Addressing youth un/underemployment through construction social procurement: an ecological systems theory perspective

Woolcott, Geoff; Loosemore, Martin; Keast, Robyn; Chamberlain, Dan

doi:10.1080/01446193.2023.2219351

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“…* Stimulate activity in other sectors to generate more income; maximise the multiplier effects of construction activity and its products [43]. * Generate employment (decent, clean, well-paying jobs) in construction and through its supply chain [44]. * Foster the establishment of allied enterprises and develop small-and medium-sized companies through procurement approaches.…”

Section: Sdg Contribution Of Construction: New Perspectivesmentioning

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Get Construction Project Performance Parameters Right to Attain Sustainable Development Goals

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2023

Sustainability

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed upon by the world’s leaders as the framework for a global agenda for development. The construction industry is key to the delivery of the SDGs because construction provides the physical basis for the economic activities necessary for attaining short-term economic growth and long-term development. Moreover, the construction process generates income and contributes to other sectors of the economy, and the completed items contribute to enhancing quality of life. Each constructed item should be completed to the highest level of achievement if the industry is to deliver what is required of it under the global agenda. Thus, it is necessary to have a way of assessing the extent to which this is achieved in projects. This study seeks answers to the following questions: What are the SDGs? What are their merits, challenges and drawbacks? What is the progress in the efforts to attain them? What role can construction play in the effort to attain the SDGs? How should the performance parameters of construction projects be defined to enable the industry to best play this role? The study is based on a review of the relevant literature. It is found that all the 17 SDGs are relevant to the construction industry as they concern what the industry must do, how it must do it, what it should use, and the impact of what it does on quality of life. It is suggested that appropriate performance parameters of projects are needed in order to develop policy initiatives, practices, mindsets and attitudes to enable the construction industry to undertake the tasks required of it in attaining the SDGs. As a guide, a framework comprising 15 parameters is proposed.

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Section: Sdg Contribution Of Construction: New Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring value creation from an ecosystem perspective: A critical examination of social procurement policy

Roy,

Spiesova,

Curtin

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Public Money & Management

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The role of social procurement policies and cross‐sector partnerships in addressing youth unemployment: A construction industry case study from Australia

Meltzer,

Loosemore,

Barraket

et al. 2024

Aust J Public Adm

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In Australia, 9.4% of young people aged 15–24 are unemployed, more than double the national rate. The national employment services system in Australia has, however, not successfully tackled this issue. While some wraparound programs have been implemented to better address young people's needs, most are designed to find young people any job rather than being tailored towards a specific career. Despite governments encouraging solutions that involve cross‐sector collaboration with private businesses, the potential of industry‐specific solutions has been less well‐explored. Addressing this gap, this paper presents an in‐depth case study of how one major Australian construction company has implemented an industry‐specific collaborative wraparound program to address youth unemployment, called the Connectivity Centre model (CCM). The paper discusses the features of this model that make it distinctive compared to other programs supporting young people's employment. It also discusses how the policy context of social procurement (policies generating social value through procurement processes) and cross‐sector collaboration incentivise the model. The policy implications are explored, highlighting how models like the CCM offer a complementary alternative to other unemployment supports available to young jobseekers in Australia.Points for practitioners Social procurement policies incentivise private companies’ involvement in youth unemployment programs, including utilising their cross‐sector networks. Private companies’ involvement enables youth unemployment programs that reflect the same benefits as wraparound programs in intensive/personalised support while providing more industry specificity. This set of characteristics is unique and complementary within Australia's youth unemployment support landscape.

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Addressing youth un/underemployment through construction social procurement: an ecological systems theory perspective

Cited by 5 publications

References 59 publications

Get Construction Project Performance Parameters Right to Attain Sustainable Development Goals

Get Construction Project Performance Parameters Right to Attain Sustainable Development Goals

Exploring value creation from an ecosystem perspective: A critical examination of social procurement policy

The role of social procurement policies and cross‐sector partnerships in addressing youth unemployment: A construction industry case study from Australia

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