This paper aims to provide insights into the education of construction industry professionals. This is thought to be important for the appropriate development of future construction industry leaders to meet employer requirements. The study does this by first providing a background on undergraduate construction management programs offered at the tertiary or university level. This gives an understanding on what these students are commonly exposed to in these programs and some insight into their preparedness as supported by the previous research and academic literature. The study flows onto providing practical secondary data from education and industry sources on the topic. This then culminates in a discussion piece by the authors. The discussion analyses information sourced on various teaching aspects within construction management programs as well as what is deemed important to industry to determine what is required of construction professionals today. The study found that having basic technical and managerial understandings is well understood but there is a growing emergence of the need to further develop graduate knowledge within areas such as soft skills, technology and sustainability with a greater exposure to industry. This paper has been conducted at the global level and not specific to a region contributing broad knowledge to educators and industry and concludes with some recommendations on the education of construction professionals. © CITC 2025.All rights reserved.
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