Final Report: Feasibility study for an industry – led mentoring program in the construction sector
This document has been prepared in the scope of feasibility study for an industry-led mentoring program in the construction sector.
This feasibility study is an initiative of the Infrastructure Construction Companies’ Association (ICCA) and Swisscontact under the Rural SMEs Development Project (RSMEDP) aimed at seeking solutions to support small rural enterprises in the construction industry to improve their performance through mentoring services delivered by ICCA members.
The feasibility study shall explore the construction companies’ purchasing needs, current supply-side limitations related to domestic suppliers of construction materials, and their capacity and willingness to engage in mentoring suppliers. It will also look at the business advisory needs of rural-based construction materials suppliers, their potential to improve performance and the scope of the mentoring service required to influence changes in their business performance.
The main research questions include
- analysis of construction companies with the highest capacity and willingness to participate in a mentoring program, and identification of potential coaches.
- segmentation of rural based SME construction materials suppliers most suitable for the mentoring
program and indication of how they can benefit/ what level of impact can be anticipated. - definition of the best suitable model for mentoring pilot.
This document presents the following deliverables of the study:
- overview of the construction sector in Georgia.
- selected international practices of mentoring and hypothetical model.
- findings of interviews held with construction/developer and rural SME producer companies.
- recommendations for the final model.