Abstract
The study was carried out to determine the strategies required for improving the building construction management skills of building contractors in Enugu State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Three research questions guided the study. The population for the study was 284 subjects. Simple random sampling was used in choosing the sample size. The sample for the study comprised of 54 registered building contractors and 38 registered site supervisors in Enugu State. Instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts in the department of Industrial Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Cronbach Alpha was used to establish the reliability of the instrument. The liability coefficient of 0.97 was obtained. Data collected were analyzed using the mean and standard deviation for the research questions. Based on the data analyzed, the study identified strategies for improving the building construction management skills of building contractors. The study therefore recommended the following among others; the federal and state ministry of housing should enact a law to make it mandatory for contractors to embark on annual mandatory training, retraining and in-service training to learn advanced, improved method and strategies in building construction. The identified strategies for improving construction management skill of building contractors should be included in the school curriculum of building construction of technical colleges and other higher institutions that teach building technology as a course of study. Government at all levels should set up task force groups to monitor the activities of building contractors to ensure they follow standard procedures in building construction.
Keywords; Buildings, Building Construction, Building Contractor, Construction Management and Site Supervisor.
Publication Date: 2023-09-09