Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen (Up to 31/12/2020)

	Name of Trade	No. of Applicants		No. of Tests		*^1No. of Intermediate Tradesmen**
		HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public
1.	Bricklayer	5,840	1,597	5,460	1,381	4,919	1,016
2.	Tiler	5,354	1,789	5,082	1,530	4,625	1,079
3.	Tiler (Tile)	0	63	0	43	0	29
4.	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	52	0	28	0	17
5.	Plasterer	5,896	2,795	5,449	2,176	4,885	1,229
6.	Plasterer (Floor)	0	217	0	141	0	66
7.	Joiner	5,084	2,842	4,860	2,445	4,105	2,222
8.	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,956	3,266	6,415	2,429	5,495	1,369
9.	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	214	11,570	167	8,857	132	4,682
10.	Painter & Decorator	7,387	5,116	6,904	4,104	6,337	3,316
11.	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12.	Plumber	6,214	10,237	5,956	8,760	4,906	5,111
13.	General Welder	2,761	20,206	2,460	17,604	1,831	9,617
14.	Concretor	2,912	10,679	2,644	8,309	2,419	8,806
15.	Leveller	8,707	3,220	8,161	2,891	7,558	2,456
16.	Metal Worker	1,234	3,262	1,138	2,824	967	2,026
17.	Bar Bender & Fixer	9,473	3,300	8,599	2,483	7,649	1,526
18.	Bamboo Scaffolder	905	1,566	846	1,284	802	1,194
19.	Marble Worker	451	91	430	53	373	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	181	247	179	166	140	219
24.	Ground Investigation Operator	265	90	245	71	220	138
25.	Metal Scaffolder	2,884	7,678	2,694	5,214	2,502	2,635
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	146	1	111	1	140
30.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	8	0	7	0	7
31.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	107	0	92	0	100
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	570	1,473	468	1,312	401
36.	Window Frame Installer	278	3,172	258	2,727	238	2,158
37.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Tunnel Boring Machine	0	0	0	0	0	0
38.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Jumbo Drilling	0	4	0	3	0	12
39.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	4	1	4	1	4	1
40.	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	736	4,129	685	2,563	673	2,496
41.	Structural Steel Erector	53	70	47	50	36	48
42.	Mason	0	40	0	30	0	23
43.	Curtain Wall Installer	161	316	143	237	134	246
44.	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	17	0	8	0	3
45.	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	213	218	207	183	161	89
46.	Glazier	0	859	0	699	0	694
47.	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48.	False Ceiling Installer	0	71	0	50	0	44
	Total	75,805	100,143	70,601	80,408	62,490	55,662

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