22nd Annual Conference – Developing the People Resource

Major projects are prestigious, well-publicized affairs, with an outcome that generally leaves a long-term legacy to the country. With a glittering profile and stimulating work, why are major projects failing to attract enough good people to work on them? The engineering function—crucial to many major projects—has insufficient new recruits to balance older engineers who are retiring. And, too often, good new recruits leave their companies within a few years of joining. The question of the people resource needs to be tackled with understanding and determination.