Trade Test for Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Trade Testing for Construction Tradesmen(up to 31/10/2019)

	Name of Trade	^*1 No. of Applicants	Tested Candidates	^*1 No. of Qualified Tradesmen
1	Bricklayer	2,244	1,892	1,097
2	Tiler	4,698	4,283	2,385
3	Tiler (tile)	89	76	45
4	Tiler (mosaic)	28	21	9
5	Plasterer	5,311	4,701	3,089
6	Plasterer (Floor )	16	12	9
7	Joiner	6,740	6,138	3,767
8	Joiner (Assembling)	49	43	31
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,385	5,887	3,656
10	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	2,902	2,533	1,303
11	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction) (Striking)	89	69	50
12	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction) (Striking)	25	14	12
13	Painter & Decorator	9,048	8,237	5,177
14	Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting)	14	8	5
15	Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling)	38	29	19
16	Painter and Decorator (Emulsion Painting)	32	24	19
17	Painter and Decorator (Brushing Lacquering)	5	5	3
18	Painter and Decorator (Synthetic Painting)	13	10	3
19	Painter and Decorator (Clear Lacquering)	1	1	1
20	Painter and Decorator (Texture-spray)	29	21	15
21	Painter and Decorator (Metal Paint Spray)	14	11	10
22	Painter and Decorator (Paperhanging)	1	1	0
23	Painter and Decorator (Sign writing)	3	2	1
24	Plumber	10,719	9,030	4,398
25	General Welder	15,424	14,190	5,750
26	Concretor	3,926	3,307	1,780
27	Leveller	7,208	6,586	3,740
28	Metal Worker	2,417	2,197	1,411
29	Bar Bender & Fixer	5,867	5,298	3,173
30	Bamboo Scaffolder	4,874	4,432	2,296
31	Marble Worker	960	897	671
32	Marble worker (Dry Fixing)	9	8	3
33	Marble worker (Wet Fixing)	17	15	6
34	Marble worker (Polishing)	76	63	35
35	Drainlayer	1,121	1,027	715
36	Ground Investigation Operator	1,455	1,228	860
37	Ground Investigation Operator (Revalidation)	790	757	753
38	Metal Scaffolder	18,851	15,785	8,219
39	Asphalter (Road Construction)	229	212	124
40	Asphalter (Waterproofing)	179	163	82
41	Waterproofing (adhesive-type felt)	39	32	18
42	Waterproofing (burn-type felt)	44	38	21
43	Waterproofing (liquid membrane)	500	423	308
44	Carpenter (Fender)	25	16	15
45	Piling Operative (Percussive Pile)	480	467	310
46	Piling Operative (Bored Pile)	1,641	1,522	1,055
47	Plant & Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	294	282	273
48	Plant & Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	725	676	648
49	Pipelayer	636	562	175
50	Shotcretor (Dry Mix)	182	156	150
51	Shotcretor (Wet Mix)	40	21	20
52	Marine Construction Plant Operator (Derrick)	172	159	154
53	Marine Construction Plant Operator (Boom-grab Bucket)	58	31	30
54	Marine Construction Plant Operator (Boom-hook)	26	19	19
55	Construction Plant Mechanic	1,542	1,165	1,203
56	Window Frame Installer	1,481	1,277	775
57	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Tunnel Boring Machine	15	0	15
58	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Jumbo Drilling	163	148	96
59	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	43	41	38
60	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Locomotive Operation	76	71	55
61	Prestressing Operative	264	229	191
62	Concrete Repairer (Spalling Concrete)	2,501	2,021	1,905
63	Trackworker	616	224	611
64	Grouting Worker	284	235	101
65	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	1,478	1,164	893
66	Rock Breaking Driller	35	26	26
67	Structural Steel Erector	117	93	73
68	Mason	32	25	19
69	Paving Block Layer	246	225	188
70	Curtain Wall Installer	848	748	593
71	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	48	43	33
72	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	46	37	21
73	Glazier	603	550	492
74	Demolition Worker (Building)	638	594	538
75	Tunnel Worker	193	122	59
76	Asbestors Abatement Worker	132	119	86
77	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	18	12	11
78	Partition (Metal Frame) Installer	65	47	44
79	False Ceiling Installer	634	556	462
	Total	128,880	113,384	66,447

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