Find the right government program to help you access free assistance while you are looking for work, changing your career or gaining additional skills.
Apprentices are trained in a skilled trade (e.g. electrical, plumbing, cabinet-making, automotive) and, upon successful completion, become a qualified tradesperson. Apprenticeships generally take up to 4 years to complete.
Local Australian Apprenticeship Support Network providers assist and support apprentices, trainees and employers from pre-commencement to completion.
Career Transition Assistance (CTA) is for people aged 45 years and older who are participating in specific Australian Government programs. CTA increases your job readiness by identifying your transferable skills and better targeting your job search to local industries and available jobs.
Certificate 3 Guarantee (C3G) supports eligible individuals to complete their first post-school certificate III qualification.
Certificate 3 Guarantee Plus (C3G Plus) provides eligible Queenslanders with a second chance to access subsidised training. C3G Plus is for jobseekers, or workers at risk of unemployment, who already hold a certificate 3 (or higher) qualification but need updated skills to gain, change or retain employment.
Young Australians, in eligible regions, can apply for a scholarship of up to $13,000 to undertake eligible qualifications in projected growth industries and in-demand occupations.
Community Foundation Skills, part of the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, assists Queenslanders with low level language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) skills to equip them with the knowledge and confidence to participate successfully in a modern knowledge economy.
Community Work Skills, part of the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, offers tailored assistance and integrated learner support to job seekers while they undertake a nationally recognised qualification, up to certificate III level.
Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support (DAAWS) is an Australian Government payment available to employers who take on an eligible disabled apprentice or trainee.
Employability Skills Training (EST) provides intensive pre-employment training to help develop your job search skills and workplace skills. EST offers 2 different blocks of training, each 75 hours long over 3–5 weeks.
Support for individuals to start a business is available through 4 key measures: Entrepreneurship Facilitators, SelfStart Online Hub, the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) and workshops providing young people with a taste of self-employment.
The Enterprise Skills for Youth Project provides young people, aged between 15 and 24 years, with funding for accredited short courses and additional support services (e.g. Blue card, industry licensing, work ready sessions) to assist in getting a job.
Fee Free TAFE allows eligible Queenslanders to complete recognised training in a priority qualification, through TAFE Queensland and CQUniversity only. This program replaces Free TAFE for under 25s, with an expanded qualification list and eligibility criteria.
The Queensland Government will cover the full cost of your training with an eligible training provider when you choose a high priority apprenticeship or traineeship. You must commence, or have commenced, between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023.
The Foundation Skills for Your Future Program offers flexible training in language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) skills to employed and recently unemployed (within the past 9 months) Australians.
