Intermediate Trade Test for Semi-skilled Construction Craftsmen

Progress Report on Intermediate Trade Testing of Construction Tradesmen (Up to 31/08/2023)

	Name of Trade	No. of Applicants		No. of Tests		*^1No. of Intermediate Tradesmen**
		HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public	HKIC Student	Public
1.	Bricklayer	8,029	1,662	6,854	1,432	6,034	1,044
2.	Tiler	6,327	1,859	5,768	1,591	5,200	1,104
3.	Tiler (Tile)	0	85	0	60	0	34
4.	Tiler (Mosaic)	0	67	0	40	0	25
5.	Plasterer	7,056	2,892	6,231	2,257	5,502	1,266
6.	Plasterer (Floor)	0	230	0	152	0	77
7.	Joiner	5,807	3,069	5,530	2,640	4,700	2,362
8.	Carpenter (Formwork - Building Construction)	8,311	4,169	7,582	3,239	6,572	1,923
9.	Carpenter (Formwork - Civil Construction)	217	12,662	170	9,841	135	5,384
10.	Painter & Decorator	11,294	5,812	10,034	4,653	9,394	3,707
11.	Painter (Texture Spray)	0	389	0	286	0	252
12.	Plumber	9,635	12,614	8,513	10,796	7,088	6,609
13.	General Welder	3,968	21,884	3,563	19,125	2,751	10,352
14.	Concretor	3,168	10,946	2,878	8,532	2,652	9,011
15.	Leveller	10,112	3,325	9,351	2,982	8,629	2,520
16.	Metal Worker	1,499	3,412	1,353	2,938	1,137	2,097
17.	Bar Bender & Fixer	10,650	3,726	9,566	2,839	8,464	1,645
18.	Bamboo Scaffolder	978	1,824	902	1,500	849	1,326
19.	Marble Worker	505	91	478	53	411	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	198	283	192	197	1485	233
24.	Ground Investigation Operator	358	102	323	82	293	144
25.	Metal Scaffolder	3,780	8,086	3,550	5,551	3,246	2,773
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	29	0	24	0	40
29.	Piling Operator (Bored Pile)	2	198	2	160	2	185
30.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Percussive Pile)	0	11	0	10	0	10
31.	Plant and Equipment Operator (Bored Pile)	0	136	0	120	0	128
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	599	1,543	492	1,379	422
36.	Window Frame Installer	396	3,543	355	3,050	328	2,369
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	4,186	727	2,611	709	2,532
41.	Structural Steel Erector	53	77	47	54	36	52
42.	Mason	0	43	0	31	0	23
43.	Curtain Wall Installer	260	351	221	267	210	266
44.	Floor Layer (PVC Flooring)	0	17	0	8	0	3
45.	Floor Layer (Timber Flooring)	247	287	240	238	183	127
46.	Glazier	0	969	0	791	0	765
47.	Hand-dug Caisson Worker	0	0	0	0	0	0
48.	False Ceiling Installer	31	79	26	55	25	46
	Total	95,459	109,857	86,107	88,797	76,147	61,037

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