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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Skilling Queenslanders for Work
For jobseekers

Are you a Queenslander aged 15 years or older, no longer at school and need help to secure a job?

Skilling Queenslande​​​​​​​rs for Work training projects help job seekers gain the skills, qualifications and experience they need to enter and stay in the workforce.

Find a pro​​ject​​​ near you

Use the map​ below to locat​e projects near you. Click on a marker to display project details, including a project's name, summary, delivery locations and duration.

To check availability and other specifics, contact the funded organisation via the contact details displayed.

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Last updated
02 February 2018

Markers indicate a project’s primary delivery location – not actual organisation or training addresses, or other delivery locations in the region. Contact funded organisations for full details.

Program types

Community Work Skills Commu​nity Work Skills

Community Work Skills assists disadvantaged Queensland job seekers and low skilled workers to gain nationally recognised skills and qualifications up to a certificate III level.

Work Skills Traineeships Work Skills Traineeships

Work Skills​ Traineeships enable long-term unemployed and disadvantaged job seekers to be employed for up to six months on community, construction or environment​​al projects.

Get Set for Work Get Set for Work

Get Set for Work provides intensive employment and training assistance over a 12-month period to young, disengaged Queenslanders aged 15-19 years.

Ready for Work Ready for Work

Ready for Work assists young people aged 15-24 to transition into the workplace by providing courses of up to 6-8 weeks on job search assistance, employability skills and training.

Youth Skills Youth Skills

Youth Skills provides nationally recognised training and employment support for 15-24 year olds who are engaged with Youth Justice Services or Queensland Corrective Services.​​​​​​

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Am I​​ elig​i​​ble?

Skilling Queenslanders for Work is about providing supported training o​pportunities to disadvantaged individuals​ via community-based projects - run locally by funded organisations.

People from these organisations can talk to you about whether you​ are eligible, availability and other local supports. In the map above, click on a marker to access​​ contact details.

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To be eligible for a project, you must:

  • need support to gain the skills or qualification required to achieve any of the following goals:
    • ​successfully gain employment
    • secure more stable employment​
    • build foundation skills to the level for the successful completion of a vocational qualification
    • reskill and retrain following redundancy or a long absence from work
  • be a Queensland resident
  • be aged 15 years or older (and meet any other age requirements​​ of a program)
  • meet Australian residency requirements.

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Queensland residents who either:

  • have learning or employment barriers and need extra support
  • are ineligible for Australian Government employment services or assistance
  • remain unemployed after accessing Australian Government services for more than six months

Target groups include:

  • young people (including those in and transitioned from out-of-home care)
  • mature-age job seekers
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  • people with disability
  • women re-entering the workforce
  • veterans and ex-service personnel
  • people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Other tr​​aineeship options​

Two other traineeship pr​ograms make up the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.

  • First Sta​​rt​

    Provides wage subsidies to local councils and community-based organisations to employ additional trainees. Look for local councils or community-based organisations near you advertising​ traineeship opportunities.

  • ​Work Sta​rt incentives

    Private sector employers who aren't ​eligible for the Queensland Government's Back to Work ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) ( https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ ) - Regional Employment Package may ​qualify for a $10,000 Work Start incentive if they employ a past Skilling Queenslanders for Work participant and meet other criteria. You can direct potential employers to information for employers ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw )  ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw ) ( https://training.qld.gov.au/employers/funding/sqw )to learn more.
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For general enquiries about Skilling Queenslanders for Work, email training@det.qld.gov.au ( mailto:training@det.qld.gov.au ) ( mailto:training@det.qld.gov.au ) or phone 1300 369 935.
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