry and higher education institutions is prescribed. When investigated in more detail, however, the individuality of learners, the pace at which skill level requirements are changing in industry and the accommodation of previous, legacy education systems among other challenges add complexity. This paper describes a study of learner perceptions of construction industry skills requirements in Estonia. The findings suggest considerable diversity in learner perceptions of industrial requirements.