As part of their work on Skills Transitions in Infrastructure, UQ's Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub has produced a new competency framework designed to support the industry as they transition towards greater sustainability.
'The need for new skills to support the sustainability transition occurring in the infrastructure industry is well recognised by the industry so it's important to outline what those skills are and how they are defined. Doing so helps companies and the industry more broadly to understand where to focus future training needs for staff and to have clarity on what these topics mean when working in infrastructure.' Dr Cristyn Meath, Hub Director Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub.
The project led by Dr Tracy Martin, involved experts from sustainability, engineering, architecture, digitalisation, organisational psychology and change management, in addition to leading infrastructure companies. Acciona, ARUP, KBR and Innergise contributed expertise to the development of the framework and the project was supported by Engineers Australia and Engineering Education Australia.
The competency framework features not only sustainability competencies, but also digital competencies, highlighting the important role of emerging digital technologies to support the achievement of sustainability outcomes in infrastructure. 'As we see new technologies emerge we understand how they can be applied throughout the lifecycle of infrastructure to facilitate sustainability outcomes previously not possible.' Dr Jurij Karlovsek, Hub Deputy Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub
To read the full report click on the link below and for more information on the Transition to Sustainable Infrastructure Competency Framework for Engineers, please contact Dr Cristyn Meath at c.meath@business.uq.edu.au
Read the Transition to Sustainable Infrastructure Competency Framework for Engineers. (PDF, 1.8 MB)
