Integrating BIM in Higher Education Programs: Barriers and Remedial Solutions in Australia

Despite the increasingly widespread adoption of building information modeling (BIM) in Australia, a steady pipeline BIM-ready graduates required to meet industry demand remains elusive. Anecdotal evidence suggests that universities Australia have not been successful delivering BIM-enabled correct caliber, due plethora barriers. This paper aims identify, define, and delineate barriers integration BIM education into programs Australian higher institutions (HEIs), unearth antecedents these A postpositivist philosophical design will be implemented undertake cross-sectional mixed methods approach collecting analyzing primary data. Data collected through qualitative methods, 18 structured 7 semistructured interviews, with key educators Australia. analyzed using NVivo. The findings reveal four thematic groups hinder effective HEIs. These are (1) change management challenges, (2) curriculum content limitation, (3) educators’ problems, (4) disconnect industry. research concludes major overhaul is needed modus operandi via which industry, accreditation bodies, government policymakers engage HEIs define programs. However, given notable lack investment collaboration from government, cannot manage run training Therefore, cross-government financial support stimulate cultural shift existing HEIs’ provisions generate future generations highly skilled competent graduates. paper, best authors’ knowledge, represents first attempt contextualize capacity deliver advanced training, wider prevailing economic political topology currently fails adequately supply fully trained