SKILLS ASSESSMENT & GAP TRAINING PROGRAM

To be eligible for the program, individuals:

 

• must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, a permanent resident of Australia or hold a refugee and humanitarian visa

• must permanently reside in Queensland or be permanently employed in Queensland

• must be an existing and eligible worker in the building and construction industry who has had a one month or more employment relationship with their employer. The working relationship can be built up through full-time, part-time or casual employment or engagement as a contract worker OR a career seeker who holds previous experience in the building and construction industry 

• cannot be an employee of any Authority (excludes employees of an Indigenous Council that is a Principal Contractor) [AHC and CPC qualifications only]

• cannot be currently enrolled and participating in a Queensland secondary school program

• cannot be currently undertaking an Apprenticeship or Traineeship

• cannot be a contracted trainer or assessor or existing worker of a Registered Training Organisation

• cannot have previously completed the units of competency for which funding is sought

• must seek to achieve more than 80% (but less than 100%) of the entire qualification by Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) – and less than 50% through direct credit transfer

• cannot be previously funded under this program in the same contract term

• cannot be funded by an Authority or such other source for delivery of the same training being undertaken as part of this program

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Note

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• Funding is subject to availability and eligibility

• An eligible worker has the same meaning as the Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Services Leave) Act 1991 (QLD)