Construction project managers come from diverse backgrounds and may, therefore, lack the knowledge set currently required in order to be competent and effective in practice. The aim of this article is to establish the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level of each type of knowledge area required for a competent and effective construction project manager in South Africa. These levels of knowledge are important, in order to develop a proposed construction project management knowledge model to be used by the construction industry. A mixed methods research design was used, including structured questionnaires (n = 40), interviews (n = 10), and a single case study. The questionnaire survey, using closeended questions measured on a 5-point Likert scale, tests the importance of and rated the NQF qualification levels of each knowledge type fit for project managers in the built environment. The rating assisted in knowing to what knowledge depth project managers need to be educated and trained. Interviews were conducted with 10 construction professionals to obtain their views on the importance of industry-specific knowledge of a construction project manager and to critically review the form of knowledge considered essential. The case study of a building project to the value of R35 million was used to gain understanding of the impact that industry-specific knowledge, or the lack thereof, may have on the successful completion of a project. Results showed that qualifications to gain industry-specific knowledge should at least be on NQF level 6; a qualification on NQF level 7 is recommended to gain adequate project management knowledge (theory). These findings are important, as some construction project management courses in South Africa are currently below NQF level 6. This may be contributing to industry not producing construction project managers with the required knowledge set. The proposed model outlines the adequate knowledge sets and level thereof that can be used when designing training and educational degrees for construction project managers. The proposed model could also be used in practice as a guideline for placing or promoting construction project managers. Keywords: Construction project management, knowledge model, type of knowledge, NQF knowledge level, South Africa

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建设项目管理知识模型：所需知识的类型和水平

建设项目经理来自不同的背景，因此可能缺乏当前所需的知识才能在实践中胜任和有效。本文旨在建立南非合格和有效的建筑项目经理所需的每种知识领域的国家资格框架（NQF）水平。这些知识水平很重要，以便开发拟议的建筑项目管理知识模型以供建筑业使用。使用了一种混合方法研究设计，包括结构化问卷（n = 40），访谈（n = 10）和单个案例研究。问卷调查使用封闭式问题（以5点李克特量表衡量），测试适合构建环境中项目经理的每种知识类型的NQF资格等级的重要性并对其进行评级。该等级有助于了解需要对什么深度的项目经理进行教育和培训。与10名建筑专业人士进行了访谈，以获取他们对建筑项目经理特定行业知识的重要性的看法，并严格审查被认为必不可少的知识形式。一项价值3500万雷亚尔的建筑项目案例研究用于了解特定行业知识或缺乏该知识对项目成功完成的影响。结果表明，获得行业特定知识的资格至少应达到NQF 6级；建议获得NQF 7级资格，以获得足够的项目管理知识（理论）。这些发现很重要，因为南非的一些建筑项目管理课程目前低于NQF 6级。这可能会导致行业不生产具有所需知识集的建筑项目经理。所提出的模型概述了在为建筑项目经理设计培训和教育程度时可以使用的足够的知识集和水平。提议的模型在实践中也可以用作放置或提升建筑项目经理的指南。关键字：建设项目管理，知识模型，知识类型，NQF知识水平，南非 由于南非的一些建筑项目管理课程目前低于NQF 6级。这可能导致行业不生产具有所需知识集的建筑项目经理。所提出的模型概述了在为建筑项目经理设计培训和教育程度时可以使用的足够的知识集和水平。提议的模型在实践中也可以用作放置或提升建筑项目经理的指南。关键字：建设项目管理，知识模型，知识类型，NQF知识水平，南非 由于南非的一些建筑项目管理课程目前低于NQF 6级。这可能导致行业不生产具有所需知识集的建筑项目经理。所提出的模型概述了在为建筑项目经理设计培训和教育程度时可以使用的足够的知识集和水平。提议的模型在实践中也可以用作放置或提升建筑项目经理的指南。关键字：建设项目管理，知识模型，知识类型，NQF知识水平，南非 所提出的模型概述了在为建筑项目经理设计培训和教育程度时可以使用的足够的知识集和水平。提议的模型在实践中也可以用作放置或提升建筑项目经理的指南。关键字：建设项目管理，知识模型，知识类型，NQF知识水平，南非 所提出的模型概述了在为建筑项目经理设计培训和教育程度时可以使用的足够的知识集和水平。提议的模型在实践中也可以用作放置或提升建筑项目经理的指南。关键字：建设项目管理，知识模型，知识类型，NQF知识水平，南非