Trade Test for Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Trade Testing for Construction Tradesmen(up to 31/8/2019)

	Name of Trade	^*1 No. of Applicants	Tested Candidates	^*1 No. of Qualified Tradesmen
1	Bricklayer	2,213	1,866	1,088
2	Tiler	4,682	4,249	2,373
3	Tiler (tile)	83	74	45
4	Tiler (mosaic)	27	21	9
5	Plasterer	5,286	4,680	3,084
6	Plasterer (Floor )	15	12	9
7	Joiner	6,718	6,116	3,755
8	Joiner (Assembling)	48	43	31
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,349	5,826	3,636
10	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	2,876	2,517	1,295
11	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction) (Striking)	89	69	50
12	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction) (Striking)	25	14	12
13	Painter & Decorator	9,022	8,191	5,162
14	Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting)	14	8	5
15	Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling)	35	28	19
16	Painter and Decorator (Emulsion Painting)	31	22	17
17	Painter and Decorator (Brushing Lacquering)	5	5	3
18	Painter and Decorator (Synthetic Painting)	12	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)	12	10	9
22	Painter and Decorator (Paperhanging)	1	1	0
23	Painter and Decorator (Sign writing)	3	2	1
24	Plumber	10,650	8,971	4,360
25	General Welder	15,338	14,089	5,719
26	Concretor	3,899	3,294	1,774
27	Leveller	7,136	6,525	3,709
28	Metal Worker	2,408	2,192	1,409
29	Bar Bender & Fixer	5,832	5,275	3,173
30	Bamboo Scaffolder	4,846	4,409	2,291
31	Marble Worker	959	897	671
32	Marble worker (Dry Fixing)	9	8	3
33	Marble worker (Wet Fixing)	17	15	6
34	Marble worker (Polishing)	76	62	34
35	Drainlayer	1,103	1,015	710
36	Ground Investigation Operator	1,449	1,216	852
37	Ground Investigation Operator (Revalidation)	790	757	753
38	Metal Scaffolder	18,639	15,660	8,159
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)	480	403	293
44	Carpenter (Fender)	25	16	15
45	Piling Operative (Percussive Pile)	480	467	310
46	Piling Operative (Bored Pile)	1,633	1,512	1,047
47	Plant & Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	294	279	270
48	Plant & Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	718	665	637
49	Pipelayer	636	559	175
50	Shotcretor (Dry Mix)	182	156	150
51	Shotcretor (Wet Mix)	39	20	19
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	1,539	1,159	1,194
56	Window Frame Installer	1,446	1,251	766
57	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Tunnel Boring Machine	15	0	15
58	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Jumbo Drilling	162	147	95
59	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	43	41	38
60	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Locomotive Operation	76	71	55
61	Prestressing Operative	264	227	189
62	Concrete Repairer (Spalling Concrete)	2,462	1,963	1,851
63	Trackworker	612	221	559
64	Grouting Worker	282	233	100
65	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	1,469	1,158	888
66	Rock Breaking Driller	34	26	26
67	Structural Steel Erector	116	93	73
68	Mason	32	25	19
69	Paving Block Layer	245	223	187
70	Curtain Wall Installer	824	735	584
71	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	48	43	33
72	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	41	35	21
73	Glazier	598	547	490
74	Demolition Worker (Building)	636	571	515
75	Tunnel Worker	193	121	59
76	Asbestors Abatement Worker	132	114	86
77	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	18	12	11
78	Partition (Metal Frame) Installer	65	46	43
79	False Ceiling Installer	621	549	457
	Total	127,934	112,533	65,963

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