Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen（Up to 30/6/2019）

	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	5443	1451	5077	1245	4567	945
2	Tiler	5102	1653	4855	1388	4410	1006
3	Tiler (Tile)	0	47	0	26	0	19
4	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	34	0	11	0	11
5	Plasterer	5608	2458	5198	1869	4667	1151
6	Plasterer (Floor)	0	145	0	70	0	37
7	Joiner	4838	2703	4606	2331	3885	2164
8	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	6764	3159	6182	2340	5279	1329
9	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	212	11133	162	8483	129	4483
10	Painter & Decorator	7012	4639	6510	3664	5971	3106
11	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12	Plumber	5641	9141	5411	7772	4428	4424
13	General Welder	2369	18889	2078	16381	1560	9219
14	Concretor	2803	10360	2551	7986	2328	8477
15	Leveller	8253	3019	7744	2684	7194	2291
16	Metal Worker	1106	3038	1014	2616	895	1931
17	Bar Bender & Fixer	9027	3132	8151	2345	7378	1464
18	Bamboo Scaffolder	853	1463	791	1197	747	1137
19	Marble Worker	433	85	410	50	357	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	169	221	171	144	134	198
24	Ground Investigation Operator	211	85	192	66	168	118
25	Metal Scaffolder	2671	73269	2491	4972	2323	2514
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	89	0	116
30	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	2	0	2	0	2
31	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	97	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	1487	549	1439	449	1282	389
36	Window Frame Installer	237	2906	209	2500	196	2020
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	4021	664	2493	653	2429
41	Structural Steel Erector	53	68	47	49	36	47
42	Mason	0	38	0	27	0	20
43	Curtain Wall Installer	120	274	96	203	96	224
44	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	14	0	6	0	3
45	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	187	142	182	122	143	55
46	Glazier	0	783	0	635	0	632
47	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	False Ceiling Installer	0	62	0	43	0	36
	Total	71,436	93,825	66,329	74,726	58,896	52,542

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