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Construction Skills Queensland funding
If you or your apprentice or trainee work in the building and construction industry (including civil construction) you may be eligible to access Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) funding to help reduce the cost of training.
TAFE Queensland is a proud recipient of Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) funding. Eligible participants can receive funding to a range of training options including short courses and individual units of competency, as well as certificate, diploma and advanced diploma qualifications. Funding is limited and subject to availability.
What is Construction Skills Queensland?
Construction Skills Queensland is an independent, not-for-profit, industry-funded body supporting employers, workers, apprentices, trainees and career seeks in the building and construction industry.
CSQ provides funding to reduce the financial obstacle to training, making upskilling an affordable option for many more individuals in the building and construction industry. CSQ funding is paid directly to TAFE Queensland saving participants approximately 75% to 100% of course costs.
What is funded?
We receive funding from CSQ to provide subsidised training to the building and construction industry. CSQ funding is available for selected higher level qualifications, short courses and skills assessment and gap training certificate III qualifications. There are a range of different courses and qualifications that attract funding. Click the ‘download brochure’ button under each CSQ Program to access information about the program, the courses and qualifications on offer, the CSQ funded amount and the student contribution amount (the amount you would be required to pay).
Who is an Eligible Worker?
CSQ describe an eligible worker as someone who is an employee or self-employed worker, who can demonstrate primary and substantial direct involvement in the:
- Queensland Building and Construction industry doing:
- construction, significant renovations and extensions of residential and commercial buildings
- installation services for interiors of residential and commercial buildings in associated trades; electrical, plumbing, flooring etc.
- works on a major infrastructure project
- Queensland Civil Construction industry doing:
- land development and site preparation for the purpose of construction
- works for civil infrastructure
- works on a major infrastructure project
Higher Qualifications
CSQ’s 2025-26 Higher Qualifications Program provides eligible workers with funded training to complete either a Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma. It is designed to help existing workers and those who are unemployed (no greater than 6 months) gain new skills and knowledge to further their future opportunities and move into higher level professional roles within the Queensland Building and Construction industry.
Eligible workers (excluding apprentices), and relevant administration staff working for a Queensland building and construction business can apply if there is a clear career path to undertake this training and remain in the Building and Construction industry.
Funding Conditions
- Funding is available between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2027
- You or your employer must pay the set CSQ co-contribution fee per qualification on enrolment
- You must complete and pass one unit of competency by 30 June 2026 to guarantee funding for all units of competency in your qualification
- Complete your qualification on or before 31 July 2027
- You cannot have previously accessed CSQ funding for the same or equivalent qualification in a previous CSQ Higher Qualification Program term
- You can only be enrolled into one CSQ funded skill set or qualification at a time under CSQ’s Higher Qualifications and Skills Assessment and Gap Training Program
Course list
- BSB40920 Certificate IV in Project Management Practice
- BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
- CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction
- CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
- CPC60220 Advanced Diploma of Building and Construction (Management)
- UEE42622 Certificate IV in Hazardous Areas – Electrical
CSQ funding is paid directly to TAFE Queensland. If you are eligible, you may be required to contribute towards the remaining course fees.
Funding is available in select areas only and is limited and not guaranteed.
To learn more about eligibility and funding conditions, read CSQ 2025-26 Higher Qualifications Funding Conditions, phone 1800 654 447 or complete the enquiry form below
Short courses program
The Short Courses Program provides funded training to assist with the upskilling and cross skilling of eligible participants in the Queensland building and construction and civil construction industry. Short Courses are individual competencies and skillsets designed to provide workers with the necessary skills and knowledge to apply for licences and be experts in specific and targeted areas.
Funding Conditions
- Funding is available for a maximum of eight CSQ funded Short Courses in total between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025. This includes a maximum of three high risk work licences and three mobile plant operator courses.
- Complete your studies by 30 September 2025
- Further eligibility criteria apply
Funding is available in select regional areas only and is limited and not guaranteed.
Course list
For more information including courses funded under this program and student contribution amounts download the brochure*.
Eligibility
CSQ funding is paid directly to TAFE Queensland. If you are eligible, you may be required to contribute towards the remaining course fees.
To learn more phone 1800 654 447 or complete the enquiry form below.
Skills Assessment and Gap Training
The Skills Assessment and Gap Training (SAGT) Program provides training and assessment services to enable existing workers to have their skills and experience recognised to obtain an initial nationally recognised building and construction or civil construction qualification. Under this Program, TAFE Queensland can identify the skills you already have and provide the gap training you need.
The Program targets eligible workers in Queensland who do not hold a formal building and construction or civil construction qualification, who have strong experience in the relevant industry, and who require gap training to gain an initial Certificate III qualification.
Funding Conditions
- Funding is available for a maximum of one qualification between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025, (an exception applies for waterproofing qualifications)
- A minimum of 70% of the full qualification must be achieved through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process. Credit transfers from previous completed studies can be applied.
- A minimum of two and a maximum of ten gap trained units is allowed
- Complete your studies by 30 September 2025
- Further eligibility criteria apply
Funding is available in select regional areas only and is limited and not guaranteed.
Eligibility
CSQ funding is paid directly to TAFE Queensland. If you are eligible you may be required to contribute towards the remaining course fees.
To learn more phone 1800 654 447.
Course list
- Certificate III in Landscape Construction (AHC30921)
- Certificate III in Shopfitting (CPC30120)
- Certificate III in Carpentry (CPC30220)
- Certificate III in Painting and Decorating (CPC30620)
- Certificate III in Roof Tiling (CPC30820)
- Certificate III in Solid Plastering (CPC31020)
- Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining (CPC31220)
- Certificate III in Wall and Floor Tiling (CPC31320)
- Certificate III in Construction Waterproofing (CPC31420)
- Certificate III in Stonemasonry (CPC32320)
- Certificate III in Roof Plumbing (CPC32620)
- Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying (CPC33020)
- Certificate III in Glass and Glazing (MSF30422)
- Certificate III in Flooring Technology (MSF30822)
- Certificate III in Civil Construction Plant Operations (RII30820)
- Certificate III in Civil Construction (Road Construction and Maintenance) (RII30920)
For more information including courses funded under this program and student contribution amounts download the brochure*.
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