Whether you’re looking to build your professional career or your team, explore the latest funding opportunities designed to train, educate and employ a future workforce.
Want to grow your tourism business with the right people and skills? Explore the latest funding opportunities designed to help you build, train and strengthen your workforce.
Back to Work
The Back to Work program provides eligible businesses with support services and incentive payments to employ Queenslanders who have experienced a period of unemployment.
Employer Support Payment Scheme
The Employer Support Payment Scheme provides financial assistance to employers of Reserve members and self-employed Reserve members, when the Reserve member is away from their civilian workplace on eligible periods of continuous Defence service.
Q Grants
Find Queensland Government grants and funding opportunities for your business, as well as advice and tools to assist you in developing your grant application.
Small Business Support Pool
The Small Business Support Pool provides a payment of up to $2,000 to small businesses to help them retain an employee who was employed under a Back to Work agreement.
Workforce Connect Fund
The Workforce Connect Fund is an initiative designed to increase investment in industry and community-led projects that address workforce attraction, retention and participation issues.
The Fund provides grants for large, scalable projects delivered by industry peak bodies and community peak organisations to implement new strategies that support the attraction and retention of employees.
Youth Boost
Youth Boost provides support payments of up to $20,000 to employers who hire an eligible unemployed Queenslander who is aged between 15–24 years.
Looking to build your career in tourism through training or education? Find funding and support tailored to help you learn, grow and succeed.
Back to work for Job Seekers
If you’ve recently lost your job (including through retrenchment, redundancy or corporate administration) there are a range of training subsidies that can help you get back on track for new employment.
C3G Plus program
C3G Plus provides eligible jobseekers with a single “true second chance” opportunity to access subsidised training.
The Certificate 3 Guarantee program supports eligible individuals to complete their first post-school Certificate III level qualification.
Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s
Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s covers the cost of your training when you choose a high priority apprenticeship or traineeship.
Free TAFE for Year 12 Graduates
There are a wide range of subsided training options available. Year 12 graduates can also access free TAFE courses in high priority areas through the Certificate 3 Guarantee program.
User Choice
The User Choice program provides a public funding contribution towards the cost of training and assessment services for eligible Queensland apprentices and trainees.
The program allows apprentices, trainees and their employers to select a preferred registered training organisation (RTO) from a list of pre-approved suppliers for the delivery of accredited training to meet their specific needs.