Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen (Up to 30/9/2020)

	Name of Trade	No. of Applicants		No. of Tests		*^1No. of Intermediate Tradesmen**
		HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public
1.	Bricklayer	5,795	1,594	5,417	1,377	4,880	1,016
2.	Tiler	5,312	1,783	5,069	1,529	4,613	1,078
3.	Tiler (Tile)	0	60	0	38	0	25
4.	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	50	0	27	0	17
5.	Plasterer	5,856	2,780	5,425	2,165	4,863	1,226
6.	Plasterer (Floor)	0	209	0	135	0	62
7.	Joiner	5,080	2,825	4,842	2,433	4,091	2,217
8.	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,932	3,255	6,400	2,414	5,480	1,359
9.	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	214	11,511	167	8,817	132	4,659
10.	Painter & Decorator	7,329	4,988	6,850	4,032	6,285	3,280
11.	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12.	Plumber	6,145	10,056	5,906	8,601	4,860	4,991
13.	General Welder	2,728	20,022	2,421	17,443	1,803	9,547
14.	Concretor	2,895	10,657	2,632	8,294	2,407	8,790
15.	Leveller	8,602	3,204	8,075	2,870	7,484	2,439
16.	Metal Worker	1,234	3,250	1,135	2,812	966	2,016
17.	Bar Bender & Fixer	9,420	3,283	8,548	2,464	7,617	1,523
18.	Bamboo Scaffolder	892	1,551	833	1,268	789	1,185
19.	Marble Worker	451	91	428	53	372	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	55	90	41	65	38
23.	Drainlayer	180	238	179	153	140	209
24.	Ground Investigation Operator	259	90	236	71	211	135
25.	Metal Scaffolder	2,848	7,659	2,673	5,199	2,492	2,622
26.	Asphalter (Road Construction)	0	24	0	11	0	10
27.	Waterproofing Worker (Burn-type Felt)	7	25	4	14	1	6
28.	Piling Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	21	0	18	0	35
29.	Piling Operator (Bored Pile)	1	145	1	109	1	137
30.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	8	0	7	0	7
31.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	107	0	91	0	99
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	1,511	567	1,473	468	1,312	401
36.	Window Frame Installer	278	3,141	258	2,686	238	2,133
37.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Tunnel Boring Machine	0	0	0	0	0	0
38.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Jumbo Drilling	0	3	0	3	0	11
39.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	4	1	4	1	4	1
40.	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	721	4,129	685	2,557	673	2,491
41.	Structural Steel Erector	53	70	47	50	36	48
42.	Mason	0	39	0	29	0	22
43.	Curtain Wall Installer	161	314	143	237	134	246
44.	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	17	0	8	0	3
45.	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	213	218	207	181	161	87
46.	Glazier	0	845	0	685	0	682
47.	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48.	False Ceiling Installer	0	70	0	49	0	42
	Total	75,271	99,396	70,165	79,749	62,127	55,258

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