CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE PROFESSIONAL PERSONALITY OF THE CIVIL ENGINEER IN SUDAN

Abstract

The construction industry is considered as one of the important industries regarding their outputs and products. The civil engineer in this industry plays key roles as a team leader. In order to achieve his/her duties the civil engineer should have some professional skills & characteristics to enable doing his/her jobs. This paper addressed the challenges confronting the professional personality of the civil engineer in Sudan regarding the observations about shortcomings in performance. A theoretical frame was established in the mentioned topic and data was compiled using a formal questionnaire. The paper proved that the professional personality of the civil engineer in Sudan suffers lack in skills and knowledge where some recommendations were issued regarding educational syllabus, training and professional degrees in order to mitigate the impact of such shortcomings.