Eligibility for funding
It is important to note that only eligible participants may receive funding for eligible courses. Select a course to view the funding program options, eligibility criteria and find a Registered Training Organisation in your location.
Participant Eligibility
An eligible participant for this program
MUST BE:
- an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident or
- a participant who has the right to work and study in Australia on a VISA, who has been employed in the Building and Construction Industry for a period of 6 months or more, and is
- a participant who is aged 15 years or older, and is
- an eligible worker in Queensland, or is
- an unemployed eligible worker who has been unemployed for a period not greater than 6 months, in Queensland.
MUST NOT BE:
- be undertaking the training as part of an apprenticeship or traineeship,
- an employee of an Authority (refer to exceptions),
- currently enrolled and participating in a Queensland secondary school program,
- a contracted trainer or assessor or existing worker of an RTO,
- funded by an Authority or such other source for delivery of the same training being undertaken as part of this program,
- funded for more than eight (8) short courses under this program (either in building specific and/or civil specific) in the same program period,
- funded for more than three (3) mobile plant operator short courses in the same program period,
- a participant seeking a verification of competency,
EXCEPTIONS:
- a participant whose employer is a local council, who is undertaking roles which would ordinarily be considered an eligible worker.