Construction Industry Council - Annual Report 2024

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL 84 OPERATIONAL REVIEW Way Forward In 2025, the CIC will launch the “Centre for Future Construction” (CFC), focusing primarily on high- impact training initiatives and supporting the industry in adopting advanced technologies. The CIC will continue to consolidate training needs from the industry and collaborate with the School of Professional Development in Construction and CD training service providers to offer essential training courses. In addition, the CIC is set to conduct a comprehensive BIM and CD Survey in 2025. This survey aims to gather critical information on current practices and provide actionable recommendations to enhance the adoption and implementation of BIM and CD. It will focus on assessing the supply and demand for BIM personnel, as well as evaluating their quality. The expected outcomes of the survey include an in-depth exploration of the implementation of BIM and digital solutions, along with an analysis of the motivations, challenges, and benefits associated with their use. Additionally, the survey will estimate the supply and demand for BIM personnel in 2025, with forecasts extending from 2026 to 2030. Finally, it will identify performance gaps, enabling us to recommend targeted training needs to support the industry’s growth. The CIC will also work with industry stakeholders and relevant government departments to identify and develop quick-win BIM related digital solutions, such as plugins, through consultancy services or R&D projects, and one key focus will be in openBIM by developing the CIC Beginner’s Guide on Construction Digitalisation – Adoption of openBIM, and the openBIM® Quality Platform – Verification, Assessment & Tracking, to harness the power of digitalisation in Hong Kong. BIM Certification and Accreditation Schemes In 2017, the HKSAR Government mandated the use of BIM technology for the design and construction of all major government capital works projects with an estimated budget exceeding HK$30 million, set to commence in 2018 or later. This initiative also aimed to promote BIM technology in private construction projects, leading to a significant increase in demand for BIM personnel and training. To support the healthy development of BIM in Hong Kong, the CIC has introduced the BIM Certification and Accreditation Schemes (BIMCAS) in 2019 to assess the competency of BIM personnel and ensure the quality of local BIM training courses. In 2024, there were 88 CIC-Certified BIM Managers (CCBMs), 151 CIC-Certified BIM Coordinators (CCBCs) certified and 158 CIC-Certified BIM Coordinators (Associate) (CCBC(A)s) registered. Since the launch of the schemes, there were 711 CCBMs, 902 CCBCs certified and 359 CCBC(A)s registered by the CIC. As of 2024, there were 16 CIC-Accredited BIM Manager Courses and four CIC-Accredited BIM Manager Top-up Courses. Moreover, there were 25 CIC-Accredited BIM Coordinator Courses and six CIC-Accredited BIM Coordinator Top-up Courses. There were a total number of 4,091 CCBM course graduates and 3,563 CCBC course graduates.