Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen (Up to 31/3/2021)

	Name of Trade	No. of Applicants		No. of Tests		*^1No. of Intermediate Tradesmen**
		HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public
1.	Bricklayer	5,912	1,615	5,500	1,391	4,955	1,020
2.	Tiler	5,394	1,799	5,082	1,535	4,625	1,080
3.	Tiler (Tile)	0	67	0	48	0	31
4.	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	58	0	31	0	18
5.	Plasterer	5,950	2,810	5,467	2,183	4,893	1,231
6.	Plasterer (Floor)	0	219	0	145	0	70
7.	Joiner	5,144	2,865	4,860	2,471	4,105	2,239
8.	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6,973	3,281	6,435	2,440	5,515	1,378
9.	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	214	11,664	167	8,925	132	4,722
10.	Painter & Decorator	7,534	5,175	6,960	4,157	6,387	3,342
11.	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12.	Plumber	6,375	10,407	6,014	8,879	4,952	5,197
13.	General Welder	2,890	20,353	2,555	17,732	1,888	9,664
14.	Concretor	2,928	10,708	2,659	8,335	2,434	8,832
15.	Leveller	8,765	3,229	8,213	2,903	7,606	2,464
16.	Metal Worker	1,253	3,272	1,146	2,835	968	2,033
17.	Bar Bender & Fixer	9,498	3,330	8,627	2,498	7,669	1,529
18.	Bamboo Scaffolder	905	1,591	846	1,303	802	1,206
19.	Marble Worker	458	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	58	90	44	65	41
23.	Drainlayer	183	251	181	169	141	221
24.	Ground Investigation Operator	274	90	251	71	226	138
25.	Metal Scaffolder	2,930	7,700	2,725	5,236	2,528	2,647
26.	Asphalter (Road Construction)	0	25	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)	2	157	1	114	1	143
30.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	8	0	7	0	7
31.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	109	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	1,529	572	1,473	470	1,312	403
36.	Window Frame Installer	285	3,212	262	2,755	239	2,173
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	4	0	13
39.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	4	1	4	1	4	1
40.	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	744	4,136	707	2,566	693	2,498
41.	Structural Steel Erector	53	70	47	50	36	48
42.	Mason	0	41	0	30	0	23
43.	Curtain Wall Installer	168	318	143	238	134	247
44.	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	17	0	8	0	3
45.	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	227	219	207	184	161	89
46.	Glazier	0	870	0	708	0	702
47.	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48.	False Ceiling Installer	0	71	0	50	0	44
	Total	76,722	100,916	71,056	81,002	62,845	56,006

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