Key Knowledge and Skills Required by Real Estate Graduates for the Real Estate Industry in Uganda.

Abstract

Real estate as an industry is a dynamic discipline that necessitates ongoing attention to academic curriculum to address the current demands of the workforce. Amidst the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, that brought about significant global changes, the real estate industry has also experienced its fair share of transformations. Therefore, educational institutions will be responsible for developing undergraduate and graduate students in relation to the recent new global changes. This paper investigates the most important knowledge and skills that today’s real estate graduate in Uganda will need to survive in the industry. Qualitative research design was used in this study where semi structured interviews were held with real estate consultants in Uganda who have employed graduates of the Bachelor of Real Estate Business Management. Results indicate that Health and well-being, ICT, and research skills are the top knowledge and skills that real estate graduates will need to survive in the real estate industry today and in the future.

This research is significant because it identifies new key knowledge areas and skills that academic curriculums in real estate need to focus on to adequately prepare graduating students joining today’s contemporary real estate industry.