Beschreibung:
An essential part of the Pakistan Infrastructure Implementation Capacity Assessment (PIICA) was an assessment of available resources and the demand generated for these resources by the proposed infrastructure projects. A demand-supply gap analysis for Human Resources (HR), major construction materials and equipment keeping in view the Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF) for up to 2010 has been reviewed to better understand the constraints faced by the industry. Shortage of manpower emerged as a significant theme when studying the implementation capacity of large infrastructure projects in Pakistan. Stakeholders (clients, consultants and contractors) have been unanimous in identifying the lack of suitably qualified people in their organizations as an impediment both to successful implementation as well as the quality of the products and services they deliver. The Perception Survey conducted for the purpose of this study revealed that 67 percent of stakeholders believed that HR posed a significant constraint to the implementation of large infrastructure projects in Pakistan (Gallup Perception Survey,(2006). It is thus important to quantify the HR gap within the construction industry, both in absolute numbers and skills deficiencies and the gaps in materials and machinery, given the enlarged infrastructure construction program planned during the next few years under the MTDF. Have the planners and policy makers catered for these pre-requisites in the MTDF? This is the question that the study addresses'