Issue Focus

● Studies on the construction industry's manpower in the early 2000s mainly dealt with the shortage of young skilled manpower, but in recent years, the shortage of young technical manpower has also become serious. Accordingly, it seeks to find the reasons for the decline in values that the young generation values and job attractiveness of the construction industry, and to prepare strategies to secure young talent. ● The current youth generation is evaluated as the smartest and most creative generation in history and the generation with excellent digital capabilities. Cooperation between the young generation with technical competencies and the older generation with abundant work experience will be the basis for the sustainable growth of the construction industry. ● The youth generation is the fastest group to accept and lead changes in the times, and their values and perceptions are important indicators for predicting the future of the construction industry. This study summarizes the values of the youth generation into 'seeking growth' and 'a member of an advanced society', and suggests strategies for securing young talent in the construction industry in these two directions. ● Based on the values of the young generation of pursuing growth and being a member of an advanced society, the following three strategies are derived to secure young talent in the construction industry. ● Close cooperation among all participants in the construction industry, such as companies, academic and research circles, cooperative organizations, and educational institutions, is required to secure young talent in the construction industry. In addition, the government's policy efforts to secure good jobs and establish a growth ecosystem in the construction industry, which is the basis for securing young talent, are also very important.