Trade Test for Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Trade Testing for Construction Tradesmen(up to 31/12/2019)

	Name of Trade	^*1 No. of Applicants	Tested Candidates	^*1 No. of Qualified Tradesmen
1	Bricklayer	2,257	1,920	1,107
2	Tiler	4,725	4,308	2,393
3	Tiler (tile)	100	83	46
4	Tiler (mosaic)	29	22	9
5	Plasterer	5,329	4,722	3,093
6	Plasterer (Floor )	16	13	10
7	Joiner	6,766	6,156	3,773
8	Joiner (Assembling)	52	45	31
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,447	5,919	3,671
10	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	2,936	2,551	1,309
11	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction) (Striking)	90	70	50
12	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction) (Striking)	25	14	12
13	Painter & Decorator	9,103	8,282	5,188
14	Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting)	15	8	5
15	Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling)	39	30	20
16	Painter and Decorator (Emulsion Painting)	33	25	20
17	Painter and Decorator (Brushing Lacquering)	5	5	3
18	Painter and Decorator (Synthetic Painting)	13	11	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)	16	12	11
22	Painter and Decorator (Paperhanging)	1	1	0
23	Painter and Decorator (Sign writing)	3	2	1
24	Plumber	10,827	9,085	4,423
25	General Welder	15,543	14,257	5,763
26	Concretor	3,960	3,334	1,792
27	Leveller	7,267	6,642	3,763
28	Metal Worker	2,426	2,203	1,415
29	Bar Bender & Fixer	5,902	5,327	3,175
30	Bamboo Scaffolder	4,895	4,457	2,311
31	Marble Worker	961	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	1,131	1,035	721
36	Ground Investigation Operator	1,457	1,233	860
37	Ground Investigation Operator (Revalidation)	790	757	753
38	Metal Scaffolder	19,149	15,922	8,295
39	Asphalter (Road Construction)	229	212	124
40	Asphalter (Waterproofing)	179	163	82
41	Waterproofing (adhesive-type felt)	41	34	20
42	Waterproofing (burn-type felt)	45	38	21
43	Waterproofing (liquid membrane)	528	439	322
44	Carpenter (Fender)	25	16	15
45	Piling Operative (Percussive Pile)	480	467	310
46	Piling Operative (Bored Pile)	1,650	1,527	1,058
47	Plant & Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	294	282	273
48	Plant & Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	733	678	650
49	Pipelayer	637	562	175
50	Shotcretor (Dry Mix)	185	156	150
51	Shotcretor (Wet Mix)	46	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	1,546	1,168	1,209
56	Window Frame Installer	1,517	1,301	786
57	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Tunnel Boring Machine	15	0	15
58	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Jumbo Drilling	165	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)	2,531	2,060	1,941
63	Trackworker	622	231	618
64	Grouting Worker	286	235	101
65	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	1,492	1,171	898
66	Rock Breaking Driller	35	26	26
67	Structural Steel Erector	120	94	74
68	Mason	34	25	19
69	Paving Block Layer	251	226	189
70	Curtain Wall Installer	871	773	603
71	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	48	43	33
72	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	50	40	22
73	Glazier	628	553	493
74	Demolition Worker (Building)	654	596	540
75	Tunnel Worker	193	122	59
76	Asbestors Abatement Worker	132	114	86
77	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	18	12	11
78	Partition (Metal Frame) Installer	65	47	44
79	False Ceiling Installer	645	570	466
	Total	130,069	114,156	66,799

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