Abstract
In recent years, the construction sector has undergone impressive developments in the use of ICT. Thus, placing much demands on capacity building that will produce an adequate, highly skilled workforce to manage the growing technology in the industry. ICT takes the front role and essentially becomes the medium in which all the other operations are carriedout. Most researchers, thinkers and educators have taken up the challenge of using ICT since the 1980s with varied successes. For this reason, this paper assesses the extent to which ICT is used in the training of construction students in technical universities in Ghana. Quantitative method (questionnaire) was employed to elicit data from constructionlecturers and students in five technical universities in Ghana. Descriptive statistics and factor analysis were adopted in analyzing the data. The research discovered that ICT adoption in training construction students in Ghanaian technical universities is very low. The study also established twenty-four (24) factors as constraints to ICT usage in constructionstudents' training in technical universities in Ghana. These come under "technology constraints", "economic constraints", "human constraints", "environmental constraints," and "administrative constraints". There is, therefore, a pressing need for a drastic shift towards integrating Construction related ICT tools in training construction students inGhanaian technical universities.
 Citation: Ametepey, S. O., Gyadu-Asiedu, W. and Ansah, S. K. State of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Usage in the Training of Construction Students in Ghanaian Technical Universities, 2020; 5(3): 86-95.
 Received: May 20, 2020Accepted: September 30, 2020
Highlights
Education generally determines the level of advancement of a nation, society and the individual
The research population consisted of final-year students pursuing Building Technology and Civil Engineering programs and lecturers conducting these programs at the eight technical universities in Ghana
3.1 Background of respondents Concerning faculty of affiliation, it was realized that the majority (66%) of the respondents were affiliated to the school of engineering
Summary
Education generally determines the level of advancement of a nation, society and the individual. Polytechnics in Ghana were converted to Technical Universities in 2016 They have a significant role in the country's required skilled labor (Aidoo-Tailor, 2009; Owusu-Agyeman & Osterkamp, 2009). The Skills Development Fund (2011) affirmed that Ghana's developmental success must be powered by skills, knowledge and innovation in the construction sector This vision can be accomplished where construction educational institutions are committed to training characterized by the capacity to innovate, compete and thrive to ensure the socio-economic development of the nation. Despite the forgoing, not much is encountered in the literature regarding empirically documented works on the state of ICT on construction education in Ghana
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