Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen（Up to 30/9/2019）

	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	5555	1488	5174	1277	4659	962
2	Tiler	5148	1701	4916	1446	4467	1032
3	Tiler (Tile)	0	51	0	31	0	22
4	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	45	0	18	0	15
5	Plasterer	5699	2579	5248	1954	4717	1169
6	Plasterer (Floor)	0	170	0	95	0	45
7	Joiner	4903	2726	4667	2353	3939	2171
8	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6822	3195	6268	2369	5358	1339
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	212	11290	165	8618	132	4558
10	Painter & Decorator	7116	4737	6614	3787	6069	3172
11	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12	Plumber	5788	9394	5509	8027	4506	4594
13	General Welder	2452	19266	2164	16675	1616	9313
14	Concretor	2825	10480	2571	8147	2348	8638
15	Leveller	8361	3071	7851	2725	7293	2327
16	Metal Worker	1137	3107	1046	2659	916	1949
17	Bar Bender & Fixer	9135	3174	8268	2385	7453	1484
18	Bamboo Scaffolder	867	1489	803	1225	759	1155
19	Marble Worker	437	88	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	175	223	174	146	137	202
24	Ground Investigation Operator	224	87	204	68	180	126
25	Metal Scaffolder	2720	7461	2541	5046	2373	2546
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	123	0	94	0	122
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	555	1451	457	1292	394
36	Window Frame Installer	252	2979	233	2560	215	2056
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	4068	668	2518	657	2454
41	Structural Steel Erector	53	68	47	49	36	47
42	Mason	0	39	0	29	0	22
43	Curtain Wall Installer	130	284	106	210	106	228
44	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	16	0	7	0	3
45	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	187	151	182	127	143	56
46	Glazier	0	802	0	659	0	656
47	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	False Ceiling Installer	0	64	0	45	0	38
	Total	72,527	95,602	67,382	76,331	59,799	53,445

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