Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen（Up to 31/8/2019）

	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	5519	1462	5147	1272	4632	960
2	Tiler	5146	1681	4886	1428	4439	1023
3	Tiler (Tile)	0	48	0	30	0	22
4	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	42	0	16	0	15
5	Plasterer	5653	2546	5239	1914	4707	1167
6	Plasterer (Floor)	0	163	0	88	0	42
7	Joiner	4870	2719	4636	2342	3913	2167
8	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6806	3179	6251	2363	5344	1337
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	212	11244	165	8583	132	4536
10	Painter & Decorator	7066	4693	6598	3743	6054	3151
11	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12	Plumber	5759	9319	5477	7959	4478	4544
13	General Welder	2426	19138	2131	16588	1587	9285
14	Concretor	2820	10446	2565	8098	2342	8589
15	Leveller	8344	3026	7808	2714	7254	2319
16	Metal Worker	1127	3078	1045	2649	916	1946
17	Bar Bender & Fixer	9118	3158	8251	2368	7446	1472
18	Bamboo Scaffolder	867	1479	798	1222	754	1153
19	Marble Worker	437	86	414	50	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	52	90	39	65	36
23	Drainlayer	172	222	171	145	134	201
24	Ground Investigation Operator	223	87	204	66	180	122
25	Metal Scaffolder	2704	7436	2535	5024	2367	2533
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	122	0	90	0	119
30	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	2	0	2	0	2
31	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	101	0	84	0	91
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	554	1451	455	1292	393
36	Window Frame Installer	249	2967	221	2542	206	2045
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	703	4051	668	2515	657	2451
41	Structural Steel Erector	53	68	47	49	36	47
42	Mason	0	39	0	28	0	21
43	Curtain Wall Installer	130	282	106	205	106	225
44	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	16	0	6	0	3
45	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	187	149	182	123	143	56
46	Glazier	0	796	0	647	0	645
47	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	False Ceiling Installer	0	64	0	44	0	37
	Total	72,213	94,990	67,094	75,837	59,550	53,173

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