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TAFE Queensland's Flexible Trade Training Delivery Pilot provides funded training to carpentry, electrical, and plumbing apprentices with cancelled apprenticeship contracts and link them with new employers.
Apprentices who have lost or left employment, or had their apprenticeship contract cancelled for any reason in the previous 12 months may apply to continue apprenticeship training at TAFE Queensland and find a new employer with assistance from this program.
Places in this pilot program are limited to 100 carpentry, 100 electrical, and 40 plumbing apprentices across TAFE Queensland's Acacia Ridge and Bracken Ridge campuses, with expansion of the program dependant on initial success.
Improved Completions is a joint initiative between the Australian Government and Queensland Government.
Complete the Expression of Interest form on this web page to join this pilot program.
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TAFE Queensland's Find Your Apprentice service matches employers with job-ready and relevant applicants to take the guesswork out of finding an apprentice, just like Doug in the image below.
Find Your Apprentice is crucial to this pilot program and will work with apprentices and employers to achieve employment outcomes for participants. Employers interested in taking on apprentices in this pilot program should express their interest in the form on this web page.
Doug Egan achieved an employment outcome through Find Your Apprentice
Eligible Participants under this Agreement are out-of-trade apprentices who:
- in the 12 months prior to commencing on the Program was a party to a training contract that was cancelled in one of the following apprenticeships (except where the qualification has been superseded and it is necessary to continue in the new qualification):
- Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30820); or
- Certificate III in Carpentry (CPC30220); or
- Certificate III in Plumbing (CPC32420).
- has an approved Training Assistance for Cancelled Apprentices and Trainees application, prior to commencing or receiving support as a Participant on the Program.
- are aged 15 years of age or over.
- permanently resides in one of the following Department of Trade, Employment and Training Regions:
- Metro Region; or
- Southeast Region; or
- North Coast Region.
- Identify your Queensland region | Department of Trade, Employment and Training
- are an Australian citizen, or a New Zealand citizen, or hold an eligible visa that allows them to work in Australia.
- meet any additional eligibility requirements identified through the Program.
The following individuals are NOT eligible Participants for this Agreement:
- Secondary school students;
- Employees of TAFE Queensland