Funding

An Eligible Participant for this Program

Must Be:
(a) an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia; or
(b) a Participant who has the right to work in Australia on a valid VISA prescribed by Construction Skills Queensland and who has been employed in the Queensland Building and Construction Industry for a period of 6 months or more; and
(c) a Participant who is aged 15 years or older; and
(d) an existing Eligible Worker in Queensland; or
(e) an unemployed Eligible Worker who has been unemployed for a period not greater than 6 months in Queensland.

Must Not Be:
(f) undertaking the Training as part of an Apprenticeship or Traineeship;
(g) an Employee of an Authority (refer to exception);
(h) currently enrolled and participating in a Queensland secondary school program;
(i) a contracted trainer or assessor or existing worker of an RTO;
(j) funded by an Authority or such other source for delivery of the same Training being undertaken as part of this Program;
(k) funded for more than eight (8) Short Courses under this Program (either in Building and/or Civil and/or Major Contractors) in the same Program period;
(l) funded for more than three (3) mobile plant operator (MPO) Units of Competency in the same Program period;
(m) a Participant seeking a Verification of Competency.

Exeception:
(n) a Participant whose Employer is a Local Council who is undertaking roles which would ordinarily be considered an Eligible Worker.