An investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisorRoot, Daviden_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBowen, Paul Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorOlima, Washington Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWachira, Isabella Njerien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T10:32:10Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T10:32:10Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 202-221).
dc.description.abstractThe training of craftsmen in Kenya is the responsibility of their traditional employer the contractor. However, over the last 20 years, the contractors’ motivation to train has been eroded by increased casualisation. Concurrently, there was growth of the informal procurement system propagated by private sector clients, who have no incentive to train because they are ad hoc consumers of construction services. Together these phenomena led to the collapse of the formal craft training and growth of informal skilling. Currently however, there is a lack of knowledge and understanding of the nature of informal craft training. The intent of this research was to redress this by identifying the types of skills informally employed craftsmen are acquiring, how these skills are acquired and how training delivery can be enhanced. The hypotheses of the research were that the skills and skilling methods in the informal sector do not differ significantly from those in the formal sector and that the nature of training in the informal construction sector is clearly understood.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWachira, I. N. (2008). <i>An investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenya</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Construction Economics and Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5064en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWachira, Isabella Njeri. <i>"An investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenya."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Construction Economics and Management, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5064en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWachira, I. 2008. An investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenya. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wachira, Isabella Njeri AB - The training of craftsmen in Kenya is the responsibility of their traditional employer the contractor. However, over the last 20 years, the contractors’ motivation to train has been eroded by increased casualisation. Concurrently, there was growth of the informal procurement system propagated by private sector clients, who have no incentive to train because they are ad hoc consumers of construction services. Together these phenomena led to the collapse of the formal craft training and growth of informal skilling. Currently however, there is a lack of knowledge and understanding of the nature of informal craft training. The intent of this research was to redress this by identifying the types of skills informally employed craftsmen are acquiring, how these skills are acquired and how training delivery can be enhanced. The hypotheses of the research were that the skills and skilling methods in the informal sector do not differ significantly from those in the formal sector and that the nature of training in the informal construction sector is clearly understood. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - An investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenya TI - An investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenya UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5064 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5064
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWachira IN. An investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenya. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Construction Economics and Management, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5064en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Construction Economics and Managementen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherConstruction workers--Training of - Kenyaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherBuilding trades - Kenyaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherInformation sector (Economics) - Kenyaen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenyaen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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