The analysis of competency based for indonesian construction labourers

  • Authors

    • Mohd Fahmi Jaes
    • Khairunesa Isa
    • Abd Rahman Ahmad
    • Rosman Md. Yusoff
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.9.20634

    Received date: September 30, 2018

    Accepted date: September 30, 2018

    Published date: October 2, 2018

  • Competency, Construction Workers, Performance

  • Abstract

    Competency is considered a crucial factor for an organisation to compete in a challenging construction environment. From an organisation perspective, it becomes a competitive advantage for a company. For the labourers, it becomes an advantage to compete in getting a job and earning a higher salary. The objective of this study is to identify what are the job specifications of Indonesian construction labourers in terms of KSAo (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics) elements and to identify competency levels among 300 samples by using questionnaire as an instrument of research. Results showed that most of them are experienced, able to contribute by giving ideas, able to communicate in Malay, as well as competent. However, majority of them do not have a green card, having little to no education background and difficulties in communicating in certain languages. This reflects in their low salary.

  • References

    1. Sicilia M-A. Ontology-based competency management: infrastruc-tures for the knowledge intensive learning organization. Intelligent learning infrastructure for knowledge intensive organizations: A semantic Web Perspective: IGI Global; 2005. p. 302-24.
    2. Jacobs R. Getting the measure of management competence. Person-nel Management. 1989;21(6):32-7.
    3. Strebler M. Getting the Best Out of Your Competencies: ERIC; 1997.
    4. Harzallah M, Vernadat F. IT-based competency modeling and man-agement: from theory to practice in enterprise engineering and oper-ations. Computers in industry. 2002;48(2):157-79.
    5. Morgeson FP, Delaney-Klinger K, Mayfield MS, Ferrara P, Campion MA. Self-presentation processes in job analysis: a field experiment investigating inflation in abilities, tasks, and competencies. Journal of Applied Psychology. 2004;89(4):674.
    6. Agut S, Grau R, Peiró J. Individual and contextual influences on managerial competency needs. Journal of Management Develop-ment. 2003;22(10):906-18.
    7. Rossett A. Training needs assessment: Educational Technology; 1987.
    8. Wright PC, Geroy GD. Needs analysis theory and the effectiveness of large-scale government-sponsored training programmes: A case study. Journal of Management Development. 1992;11(5):16-27.
    9. Mitchell E, Hyde AC. TRAINING DEMAND ASSESSMENT-3 CASE STUDIES IN PLANNING TRAINING-PROGRAMS. Public Personnel Management. 1979;8(6):360-73.
    10. Swierczek FW, Carmichael L. Assessing Training Needs: A Skills Approach. Public Personnel Management. 1985;14(3):259-74.
    11. Athey TR, Orth MS. Emerging competency methods for the future. Human resource management. 1999;38(3):215-25.
    12. Rasli AM, Norhalim N, Kowang TO, Qureshi MI. Applying manage-rial competencies to overcome business constraints and create values evidence from small technology-based firms in Malaysia. Journal of Management Info. 2014;3(1):99-121.
    13. Gangani N, McLean GN, Braden RA. A competency‐based human resource development strategy. Performance Improvement Quarter-ly. 2006;19(1):127-39.
    14. Hoffmann T. The meanings of competency. Journal of European In-dustrial Training. 1999;23(6):275-86.
    15. Lucia AD, Lepsinger R. Art & science of competency models: Jossey-Bass San Francisco, CA; 1999.
    16. Schmitt N, Chan D. Personnel selection: A theoretical approach: Sage; 1998.
    17. Furqan A. Kemahiran Pekerja Indonesia dalam Industri Pembinaan di Malaysia: Perspektif Sektor Informal: Tesis Universiti Sains Ma-laysia; 2007.
    18. Abdul-Aziz A-R. Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia's con-struction sector. Asia Pacific Population Journal. 2001;16(1):3-22.
    19. Creswell JW, Plano Clark V. Choosing a mixed methods design. De-signing and conducting mixed methods research. 2011:53-106.
    20. Fraenkel JR, Wallen NE, Hyun HH. How to design and evaluate research in education: McGraw-Hill New York; 1993.
    21. Sekaran U, Bougie R. Research methods for business: A skill build-ing approach: John Wiley & Sons; 2016.

  • Downloads

  • How to Cite

    Fahmi Jaes, M., Isa, K., Rahman Ahmad, A., & Md. Yusoff, R. (2018). The analysis of competency based for indonesian construction labourers. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7(4.9), 132-136. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.9.20634