Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen（Up to 31/10/2019）

	Name of Trade	No. of Applicants		No. of Tests		^*1 No. of Intermediate Tradesmen
		HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public
1	Bricklayer	5623	1524	5208	1302	4692	979
2	Tiler	5151	1719	4916	1451	4467	1032
3	Tiler (Tile)	0	52	0	31	0	22
4	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	47	0	21	0	15
5	Plasterer	5706	2633	5280	2010	4744	1179
6	Plasterer (Floor)	0	181	0	103	0	49
7	Joiner	4916	2752	4667	2364	3939	2181
8	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6829	3206	6279	2377	5368	1345
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	214	11328	167	8646	132	4572
10	Painter & Decorator	7135	4799	6637	3821	6092	3188
11	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12	Plumber	5851	9546	5560	8118	4550	4658
13	General Welder	2468	19386	2189	16785	1631	9344
14	Concretor	2835	10527	2579	8169	2355	8661
15	Leveller	8381	3126	7876	2751	7311	2352
16	Metal Worker	1139	3141	1059	2681	924	1962
17	Bar Bender & Fixer	9163	3196	8312	2396	7471	1484
18	Bamboo Scaffolder	877	1501	811	1231	767	1159
19	Marble Worker	437	89	414	51	361	97
20	Marble Worker (Dry Fixing)	0	5	0	5	0	1
21	Marble Worker (Wet Fixing)	0	13	0	11	0	8
22	Marble Worker (Polishing)	123	53	90	39	65	36
23	Drainlayer	177	226	176	146	137	205
24	Ground Investigation Operator	224	87	205	68	181	127
25	Metal Scaffolder	2744	7486	2557	5061	2387	2554
26	Asphalter (Road Construction)	0	20	0	9	0	10
27	Waterproofing Worker (Burn-type Felt)	7	25	4	14	1	6
28	Piling Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	20	0	18	0	35
29	Piling Operator (Bored Pile)	0	124	0	94	0	124
30	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	2	0	2	0	2
31	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	101	0	87	0	94
32	Marine Construction Plant Operator (Derrick)	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Marine Construction Plant Operator (Boom-grab Bucket)	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Marine Construction Plant Operator (Book-hook)	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Construction Plant Mechanic	1488	556	1451	458	1292	395
36	Window Frame Installer	252	3000	233	2575	215	2064
37	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Tunnel Boring Machine	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Jumbo Drilling	0	2	0	2	0	8
39	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	4	1	4	1	4	1
40	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	707	4079	671	2523	660	2459
41	Structural Steel Erector	53	68	47	49	36	47
42	Mason	0	39	0	29	0	22
43	Curtain Wall Installer	130	289	106	212	106	229
44	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	16	0	7	0	3
45	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	187	171	182	127	143	56
46	Glazier	0	805	0	660	0	657
47	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	False Ceiling Installer	0	66	0	45	0	38
	Total	72,821	96,396	67,680	76,836	60,031	53,719

^*1 The number of candidates includes those who fail the Trade Tests but whose skill levels have reached the Intermediate Trade Test Standards.