Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen (Up to 31/5/2024)

	Name of Trade	No. of Applicants		No. of Tests		*^1No. of Intermediate Tradesmen**
		HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public
1.	Bricklayer	8,837	1,714	8,186	1,458	7,102	1,054
2.	Tiler	6,642	1,866	6,154	1,597	5,523	1,108
3.	Tiler (Tile)	0	90	0	66	0	36
4.	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	68	0	40	0	25
5.	Plasterer	7,359	2,923	6,608	2,273	5,790	1,274
6.	Plasterer (Floor)	0	233	0	153	0	78
7.	Joiner	6,113	3,134	5,776	2,679	4,924	2,398
8.	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	9,150	4,467	8,536	3,463	7,395	2,091
9.	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	223	12,926	176	10,029	141	5,525
10.	Painter & Decorator	12,343	6,044	15,095	4,848	14,408	3,899
11.	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12.	Plumber	10,817	13,152	10,251	11,276	8,553	6,996
13.	General Welder	4,283	22,292	3,853	19,447	3,009	10,554
14.	Concretor	3,253	11,056	2,971	8,608	2,745	9,079
15.	Leveller	10,563	3,350	9,954	3,006	9,166	2,541
16.	Metal Worker	1,535	3,448	1,389	2,967	1,167	2,117
17.	Bar Bender & Fixer	11,119	3,894	10,033	2,934	8,917	1,690
18.	Bamboo Scaffolder	997	1,954	926	1,602	870	1,393
19.	Marble Worker	509	91	481	53	413	97
20.	Marble Worker (Dry Fixing)	0	7	0	5	0	1
21.	Marble Worker (Wet Fixing)	0	16	0	14	0	8
22.	Marble Worker (Polishing)	123	61	90	46	65	41
23.	Drainlayer	200	292	195	203	151	238
24.	Ground Investigation Operator	385	105	344	85	312	146
25.	Metal Scaffolder	4,200	8,214	3,876	5,640	3,550	2,816
26.	Asphalter (Road Construction)	0	26	0	13	0	12
27.	Waterproofing Worker (Burn-type Felt)	7	26	4	15	1	6
28.	Piling Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	32	0	27	0	43
29.	Piling Operator (Bored Pile)	2	204	2	165	2	190
30.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	11	0	10	0	10
31.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	146	0	126	0	134
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	1,602	607	1,543	503	1,379	429
36.	Window Frame Installer	424	3,616	391	3,099	352	2,399
37.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Tunnel Boring Machine	0	0	0	0	0	0
38.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Jumbo Drilling	0	6	0	5	0	14
39.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	4	2	4	2	4	2
40.	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	772	4,192	727	2,614	709	2,534
41.	Structural Steel Erector	53	81	47	56	36	53
42.	Mason	0	44	0	31	0	23
43.	Curtain Wall Installer	299	363	267	276	249	273
44.	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	17	0	8	0	3
45.	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	247	313	240	253	183	141
46.	Glazier	0	991	0	805	0	776
47.	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48.	False Ceiling Installer	95	82	81	56	75	47
	Total	102,156	112,545	98,200	90,841	87,191	62,546

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