Trade Test for Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Trade Testing for Construction Tradesmen(up to 31/1/2019)

	Name of Trade	^*1 No. of Applicants	Tested Candidates	^*1 No. of Qualified Tradesmen
1	Bricklayer	2,130	1,819	1,068
2	Tiler	4,597	4,195	2,360
3	Tiler (tile)	76	65	43
4	Tiler (mosaic)	24	17	8
5	Plasterer	5,215	4,636	3,068
6	Plasterer (Floor )	13	9	8
7	Joiner	6,638	6,036	3,725
8	Joiner (Assembling)	42	37	25
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,169	5,682	3,572
10	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	2,788	2,445	1,263
11	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction) (Striking)	85	66	49
12	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction) (Striking)	23	14	12
13	Painter & Decorator	8,853	8,094	5,135
14	Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting)	13	7	4
15	Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling)	32	24	16
16	Painter and Decorator (Emulsion Painting)	24	18	15
17	Painter and Decorator (Brushing Lacquering)	5	5	3
18	Painter and Decorator (Synthetic Painting)	9	7	2
19	Painter and Decorator (Clear Lacquering)	1	1	1
20	Painter and Decorator (Texture-spray)	27	20	15
21	Painter and Decorator (Metal Paint Spray)	11	9	9
22	Painter and Decorator (Paperhanging)	1	1	0
23	Painter and Decorator (Sign writing)	2	1	0
24	Plumber	10,442	8,795	4,269
25	General Welder	14,983	13,785	5,649
26	Concretor	3,794	3,190	1,728
27	Leveller	6,881	6,271	3,561
28	Metal Worker	2,377	2,164	1,398
29	Bar Bender & Fixer	5,743	5,204	3,155
30	Bamboo Scaffolder	4,733	4,335	2,266
31	Marble Worker	952	891	669
32	Marble worker (Dry Fixing)	7	6	1
33	Marble worker (Wet Fixing)	14	12	3
34	Marble worker (Polishing)	75	61	34
35	Drainlayer	1,083	994	702
36	Ground Investigation Operator	1,419	1,194	845
37	Ground Investigation Operator (Revalidation)	790	757	753
38	Metal Scaffolder	17,982	15,100	7,848
39	Asphalter (Road Construction)	224	206	123
40	Asphalter (Waterproofing)	179	163	82
41	Waterproofing (adhesive-type felt)	35	30	16
42	Waterproofing (burn-type felt)	44	38	21
43	Waterproofing (liquid membrane)	445	377	273
44	Carpenter (Fender)	25	16	15
45	Piling Operative (Percussive Pile)	480	466	309
46	Piling Operative (Bored Pile)	1,590	1,477	1,026
47	Plant & Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	290	267	258
48	Plant & Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	683	606	578
49	Pipelayer	631	556	175
50	Shotcretor (Dry Mix)	180	154	148
51	Shotcretor (Wet Mix)	36	16	15
52	Marine Construction Plant Operator (Derrick)	171	159	154
53	Marine Construction Plant Operator (Boom-grab Bucket)	58	31	30
54	Marine Construction Plant Operator (Boom-hook)	26	17	17
55	Construction Plant Mechanic	1,513	1,133	1,169
56	Window Frame Installer	1,370	1,192	747
57	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Tunnel Boring Machine	15	0	15
58	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Jumbo Drilling	152	136	84
59	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	43	41	38
60	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Locomotive Operation	76	71	55
61	Prestressing Operative	256	217	180
62	Concrete Repairer (Spalling Concrete)	2,374	1,924	1,819
63	Trackworker	595	205	544
64	Grouting Worker	279	230	99
65	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	1,448	1,142	878
66	Rock Breaking Driller	33	24	24
67	Structural Steel Erector	114	91	71
68	Mason	31	24	18
69	Paving Block Layer	244	222	187
70	Curtain Wall Installer	787	707	566
71	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	46	41	31
72	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	39	33	19
73	Glazier	564	516	467
74	Demolition Worker (Building)	595	525	478
75	Tunnel Worker	187	119	58
76	Asbestors Abatement Worker	132	114	86
77	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	18	12	11
78	Partition (Metal Frame) Installer	60	42	39
79	False Ceiling Installer	566	501	430
	Total	124,687	109,808	64,635

^*1	The number of candidates qualified for exemption and number of candidates who re-sit the knowledge part examination are also included.