Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen（Up to 31/5/2019）

	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	5428	1426	5073	1229	4564	937
2	Tiler	5082	1643	4814	1382	4373	1004
3	Tiler (Tile)	0	47	0	26	0	19
4	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	31	0	11	0	11
5	Plasterer	5604	2417	5164	1869	4637	1151
6	Plasterer (Floor)	0	134	0	70	0	37
7	Joiner	4820	2691	4587	2315	3869	2155
8	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6711	3140	6164	2333	5265	1324
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	205	11072	162	8416	129	4444
10	Painter & Decorator	6956	4595	6484	3627	5948	3084
11	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12	Plumber	5603	9038	5342	7710	4367	4377
13	General Welder	2360	18780	2037	16297	1528	9203
14	Concretor	2803	10288	2544	7953	2321	8444
15	Leveller	8233	3010	7712	2667	7166	2276
16	Metal Worker	1090	3023	1005	2607	892	1929
17	Bar Bender & Fixer	8959	3114	8096	2337	7340	1462
18	Bamboo Scaffolder	853	1449	791	1189	747	1130
19	Marble Worker	433	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	169	220	170	144	134	197
24	Ground Investigation Operator	211	85	191	66	167	115
25	Metal Scaffolder	2655	7325	2489	4948	2322	2496
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	118	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	1487	546	1427	445	1270	386
36	Window Frame Installer	237	2881	209	2470	196	2007
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	699	4005	664	2482	653	2419
41	Structural Steel Erector	53	68	47	49	36	47
42	Mason	0	38	0	27	0	20
43	Curtain Wall Installer	120	268	96	195	96	217
44	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	14	0	6	0	3
45	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	187	137	182	118	143	52
46	Glazier	0	767	0	620	0	617
47	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	False Ceiling Installer	0	60	0	41	0	35
	Total	71,092	93,140	65,958	74,255	58,590	52,256

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