Improving Productivity with Site-Based Training Setup at a Mega Construction Project

Construction industry is one of the very few labor-intensive industries. Workmen is the most vital resource for any construction project. Unlike manufacturing industry, construction is end-to-end depended on the human resources. This makes the performance of the workmen even more critical for the success of any project. A good performing workforce can stand out from the crowd with visible results and motivation. This paper captures a short case study on the improvement in workforce productivity after establishing a site-based training (SBT) set up. The project under consideration has stringent timelines, and huge volume of work has to be executed. Considering the scope of work and the milestone deadlines, there is hardly any room for rework. Workmen productivity and skill play a very important role in this scenario. In the initial phase, the project faced a lot of problems pertaining to the productivity. Based on the trends in reducing productivity, workforce skill, and other miscellaneous factors, such as type of construction and location, the senior management anticipates a severe scarcity of the skilled workforce in the coming years. This paper covers the process implementation for root cause analysis, work sampling, etc., and further taking a preventive measure of establishing a site-based training setup that filters out the workforce based on the skill and not on mere mouth of word.