Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen (Up to 30/04/2023)

	Name of Trade	No. of Applicants		No. of Tests		*^1No. of Intermediate Tradesmen**
		HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public
1.	Bricklayer	7,163	1,659	6,339	1,425	5,684	1,039
2.	Tiler	6,026	1,855	5,560	1,584	5,055	1,102
3.	Tiler (Tile)	0	81	0	56	0	31
4.	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	66	0	39	0	24
5.	Plasterer	6,754	2,885	6,011	2,249	5,333	1,260
6.	Plasterer (Floor)	0	229	0	151	0	76
7.	Joiner	5,749	3,039	5,441	2,622	4,615	2,346
8.	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	8,040	4,125	7,349	3,190	6,363	1,889
9.	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	217	12,586	169	9,756	134	5,314
10.	Painter & Decorator	10,428	5,718	8,857	4,610	8,228	3,666
11.	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12.	Plumber	8,671	12,353	7,734	10,553	6,443	6,419
13.	General Welder	3,770	21,716	3,308	18,944	2,537	10,255
14.	Concretor	3,115	10,896	2,837	8,492	2,612	8,975
15.	Leveller	9,765	3,314	9,033	2,969	8,348	2,510
16.	Metal Worker	1,447	3,395	1,280	2,929	1,078	2,092
17.	Bar Bender & Fixer	10,428	3,686	9,354	2,804	8,261	1,629
18.	Bamboo Scaffolder	963	1,768	892	1,456	840	1,296
19.	Marble Worker	497	91	470	53	403	97
20.	Marble Worker (Dry Fixing)	0	7	0	5	0	1
21.	Marble Worker (Wet Fixing)	0	16	0	13	0	8
22.	Marble Worker (Polishing)	123	61	90	46	65	41
23.	Drainlayer	195	282	190	197	146	233
24.	Ground Investigation Operator	340	101	310	82	281	144
25.	Metal Scaffolder	3,619	8,049	3,318	5,516	3,059	2,758
26.	Asphalter (Road Construction)	0	26	0	12	0	11
27.	Waterproofing Worker (Burn-type Felt)	7	26	4	15	1	6
28.	Piling Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	29	0	24	0	40
29.	Piling Operator (Bored Pile)	2	190	2	152	2	177
30.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	11	0	10	0	10
31.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	134	0	118	0	126
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	1,582	594	1,530	492	1,366	422
36.	Window Frame Installer	364	3,519	325	3,016	293	2,341
37.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Tunnel Boring Machine	0	0	0	0	0	0
38.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling ) - Jumbo Drilling	0	5	0	5	0	14
39.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Tunneling) - Segment Erection	4	2	4	2	4	2
40.	Rigger/Metal Formwork Erector	772	4,183	727	2,610	709	2,531
41.	Structural Steel Erector	53	75	47	53	36	51
42.	Mason	0	43	0	31	0	23
43.	Curtain Wall Installer	238	348	189	264	178	263
44.	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	17	0	8	0	3
45.	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	247	282	240	234	183	125
46.	Glazier	0	960	0	784	0	759
47.	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48.	False Ceiling Installer	0	79	0	53	0	46
	Total	90,579	108,890	81,610	87,910	72,257	60,407

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