Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ)
Construction Skills Queensland is an independent, not-for-profit, industry-funded body supporting employers, workers, apprentices, trainees and career seekers in the building and construction industry.
What is CSQ Funded Training?
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
There are two levels of CSQ funding pathways:
- Higher Qualification Programs
- Skills Assessment and Gap Training
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Higher Qualification Program
Funding Conditions:
- Funding Limit: Participants are limited to a maximum of one Higher Qualification funded by CSQ.
- Eligibility: Must be a Queensland resident, Australian citizen/permanent resident (or specific visa holder), and an "eligible worker" (or unemployed eligible worker) currently in the building and construction industry.
- RPL Limit: No more than 50% of the qualification can be obtained through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or credit transfer.
Restrictions:
- Participants cannot be current apprentices or trainees.
- No more than 50% of the qualification can be achieved through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or credit transfer.
- It cannot be combined with CSQ's Skills Assessment and Gap Training (SAGT) in the same term.
- The funding runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027 (with key milestones in 2026).
Costs:
For 2025/26, the student contribution for qualifications like Certificate IV or Diplomas typically ranges from $500 to $1,000+ depending on the course.
Skills Assessment & 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. This CSQ program funds up to 75% of costs. Under this Program, Foundation Training Australia 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 2025 and 31 August 2026.
- 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 but cannot be more than 50% of the 70% achieved through RPL.
- A minimum of two and a maximum of ten gap trained units is allowed.
- Complete your studies by 31 August 2026.
- Further eligibility criteria apply.
Costs:
CSQ funds up to 75% of costs, with participants covering the remaining gap fees. Student contributions vary by provider and course, with specific gap training often charged around $1.60 per nominal hour for each unit of competency that is trained.
