2.1 Introduction

Workers can recognize as skilled workers only after they obtained accreditation of CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board). In order to obtain accreditation by CIDB, the worker will have to pass the test or courses that will be organized by some authorized bodies, such as ABM (Akademi Binaan Malaysia) and so forth.

The skilled labour shortage problem has been existed in the construction industry since 1970’s. This problem had become serious especially when the construction industry growth up. This problem will then direct or indirectly give rise to many other problems. It is needed to minimize the negative impacts that cause by the skilled labour shortage problem since this problem is the root of other problems.

2.2 Factors of Skilled Labour Shortage Problem

The reasons that caused skilled labour shortage problem listed as below. Those causes are according to the facts that reported in the Master Builders Association Malaysia report and some resources come from online newspapers, online journal and thesis.

2.2 .1 Younger Generation Unwilling to Take Part in Industry

Poor participant from local youth is one of the factors of skilled labour shortage problem (Shiadri binti Salleh@Aman, 2008). According to New Straits Times, the overall of the new intake students, there are only five to eight percent of students who take up skills courses. Compare the developing countries, there is a large difference where could be found between 20 to 25 percent of students enrolling in skills courses (Othman, 2012).

According to Media report from Secretariat of Ministry of Home Affairs (2011) says that, there are about 2.2 percent of total foreign workers registered to work in the construction industry which are 6233 foreign worker (Adam, 2011). The large proportion of imported labour on construction is an evidence of the fact that the Malaysian youths are not interested in joining the industry. According to The Star, there is a ‘three D’ syndrome attached to the industry, which are dirty, dangerous and difficult (Seong, 2010). This makes the construction sector becomes the least attractive sector of the Malaysian population when compared with others.