Identification of the inhibiting factors for skilled labour in the construction sector to obtain competency certification

The purpose of competency certification can be seen from two complementary aspects, namely to assess a person’s ability and expertise in his profession and convincing the user about the competency of the labour which fulfills the requirements in carrying out the task. However, the number of construction labour certified is only about 3% of all construction labour in Indonesia. This study aims to identify inhibiting factors of competency certification in the perspective of construction labour, especially skilled labour. This study uses a quantitative model with descriptive analysis. This research was conducted on skilled labour in three high-level building projects. The method of collecting data by survey through questionnaires, observation, and literature study. The results of this study indicate several factors which interfering skilled labour to obtain competency certification: 1) the complexity of competency certification implementation, 2) The expensive cost to get the competency certification, 3) There is no difference in wages between certified labours and uncertified labours, 4) The certificate does not guarantee the work quality of labours.