Guangxi holds university students' prefabricated construction competition to accelerate the filling of talent gaps in the industry

On November 5th, the Guangxi Trial of the 4th National Prefabricated Construction Vocational Skills Competition (student group) was held in Liuzhou City Vocational College. A total of 74 contestants from 19 colleges and universities across Guangxi participated in the contest, which is the largest number of participating colleges and universities. In recent years, many prefabricated construction industrial parks in Guangxi have been put into use, and there is a strong demand for talents. The holding of the trials can train more professional and applied talents for the development of prefabricated buildings.

Prefabricated construction is a new generation of construction technology, which has obvious advantages in many aspects such as cost, construction speed and environmental protection. "Traditional building construction often uses on-site construction to test the workers' skills in forming and pouring, while prefabricated buildings use industrial production, which also tests the technicians' design, hoisting and splicing capabilities. The technical requirements of the two are obviously different. Industries and enterprises are striving to train prefabricated construction talents through vocational training and college order classes. "Fan Huafang, Secretary-General of Liuzhou Prefabricated Construction Industry Association, introduced.

A total of 74 contestants from 19 colleges and universities in Guangxi participated in the competition. Photo by Wang Yizhao

The holding of the competition will further improve the skill level of students in prefabricated construction, cultivate students' innovative thinking, and achieve the purpose of promoting learning, training and construction by competition.

Based on the development needs of prefabricated buildings, this year's trials have set up two competitions for deepened component design, component production and installation. "To reduce the cost of prefabricated buildings, the two most important points are the ratio of prefabricated components to the total components and the efficiency of assembly and installation. The two competitions in the competition correspond to the needs of enterprises." Fan Huafang said.

The contestants are designing components. Photo by Wang Yizhao

In order to meet the talent needs of enterprises, major universities have set up prefabricated construction majors. In 2020, the "Liuzhou Digital (BIM) Prefabricated Construction Industry College" jointly established by Liuzhou City Vocational College and enterprises has begun to recruit students, and it will train talents for enterprises in an order form. "Prefabricated construction is our key construction major. At present, there are more than 300 students. They are trained according to the special requirements of the enterprise, and students can be employed after graduation." Liu Hongbo, deputy dean of Liuzhou City Vocational College, said.

At present, prefabricated buildings have been widely used in bridges, municipalities and other architectural categories, and the proportion of applications in the field of housing construction is also increasing. "Prefabricated buildings are produced in factories to avoid dust and noise pollution in traditional construction sites. The advantages of green, energy saving, and environmental protection have made them accepted by more and more enterprises." Fan Huafang said.

Guangxi Liuzhou Prefabricated Modern Industrial Park, which was built in 2017, has already ranked in the forefront of Guangxi and even the southwestern region in terms of scale and production capacity. With the addition of more professionals, it will further promote the industrialization and intelligent development of prefabricated buildings, and contribute to "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality".