Abstract:
BELLCURVE research project aims to promote the concept of ‘lifelong university’ in modernising
Higher Education Institutes to be more responsive to labour market skills needs by continuously improving the
skills and knowledge of the construction professionals. This paper briefly explains improving such
responsiveness of HEIs through governance reform. Initial conceptual framework and the research methodology
are illustrated. In responding to labour market skills requirements, the need for sector and context specific skills
and knowledge to the construction professionals is emphasised. Lifelong learning on Disaster Management and
Quantity Surveying sectors are considered as proposed case study areas.
