Breaking the Unemployment Cycle
Employment programs 2004-2007
Skilling Queenslanders for Work
How to apply
Indigenous employment programs
Multicultural employment strategy
Skilling Queenslanders for Work
A key component of the Queensland Skills Plan is the new Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative that will assist those Queenslanders who are most disadvantaged in the labour market to achieve sustainable employment outcomes.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work replaces the very successful Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative. The new initiative responds to the changes in the labour market that have occurred since Breaking the Unemployment Cycle was introduced in 1998 at a time of near record unemployment.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work combines many of the successful components of Breaking the Unemployment Cycle with a new range of assistance measures that can be customised to meet individual needs. Skilling Queenslanders for Work aims to ensure individual Queenslanders get the right mix of training, vocational skills and associated assistance to be skilled for Queensland's 21st century workforce. Full implementation of Skilling Queenslanders for Work occurred in July 2007.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work is now managed by the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations. Visit www.deir.qld.gov.au/employment for more information.
Find out more about Skilling Queenslanders for Work
Frequently asked questions - Skilling Queenslanders for Work
Frequently asked questions - Queensland Skills Plan for Individuals
How to apply?
The following documents will assist you in your application:
Funding guidelines [PDF 489kb]
Funding application [DOC 312kb]
Instruction booklet for completing the funding application [DOC 289kb]
Budget Tool Spreadsheet [XLS 200kb]
Indigenous employment programs
The Indigenous Employment Policy for Queensland Government Building and Civil Construction Projects (20% Policy)
This policy requires that 20% of the employment hours on government construction projects in designated Indigenous communities and shires are dedicated to employment and training opportunities for local Indigenous people.
Indigenous Employment and Training Managers
The department funds the employment of Indigenous Employment and Training Managers to develop and implement employment and training strategies to support the 20% Indigenous Employment Policy and other local economic development strategies across communities and regions for Indigenous people.
Indigenous Employment and Training Support Officers
The department funds the employment of Indigenous Employment and Training Support Officers to provide culturally appropriate one-to-one mentoring and support to Indigenous apprentices, trainees and vocational students with the objective of increasing retention and completion rates.
Indigenous Land Use Agreements
The Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) forms the employment and training component of compensation packages offered to traditional owners for agreement of the usage of their lands.
Other Indigenous initiatives
The Department initiates and manages a number of programs, policies and strategies that support Indigenous Queenslanders.
Multicultural Employment Strategy
The Multicultural Employment Strategy is targeted towards job seekers from a non-english speaking backgrounds.
Find out more about the Multicultural Employment Strategy [HTML] [PDF 139kb]
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