MODERN PROBLEMS OF TRAINING FUTURE SPECIALISTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF UKRAINE IN ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES
Abstract
Relevance. The post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and the global transition to a green economy necessitate the implementation of energy-efficient technologies in the construction industry. The author notes that the problem of personnel training is systemic in nature, as vocational education often covers energy efficiency competencies fragmentarily, complicating the integration of information technologies. In this context, there is a growing urgent need to form a holistic approach to personnel training and the implementation of modern energy-efficient technologies at all stages of construction activity.
Aim: to identify and characterize the modern problems of training future specialists of the domestic construction industry in energy-efficient technologies.
Methods: theoretical (systematic literature review, content analysis, classification of barriers); empirical (analysis of reports from international organizations, comparative analysis of Ukrainian and European practices); analytical (generalization of results, interpretation of interconnections).
Results: eight interconnected barriers have been singled out: the absence of a unified training system, the need for an interdisciplinary approach, a lack of practical skills, financial constraints, insufficient management support, difficulties in adapting materials, professional inertia, and excessive procedural regulation.
Conclusions: the identified factors determine the low level of implementation of information technologies in construction (Building Information Modeling, BIM) and Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) technology, which causes potential energy efficiency losses of up to 30%. Further improvement of the national standards framework, full scaling of dual education, and intensification of partnerships with the EU are recommended.
Keywords
energy efficiency, construction industry, vocational training, implementation barriers, competencies.
Author Biography
Vitalii Svyrydiuk
Doctor of Philosophy in Pedagogy, Research Fellow at the Department of Content and Technologies of Vocational Education of the Institute of Vocational Education of the National Academy of Educational science of Ukraine, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8909-5680, e-mail: Vetal-79@i.ua
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