The document discusses establishing an international BIM certification system. It notes that BIM professionals need a wide range of knowledge including workflow processes, technical skills, legal knowledge, and construction requirements. This expertise can be acquired through on-the-job training, university education, research, and training courses. The document advocates for BIM academies that foster collaboration between industry and academia to deliver education and research. An international approach is needed to develop BIM curricula and keep pace with technical advances.

1. 1Prof. Nashwan Dawood
Establishing International BIM
Certification System
Prof. Nashwan Dawood
Professor, Teesside University

2. 2Prof. Nashwan Dawood
Required Know-How for BIM
Professionals
• Work-flow and supply chain, WLC information flow.
• Contracts strategies and legal issues
• Construction processes and requirements for information
at each stage.
• Technical expertise (BIM authoring tools, integration, BIM
databases, BIM libraries)
• BIM protocols (proper definitions of objects and
communication standards)
• LOD need for 3D models at every stage of the construction
stages and processes
• Change management and the role of BIM in facilitating
this.

3. 3Prof. Nashwan Dawood
Where to acquire BIM expertise
• On the job training (mainly skills and industry
practices)
• University education (mainly knowledge)
• Research associates working on R&D projects
related to BIM.
• Training courses credited by professional
institutions.
• BIM acadamies

4. 4Prof. Nashwan Dawood
BIM Academies
• Strategic alliance
between industry and
academia
• Deliver educational
and training courses
to industry
• Collaborative R&D
projects
• Involve students with
real life projects

5. 5Prof. Nashwan Dawood
Enabled by UK BIM Task Group

6. 6Prof. Nashwan Dawood
International views on education
institutions with BIM curricula
• A wide range of BIM courses are being offered
by universities around the world (UK, EU,USA,
Austria)
• Up-skilling of staff to support of desired
learning outcome
• Keeping pace within the technical development
of BIM
• Internalisation and integrated framework for
BIM education
• Teaming up of academic, institutions and
industry to deliver credited BIM courses.

7. 7Prof. Nashwan Dawood
Integrating BIM into the construction
education curriculum
• The formation of BIM Academic Forum in collaboration with
BIM academy and CIC (UK)

8. 8Prof. Nashwan Dawood
Conclusions
• A wide range of knowledge and skills are needed
for BIM professionals (process, technical and legal
issues).
• Work place, universities, BIM academies and
credited training courses are main sources skills
and knowledge.
• Research work and developments are currently
taken place to develop international BIM
curricula to enable a rapid industry BIM adoption