Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen（Up to 30/4/2019）

	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	5409	1418	5014	1229	4511	937
2	Tiler	5077	1605	4785	1382	4349	1004
3	Tiler (Tile)	0	45	0	25	0	18
4	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	29	0	11	0	11
5	Plasterer	5588	2375	5164	1859	4637	1149
6	Plasterer (Floor)	0	126	0	70	0	37
7	Joiner	4806	2676	4550	2305	3832	2147
8	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6685	3127	6152	2323	5254	1320
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	205	10998	162	8377	129	4421
10	Painter & Decorator	6915	4551	6422	3617	5888	3074
11	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12	Plumber	5571	8953	5250	7646	4287	4332
13	General Welder	2299	18663	2001	16221	1508	9177
14	Concretor	2796	10207	2531	7899	2311	8391
15	Leveller	8181	2969	7685	2657	7140	2267
16	Metal Worker	1077	3008	1001	2582	892	1920
17	Bar Bender & Fixer	8929	3099	8072	2333	7316	1459
18	Bamboo Scaffolder	846	1437	781	1185	738	1125
19	Marble Worker	429	85	410	50	357	96
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	168	220	170	143	134	196
24	Ground Investigation Operator	210	83	185	65	161	114
25	Metal Scaffolder	2648	7291	2470	4919	2305	2483
26	Asphalter (Road Construction)	0	20	0	9	0	10
27	Waterproofing Worker (Burn-type Felt)	7	25	4	13	1	6
28	Piling Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	20	0	18	0	35
29	Piling Operator (Bored Pile)	0	117	0	87	0	113
30	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	2	0	2	0	2
31	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	96	0	83	0	90
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	1475	542	1427	444	1270	386
36	Window Frame Installer	224	2864	209	2440	196	1984
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	1	0	7
39	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	4	1	4	1	4	1
40	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	699	3986	664	2473	653	2410
41	Structural Steel Erector	53	68	47	49	36	47
42	Mason	0	37	0	27	0	20
43	Curtain Wall Installer	107	265	84	193	84	215
44	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	14	0	6	0	3
45	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	187	137	179	101	141	42
46	Glazier	0	764	0	605	0	603
47	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	False Ceiling Installer	0	56	0	39	0	35
	Total	70,718	92,440	65,513	73,830	58,199	51,984

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