Skilling Queenslanders for Work
Skilling Queenslanders for Work helps eligible Queenslanders gain the skills, qualifications and experience they need to enter and stay in the workforce.
The initiative offers programs that deliver training and support to improve skills and employment opportunities. The programs focus on supporting:
- young people, including those in and transitioned from out-of-home care
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- people with disability
- mature-age job seekers
- women re-entering the workforce
- veterans and ex-service personnel
- people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- recently released prisoners.
The programs are delivered across the state by community-based organisations, local councils, peak industry bodies, registered training organisations, and Parents and Citizens' and Parents and Friends associations.
How to participate
Job seekers
Recruitment of participants for the programs is arranged through organisations funded to deliver the program.
Programs have been developed to address the training needs of particular groups and participation is based on meeting specific eligibility criteria.
Community organisations
Community organisations with not-for-profit objectives will be able to apply for funding to start projects in local communities across Queensland. Local councils and school Parents and Citizens' and Parents and Friends' associations will be able to apply for funding under some programs.
Community Work Skills, Work Skills Traineeships and Get Set for Work have 2 contestable funding rounds each financial year.
Community Foundation Skills applications can be submitted throughout the year and remain open until available funding is exhausted.
Programs
Community Work Skills assists disadvantaged Queenslanders to gain skills and qualifications up to a certificate III level.
Work Skills Traineeships funds paid work placements on community, public works and environmental projects for up to 6 months.
Get Set for Work provides intensive employment and training assistance over a 12-month period to disengaged Queenslanders aged 15–24.
Community Foundation Skills assists disadvantaged Queenslanders with low level language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) skills to gain the knowledge and confidence necessary to participate successfully in a modern knowledge economy. Applications for funding can be submitted at any time during the year until the available funds have been exhausted.
First Start provides wage subsidies to local councils and community-based organisations to employ additional trainees. The program offers opportunities to young people and disadvantaged job seekers to gain qualifications and 12 months employment by undertaking a traineeship.
Diverse Queensland Workforce program supports work-ready migrants, refugees and international students aged 18 years and over who are unemployed or underemployed to find employment.
Jobseeker Support provides financial assistance to eligible unemployed Queenslanders to help them secure or retain employment where an economic barrier is preventing them from doing so.
More information
For program funding guidelines, how to apply, approved project lists and other information, visit the Department of Trade, Employment and Training website.
Contact us
Phone 1300 369 935 or email training@dtet.qld.gov.au for more information about Skilling Queenslanders for Work.