Building Institute Aotearoa in partnership with the Construction Growth Foundation (formerly Building and Construction Training Fund) and Building Innovation Partnership, is engaged in a project to map career pathways across the commercial construction sector.

The goal of the Pathways Project is to establish an agreed and centralised framework with a clear definition of roles, related competencies, and the career pathways between them. The intended Pathways Project outcome is a ‘Skills Framework / Careers Pathway’ output available digitally, similar to the ‘Skills Framework for Built Environment’ document created by Skills Singapore. You can view the precedent document here. 

The aim is to create documentation to make the skills, training and career pathways clear to all those in the industry – with a particular focus on those entering the industry, whether from education or from other careers. This guidance will similarly assist those already in the industry to make informed decisions about their career choices and pathways.

It will also be helpful for employers, particularly in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in providing a consistent template for creating role descriptions and understanding the range of roles across the industry. A key focus area of the research will be looking at how newer areas such as digital construction and engineering integrate into the framework and pathways

View updates on the project below. 

Interested in being involved? get in touch at hello@buildinginstitute.nz