People and SkillsPuntland
How do you build a skills record for a Puntland site crew?
A skills record lists each worker's tasks, evidence and sign-off, so a Puntland foreman can prove who can do what before work starts.
128 articles on skills gaps in Somaliland and Puntland, newest first, from Somali Construction Review.
People and SkillsPuntland
A skills record lists each worker's tasks, evidence and sign-off, so a Puntland foreman can prove who can do what before work starts.
People and SkillsPuntland
Track an apprentice on a Puntland site with a signed task log, weekly observed checks and a named supervisor, so progress is proven rather than assumed.
People and SkillsPuntland
One bound book, signed daily, naming who checked each stage, gives you evidence of supervision that memories and phone notes cannot.
On 2 August 2016 Somaliland ministers told Berbera port employees they would not lose jobs under the DP World contract, but no implementation evidence followed.
Somaliland Standard reported on 2018-10-30 that Shafa Al Nahda outlined a staffing plan for DP World's Berbera expansion, with no figures or timeline.
On 11 July 2019 Somaliland Standard reported construction workers struck the Berbera port expansion over reduced daily wages.
On 9 July 2025 Somaliland Standard reported Pharo Foundation and Somaliland Government plans for a Wajaale dam and farm schemes. No cost or dates are stated.
Goobjoog News reported on 2026-06-03 that Turkish airport operator Favori dismissed nearly 70 Somali workers at Mogadishu airport.
Business and CostsBurao
Diaspora oversight can miss workmanship defects in Burao until they are buried or covered. Here is how to close the gap.
Business and CostsGabiley
Remote site delivery skills gaps in Gabiley show up when supply assumptions go untested. Check them before concrete is poured.
Business and CostsBurao
Handover fails when installers leave before anyone records how the plant runs. Close maintenance handover skills gaps by testing operating knowledge on site.
Business and CostsBerbera
Coastal work in Berbera fails early when crews lack salt-zone skills. Check experience, test records and exposure details before you award.
People and SkillsBosaso
Weak first line leadership on Bosaso sites traces to specific supervisor development gaps. Here is how they show up in the work and how to close them.
Business and CostsGabiley
A commissioning record proves performance only if someone watched the test. Check who ran it, what it measured and which pass marks applied.
Business and CostsHargeisa
A clinic fit out fails when general building skills meet medical service requirements. Check practical competence before you award the work.
Business and CostsBosaso
Final account records gaps in Bosaso leave work unpaid or overpaid. Measure, sign off and reconcile as the job runs, not months later.
People and SkillsHargeisa
Skills retention gaps in Hargeisa start when experienced workers leave before they pass on knowledge. Here is how the loss shows up in the work.
Emergency drills skills gaps in Burao surface during a real incident: the crew waits for orders instead of acting, and seconds turn into damage.
Business and CostsBosaso
As built drawings skills gaps in Bosaso start at handover: services get buried before records exist. Here is how to check and close the gap.
Business and CostsHargeisa
Defect cost tracking gaps in Hargeisa understate correction budgets. Ask for the defect register, rates and sign-offs before you release retention.
Business and CostsBurao
Skills gaps in Burao school building works usually show up in the sequence of trades, not in a school-leaving exam.
Business and CostsBosaso
Interface coordination gaps in Bosaso show up as missing sleeves, open joints and no-man's-land strips, not as missing paperwork.
People and SkillsBurao
Training delivered in a language trainees do not command leaves instructions half understood, so defects appear at fixing points and cover depths.
Business and CostsHargeisa
Snagging inspection skills gaps in Hargeisa let completion defects pass at handover. Here is how the gap forms and how a client can close it.