Abstract
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established in 1967 to promote the integration and creation of new opportunities for citizens of ASEAN member countries. ASEAN member countries have signed mutual recognition agreements on services (including services in the construction industry) since 2005 to facilitate the movement of human resources in ASEAN countries, with engineering services qualifications being one of the eight professional qualification recognition schemes in the region. In particular, a recent trend in the construction industry is the use of building information modeling (BIM). While BIM practitioners are increasing, BIM Practitioner Certifications (BPCs) have not yet been legalized and recognized. This study conducted interviews and a survey with industry experts, finding as a result that the recognition of the competency of BIM practitioners is in demand and needs to be legalized with the recognition of experienced engineers via registration or licensing to include BPCs. This is an important step for removing artificial barriers to the free movement and practice of professional engineers amongst ASEAN countries. Additionally, evidence suggests that the BIM workforce’s benefits only become realizable when BIM certifications are systematic and recognized. Based on the survey results and expert interviews, BIM practitioners are certificated according to three main roles: manager, coordinator and modeler. Finally, a framework for issuing BPCs is proposed in this study. This study’s results are expected to contribute significantly to the success of BIM practitioner mobility among ASEAN member countries for sustainable economic development.
Highlights
Regional integration plays a crucial role in driving economic and social development in many regions of the world
Each Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) engineer has the opportunity to work in another ASEAN member country as long as he or she is recognized and granted the registration certificate as an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE), which is issued by the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO) or the ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer Coordinating Committee (ACPECC)
The answers received were evaluated by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), with the output illustrated in Tables 3 and 4: Asymp
Summary
Regional integration plays a crucial role in driving economic and social development in many regions of the world. This study was conducted with four objectives: (i) to identify the benefits of recognition agreements for BIM practitioners in removing artificial barriers to the free movement and practice of BIM experts amongst ASEAN countries, (ii) to identify the current status of BIM practitioner realization in the ASEAN countries and the various issues in regional labor mobility, (iii) to evaluate the demand of the BIM workforce on certifications and competency recognition nationally and regionally and (iv) to propose a framework for the issuance of BIM certifications. The outcome of this proposed framework for BPC issuance will provide a temporary analysis of the potential agreements among ASEAN countries that are practical and feasible for future BIM human resource recognition
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