Trade Test for Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Trade Testing for Construction Tradesmen(up to 30/6/2019)

	Name of Trade	^*1 No. of Applicants	Tested Candidates	^*1 No. of Qualified Tradesmen
1	Bricklayer	2,198	1,842	1,074
2	Tiler	4,655	4,220	2,364
3	Tiler (tile)	80	70	44
4	Tiler (mosaic)	27	18	8
5	Plasterer	5,276	4,660	3,074
6	Plasterer (Floor )	15	11	9
7	Joiner	6,701	6,098	3,749
8	Joiner (Assembling)	48	42	30
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,295	5,806	3,619
10	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	2,855	2,491	1,282
11	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction) (Striking)	88	67	50
12	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction) (Striking)	25	14	12
13	Painter & Decorator	8,977	8,156	5,150
14	Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting)	13	7	4
15	Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling)	35	28	19
16	Painter and Decorator (Emulsion Painting)	28	21	17
17	Painter and Decorator (Brushing Lacquering)	5	5	3
18	Painter and Decorator (Synthetic Painting)	11	8	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)	12	10	9
22	Painter and Decorator (Paperhanging)	1	1	0
23	Painter and Decorator (Sign writing)	3	1	0
24	Plumber	10,584	8,910	4,331
25	General Welder	15,242	13,993	5,690
26	Concretor	3,875	3,264	1,760
27	Leveller	7,080	6,462	3,670
28	Metal Worker	2,406	2,190	1,409
29	Bar Bender & Fixer	5,818	5,259	3,173
30	Bamboo Scaffolder	4,810	4,391	2,286
31	Marble Worker	959	896	671
32	Marble worker (Dry Fixing)	9	8	3
33	Marble worker (Wet Fixing)	17	15	6
34	Marble worker (Polishing)	75	62	34
35	Drainlayer	1,098	1,010	708
36	Ground Investigation Operator	1,443	1,209	850
37	Ground Investigation Operator (Revalidation)	790	757	753
38	Metal Scaffolder	18,473	15,496	8,070
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)	475	389	281
44	Carpenter (Fender)	25	16	15
45	Piling Operative (Percussive Pile)	480	467	310
46	Piling Operative (Bored Pile)	1,624	1,495	1,035
47	Plant & Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	291	279	270
48	Plant & Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	708	646	618
49	Pipelayer	633	557	175
50	Shotcretor (Dry Mix)	180	154	148
51	Shotcretor (Wet Mix)	39	18	17
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	1,534	1,156	1,190
56	Window Frame Installer	1,418	1,230	765
57	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Tunnel Boring Machine	15	0	15
58	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Jumbo Drilling	161	144	92
59	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	43	41	38
60	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Locomotive Operation	76	71	55
61	Prestressing Operative	260	221	183
62	Concrete Repairer (Spalling Concrete)	2,435	1,941	1,834
63	Trackworker	604	214	552
64	Grouting Worker	282	231	100
65	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	1,460	1,155	886
66	Rock Breaking Driller	34	25	25
67	Structural Steel Erector	116	93	73
68	Mason	32	24	18
69	Paving Block Layer	244	223	187
70	Curtain Wall Installer	811	726	579
71	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	48	43	33
72	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	41	35	21
73	Glazier	593	536	483
74	Demolition Worker (Building)	611	558	502
75	Tunnel Worker	190	119	58
76	Asbestors Abatement Worker	132	114	86
77	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	18	12	11
78	Partition (Metal Frame) Installer	64	46	43
79	False Ceiling Installer	611	534	452
	Total	127,092	111,683	65,546

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