The definitions below are terms used by CSQ and within the industry; they are listed in alphabetical order.
Apprentice means an employee being trained in a declared apprenticeship under a training contract registered by the Queensland Government under the Further Education and Training Act 2014
Authority means any federal, state, local government, state or public authority, authorised to carry out a statutory obligation.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process for giving individuals credit for skills, knowledge and experience gained through working and learning in accordance with the VET Quality Framework.
Small to Medium Size Enterprise (SME) means a Queensland building and construction business that employs 0 to 19 employees in congruence with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) definitions.
Structured workplace learning (SWL) provides participants with real work experience on a construction site to increase their work-readiness through the development of employability skills.
Trainee means an Employee being trained in a declared Traineeship under a training contract registered by the Queensland Government under the Further Education and Training Act 2014 (Qld).