Trade Test for Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Trade Testing for Construction Tradesmen(up to 30/6/2020)

	Name of Trade	^*1 No. of Applicants	Tested Candidates	^*1 No. of Qualified Tradesmen
1	Bricklayer	2,278	1,940	1,115
2	Tiler	4,741	4,331	2,401
3	Tiler (tile)	115	99	50
4	Tiler (mosaic)	29	22	9
5	Plasterer	5,356	4,748	3,101
6	Plasterer (Floor )	19	14	11
7	Joiner	6,796	6,177	3,781
8	Joiner (Assembling)	53	48	34
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,517	5,991	3,698
10	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	2,951	2,582	1,325
11	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction) (Striking)	90	71	51
12	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction) (Striking)	25	14	12
13	Painter & Decorator	9,187	8,355	5,204
14	Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting)	16	9	6
15	Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling)	42	32	21
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	14	13
22	Painter and Decorator (Paperhanging)	1	1	0
23	Painter and Decorator (Sign writing)	3	2	1
24	Plumber	11,017	9,267	4,527
25	General Welder	15,635	14,403	5,804
26	Concretor	3,976	3,374	1,804
27	Leveller	7,340	6,742	3,807
28	Metal Worker	2,460	2,224	1,432
29	Bar Bender & Fixer	5,954	5,375	3,182
30	Bamboo Scaffolder	4,953	4,499	2,328
31	Marble Worker	962	898	671
32	Marble worker (Dry Fixing)	10	8	3
33	Marble worker (Wet Fixing)	17	15	6
34	Marble worker (Polishing)	78	65	35
35	Drainlayer	1,145	1,049	731
36	Ground Investigation Operator	1,472	1,244	865
37	Ground Investigation Operator (Revalidation)	790	757	753
38	Metal Scaffolder	19,317	16,225	8,457
39	Asphalter (Road Construction)	229	212	124
40	Asphalter (Waterproofing)	179	163	82
41	Waterproofing (adhesive-type felt)	43	34	20
42	Waterproofing (burn-type felt)	45	38	21
43	Waterproofing (liquid membrane)	539	462	339
44	Carpenter (Fender)	25	16	15
45	Piling Operative (Percussive Pile)	480	467	310
46	Piling Operative (Bored Pile)	1,658	1,541	1,071
47	Plant & Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	296	283	274
48	Plant & Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	742	694	665
49	Pipelayer	641	565	175
50	Shotcretor (Dry Mix)	188	159	152
51	Shotcretor (Wet Mix)	47	22	21
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	1,550	1,172	1,219
56	Window Frame Installer	1,540	1,336	802
57	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Tunnel Boring Machine	15	0	15
58	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Jumbo Drilling	168	152	98
59	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	43	41	38
60	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Locomotive Operation	76	71	55
61	Prestressing Operative	266	229	191
62	Concrete Repairer (Spalling Concrete)	2,560	2,096	1,975
63	Trackworker	623	235	626
64	Grouting Worker	290	241	104
65	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	1,498	1,182	905
66	Rock Breaking Driller	36	26	26
67	Structural Steel Erector	122	96	76
68	Mason	34	27	21
69	Paving Block Layer	253	230	193
70	Curtain Wall Installer	888	801	631
71	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	48	43	33
72	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	53	44	26
73	Glazier	642	581	517
74	Demolition Worker (Building)	655	612	556
75	Tunnel Worker	194	122	59
76	Asbestors Abatement Worker	132	114	86
77	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	18	12	11
78	Partition (Metal Frame) Installer	74	4751	46
79	False Ceiling Installer	663	587	478
	Total	131,251	115,624	67,539

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