An Overview of Entrepreneurial Skills and the Challenges of Professionals in the Construction Industries
Dauda Ali1 & Muhammad Balteh2
1Department of Architectural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Bauchi
2Department of Building Technology, Federal Polytechnic Bauchi
Email: dauda2292@gmail.com; nbalteh@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This paper examines the importance of integrating the knowledge of professionalism and entrepreneurial skills towards achieving a sustainable development in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Economic empowerment of citizens is the primary goal of any nation. It is a key way to ensure that individuals are empowered so as to lower the level of unemployment. When graduates set up small businesses in application of their prime knowledge and the knowledge of entrepreneurship, it ensures prosperity and competiveness. This will re-engineer the economy of a Nation in the presence of available resources and business opportunities. The society is increasingly imposing a transitional change in the nature of economic activities in almost every sector. In the construction sector such a transition is desirable due to its large use of energy, materials, and job opportunities. Sustaining these activities of the industry will benefits the regions and countries they operate in. The Nigeria construction industry is no exception and is under great pressure to move towards global sustainability, and entrepreneurs are believed to be able to play a large role in this transition by introducing new products, services delivery and new business practices. It is observed that main challenges facing professionals are technological knowledge and development, entrepreneurial skills, quantity and quality of demand.
Keywords: construction industry, entrepreneurial skills, opportunities, professionals, sustainability
