Trade Test for Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Trade Testing for Construction Tradesmen(up to 30/4/2019)

	Name of Trade	^*1 No. of Applicants	Tested Candidates	^*1 No. of Qualified Tradesmen
1	Bricklayer	2,177	1,835	1,072
2	Tiler	4,632	4,213	2,364
3	Tiler (tile)	79	69	44
4	Tiler (mosaic)	25	18	8
5	Plasterer	5,251	4,652	3,070
6	Plasterer (Floor )	14	10	8
7	Joiner	6,677	6,079	3,742
8	Joiner (Assembling)	47	40	28
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,240	5,756	3,599
10	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	2,827	2,473	1,276
11	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction) (Striking)	86	66	49
12	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction) (Striking)	25	14	12
13	Painter & Decorator	8,935	8,129	5,141
14	Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting)	13	7	4
15	Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling)	35	28	19
16	Painter and Decorator (Emulsion Painting)	26	18	15
17	Painter and Decorator (Brushing Lacquering)	5	5	3
18	Painter and Decorator (Synthetic Painting)	10	7	2
19	Painter and Decorator (Clear Lacquering)	1	1	1
20	Painter and Decorator (Texture-spray)	28	21	15
21	Painter and Decorator (Metal Paint Spray)	12	10	9
22	Painter and Decorator (Paperhanging)	1	1	0
23	Painter and Decorator (Sign writing)	2	1	0
24	Plumber	10,499	8,868	4,306
25	General Welder	15,136	13,891	5,664
26	Concretor	3,837	3,247	1,752
27	Leveller	6,985	6,385	3,620
28	Metal Worker	2,402	2,181	1,405
29	Bar Bender & Fixer	5,788	5,238	3,166
30	Bamboo Scaffolder	4,777	4,367	2,277
31	Marble Worker	955	893	670
32	Marble worker (Dry Fixing)	9	6	1
33	Marble worker (Wet Fixing)	16	12	3
34	Marble worker (Polishing)	75	62	34
35	Drainlayer	1,092	1001	704
36	Ground Investigation Operator	1,431	1,202	848
37	Ground Investigation Operator (Revalidation)	790	757	753
38	Metal Scaffolder	18,266	15,350	7,979
39	Asphalter (Road Construction)	229	210	124
40	Asphalter (Waterproofing)	179	163	82
41	Waterproofing (adhesive-type felt)	39	30	16
42	Waterproofing (burn-type felt)	44	38	21
43	Waterproofing (liquid membrane)	460	389	281
44	Carpenter (Fender)	25	16	15
45	Piling Operative (Percussive Pile)	480	467	310
46	Piling Operative (Bored Pile)	1,597	1,487	1,030
47	Plant & Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	291	279	270
48	Plant & Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	690	630	602
49	Pipelayer	631	557	175
50	Shotcretor (Dry Mix)	180	154	148
51	Shotcretor (Wet Mix)	37	16	15
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	1,529	1,145	1,180
56	Window Frame Installer	1,401	1,213	761
57	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Tunnel Boring Machine	15	0	15
58	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Jumbo Drilling	157	137	85
59	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	43	41	38
60	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Locomotive Operation	76	71	55
61	Prestressing Operative	258	218	181
62	Concrete Repairer (Spalling Concrete)	2,410	1,941	1,833
63	Trackworker	599	213	551
64	Grouting Worker	279	231	100
65	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	1,457	1,150	884
66	Rock Breaking Driller	33	25	25
67	Structural Steel Erector	115	91	71
68	Mason	31	24	18
69	Paving Block Layer	244	223	187
70	Curtain Wall Installer	798	715	573
71	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	47	41	31
72	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	41	33	19
73	Glazier	583	529	477
74	Demolition Worker (Building)	600	549	496
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	64	42	39
79	False Ceiling Installer	596	520	440
	Total	126,057	110,955	65,169

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