Trade Test for Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Trade Testing for Construction Tradesmen(up to 29/2/2020)

	Name of Trade	^*1 No. of Applicants	Tested Candidates	^*1 No. of Qualified Tradesmen
1	Bricklayer	2,266	1,932	1,110
2	Tiler	4,728	4,315	2,395
3	Tiler (tile)	100	86	48
4	Tiler (mosaic)	29	22	9
5	Plasterer	5,348	4,739	3,100
6	Plasterer (Floor )	16	13	10
7	Joiner	6,771	6,164	3,777
8	Joiner (Assembling)	53	48	34
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,474	5,954	3,684
10	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	2,938	2,573	1,319
11	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction) (Striking)	90	70	50
12	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction) (Striking)	25	14	12
13	Painter & Decorator	9,121	8,316	5,199
14	Painter and Decorator (Roller Painting)	15	9	6
15	Painter and Decorator (Surface Filling)	39	31	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	10,882	9,149	4,460
25	General Welder	15,568	14,311	5,782
26	Concretor	3,964	3,345	1,796
27	Leveller	7,281	6,693	3,783
28	Metal Worker	2,438	2,204	1,416
29	Bar Bender & Fixer	5,909	5,350	3,177
30	Bamboo Scaffolder	4,910	4,471	2,314
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	1,137	1,044	728
36	Ground Investigation Operator	1,459	1,235	861
37	Ground Investigation Operator (Revalidation)	790	757	753
38	Metal Scaffolder	19,191	16,113	8,394
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)	532	457	337
44	Carpenter (Fender)	25	16	15
45	Piling Operative (Percussive Pile)	480	467	310
46	Piling Operative (Bored Pile)	1,651	1,534	1,065
47	Plant & Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	295	282	273
48	Plant & Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	734	683	654
49	Pipelayer	640	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	1,211
56	Window Frame Installer	1,522	1,316	791
57	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Tunnel Boring Machine	15	0	15
58	Plant & Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Jumbo Drilling	165	149	97
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)	2,534	2,072	1,949
63	Trackworker	623	231	621
64	Grouting Worker	288	237	101
65	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	1,492	1,177	901
66	Rock Breaking Driller	35	26	26
67	Structural Steel Erector	121	95	75
68	Mason	34	26	20
69	Paving Block Layer	252	228	191
70	Curtain Wall Installer	881	782	618
71	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	48	43	33
72	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	50	42	24
73	Glazier	632	566	503
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	646	570	470
	Total	130,373	114,820	67,128

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