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Career Start
What is Career Start? Career Start provides individuals with the skills and support to start their career. The program provides training to help individuals find a job and supports those already employed to move into more skilled roles or full-time employment, including after completing an apprenticeship or traineeship. Career Start supports delivery of entry level training to students, apprentices and trainees aligned with the skill outcomes required by industry.
Career Start offers either a general training pathway or employment-based apprenticeship or traineeship pathway.
General Training Pathway
Eligible participants can complete up to two funded Certificate III qualifications as part of general training or an apprenticeship or traineeship. *Please note that if the funded apprenticeship or traineeship is completed first, participants are no longer eligible for a funded general training qualification.
Who Is Eligible?
To access a subsidised training place under Career Start, a student must meet the following criteria:
- aged 15 years or older; • not be a school student;
- permanently reside in Queensland;
- be an Australian citizen, or Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), or a temporary resident with the right visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen;
- not already have a certificate III or higher qualification completed within the last 10 years (qualifications completed as a school student and foundation skills qualifications do not count);
- not be enrolled in another qualification, even if it is on hold or deferred, whether funded by DTET or not (foundation skills qualifications do not count).
Along with the eligibility criteria above, specific entry restrictions or exemptions may apply to certain subsidised qualifications and skill sets. These are set by industry or sector requirements, as well as national training package guidelines. For more information, please contact reception.
Co-contribution Fee
Given the benefits of training, including improved job opportunities and higher earnings, students enrolled in certificate III qualifications and skill sets, and nonconcessional students in lower-level qualifications, are required to contribute to the cost of training through a co-contribution (student) fee.
- BSB30120 Certificate III in Business $50 Concession $150 Non-concession
- SIT30622 Certificate III in Hospitality $50 Concession $150 Non-concession
The only exceptions to this fee condition are
- SQW Participants – this training is provided fee free to participants
Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW)
Skilling Queenslanders for Work helps eligible Queenslanders develop skills, gain qualifications and provide direct assistance to enter and stay in the workforce.
The initiative offers 8 programs that deliver training to improve skills and employment opportunities. The programs focus on supporting:
- young people, including those in and transitioned from out-of-home care
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- people with disability
- mature-age job seekers
- women re-entering the workforce
- veterans and ex-service personnel
- people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- recently released prisoners.
The programs are delivered across the state by community-based organisations, local councils, Parents and Citizens’ and Parents and Friends associations.
Participants can only access one funded placement under Skilling Queenslanders for Work funding.
Who Is Eligible?
Participants must be:
- Queensland residents
- aged 15 years or older
- an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on a pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen.
Qualifications Available
For current vacancies and locations contact us at reception@nctc.com.au
- BSB10120 Certificate I in Workplace Skills
- BSB30120 Certificate III in Business
- SIT10222 Certificate I in Hospitality
- SIT20322 Certificate II in Hospitality
- SIT30622 Certificate III in Hospitality
