10 per cent Training Policy
About the 10 per cent Training Policy
The policy requires that a minimum of 10 per cent of the total labour hours on any Queensland Government building or civil construction project (valued over $250,000 for building or $500,000 for civil construction) must be undertaken by Indigenous workers, apprentices, trainees or cadets or used for the upskilling of existing employees (to a maximum of 25 per cent of the deemed hours).
What is the 10 per cent Training Policy?
The State Government Building and Construction Contracts Structured Training Policy - the 10 per cent Training Policy - plays a key role in ensuring the building and construction industry continues to employ apprentices and trainees and upskill its existing workforce.
The policy requires contractors to ensure employment and structured training occurs on State Government building and construction contracts to address skills shortages and create additional employment opportunities in the building and construction industry.
Changes to the 10 per cent Training Policy
To increase skills development, the department has made administrative changes to the policy.
These include:
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allowing Indigenous workers to be employed and trained as part of the standard compliance arrangements for policy
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expanding the current definition for the 'upskilling' of existing workers to include the professional workforce engaged in tertiary or technical qualifications.
In addition, Construction Skills Queensland will take over responsibility for administering the policy, becoming a one-stop-shop on all policy matters.
Construction Skills Queensland, established as the Building and Construction Industry Centre of Excellence through our Government's $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan, is already working with contractors and training providers on 10 per cent Training Policy projects.
They are developing training plans, determining workforce skilling strategies and allocating funds to help meet the requirements of the policy. These changes will increase industry's ability to comply with the 10 per cent Training Policy and streamline its capacity to skill its workforce.
For more information about the 10 per cent Training Policy visit the Construction Skills website or telephone 1800 798 488.
Better Purchasing Guide
This guide has been developed to provide all stakeholders (government agencies, contractors and subcontractors) with the information necessary to comply with the 10 per cent Training Policy.
This guide should be read in conjunction with the State Procurement Policy and the Queensland Code of Practice for the Building and Construction Industry.
Government officers should also read any agency purchasing procedures developed by their agency.
It may also be useful for contractors and subcontractors to obtain information from the Department of Public Works or the Department of Main Roads regarding prequalification on the appropriate system.
Download the Better purchasing guide [PDF 611kB].
10 per cent Training Policy compliance forms
Compliance plan
The Compliance plan [PDF 45kB] is to be completed within 10 working days of the date of acceptance of tender. This form is a broad outline of how contractors intend to comply with the 10 per cent Training Policy and details where contractors intend to source their workers under structured training.
Interim compliance report
The Interim compliance report [PDF 43kB] is to be completed within five working days of the expiration of successive 13 week periods, commencing from the date of acceptance of tender. This form details how many structured training hours have been achieved on-site in a 13 week period and gives an indication that the minimum deemed hours will be achieved.
Practical completion report
The Practical completion report [PDF 50kB] is to be completed and submitted within 10 working days of the date of practical completion or, if there is more than one date, the last occurring date of practical completion. This form details the names, training agreement numbers, trade, period of engagement on project, total hours, and the employer of each individual apprentice, trainee and cadet who worked on-site.
The practical completion report also requires information about any upskilling of existing employees. Principal contractors are required to give the names of students or employees, the qualification/competency code, start date of training, the name of the registered training organisation or university, the hours of training, and to include the signature of an authorised officer from the registered training organisation as verification that the training took place.
Download the Guide to completing the practical completion report [PDF 48kB].