Intermediate Tradesman Collaborative Training Scheme (ITCTS)

Intermediate Tradesman Collaborative Training Scheme

Since its establishment, the Construction Industry Council (CIC)has been providing a wide range of training programmes for different trades for those who wish to be trained professionally and then to work in the construction industry. CIC has initiated five cooperative training schemes between year 2011 and 2014 to collaboratively train up Intermediate Tradesmen with the industry. Under these schemes, trainees are recruited on a first-hire-then-train basis and primarily trained on-site. In support of the schemes, CIC provides subsidy to employers and trainees.

In order to optimise the current collaborative training schemes, CIC implements the "Intermediate Tradesman Collaborative Training Scheme"(ITCTS). The scheme aims at integrating the current five cooperative training schemes, also focusing on trades with severe labour shortage and simplifying the application procedure.

Employers who are interested in the Scheme can submit an ITCTS application form indicating their proposal to CIC. Upon approval by CIC, the employer can then recruit suitable trainees and provide training to the trainees under CIC’s supervision. Duration of training is from 1 month to 6 months, which is subject to different trades.

Category	Work Trade	Training Period
Building and Civil Work Trade (B&C Trade)/ Plant and Equipment Operator Work Trade	Bar Bender and Fixer Concretor Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction/ Civil Construction) Site Surveying (Leveller) Surveying & Setting Out (Leveller) Bricklayer Tiler Plasterer Painter and Decorator Marble Worker (Polishing) Plumber Drainlayer Tower Crane Workers' Assistant* Piling Operative (Bored Pile) Offsite Rebar Automation Cut and Bend Operator*	6 months
	Metal Worker General Welder Metal Scaffolder and Metal Formwork Erector Crawler-mounted Mobile Crane Operator Crawler-mounted Mobile Crane Operator (Apprentices Scheme) Wheeled Telescopic Mobile Crane Operator Wheeled Telescopic Mobile Crane Operator (Apprentices Scheme) Ground Investigation Operator Tower Crane Operator^# Tunnel Worker*	3 months
Specialist Marine Work Trade*	Underwater Geotextile Special Barge Operator Underwater Band Drain Special Barge Operator Sand Pumping Barge Operation Supervisor Anchor Boat Operator Rock Placing Pelican Barge Operator Dredge Pipe Supervisor – TSHD Deep Cement Mixing Plant Operator Hydraulic Filling Vibro Compaction Rig Operator Floating Box Culvert Installation Operator Operator of Specialized Plant for Seabed Ground Treatment Works Sand Transshipment Operator Underwater Lamination Sand Placing Special Barge Operator	6 months
Plant and Equipment Operator Work Trade^#	Bulldozer Operator Loader Operator Excavator Operator	1-2 months
Electrical & Mechanical Work Trade (E&M Trade)	Electrical Wireman Fire Service Mechanical Fitter Refrigeration / Air-conditioning / Ventilation Mechanic (Air System) Refrigeration / Air-conditioning / Ventilation Mechanic (Thermal Insulation) Refrigeration / Air-conditioning / Ventilation Mechanic (Water System) Lift Mechanic*	6 months

* Intermediate Trade Test is not applicable to the work trade marked with '*'. Trainee will be awarded a Completion Certificate after the trainee has successfully completed the training scheme and passed the test.

^# Intermediate Trade Test is not applicable to Plant and Equipment Operator Work Trade. Trainee will be awarded the Certificate of the relevant trade after the trainee has successfully completed the training scheme and passed the Certification Test.

Eligible Employers

An employer who is going to apply for this scheme shall meet at least one of the following requirements:

(1) Main Contractor; or

(2) Registered companies under the “Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme”or the “Sub-contractors Registration Scheme”of the CIC; or

(3) Owners of refurbishment, repair and maintenance projects or new projects (owner refers to the property holder, developer or administrator)

(i) Developer: Must be a member of “The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong (REDA)”, relevant membership is to be provided by the applicant; or

(ii) Property Management Company: Must be a member of “The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies”, relevant membership is to be provided by the applicant; or

(iii) Other Categories of Applicant: If the applicant does not fall into the above approved categories, the application will be submitted to the Sub-committee for consideration and approval; or

(4) Possess at least one construction contract, either in progress or ready to commence. The nature of the construction, in whole or in part, must be appropriate to the type of work trade applied.

Enquiry: 2100 9000

Scheme information

Framework

Application form

2020 Initial Training Schedule

Year 2020 Recruitment Day Schedule for "Intermediate Tradesman Collaborative Training Scheme" (ITCTS)