To help jobseekers overcome employment barriers, and to meet Queensland’s need for a skilled workforce, the Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation administers programs that improve and increase opportunities for employment.
Skilling
Queenslanders
for Work Initiative
Are you having problems finding a job? Read more about government-funded employment programs designed to help you gain the skills you need to join today’s workforce.
The Productivity Places Program (PPP) is part of the joint Australian, State and Territory Governments initiative to provide additional training places for existing workers and job seekers. It's part of the Australian Government's Skilling Australia for the Future policy which
in Queensland is being
jointly managed by
the Department of Education
Training and the Arts
and the Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation. A component
of the job seeker training
places will be administered
through the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.
Indigenous employment
Find out about community-based employment and training programs designed to help Indigenous Queenslanders compete in the jobs market.
Jobseeker projects
See if there is an employment or training project running in your area to help you increase your job skills and opportunities for employment.
Success stories
Stories screened on WIN television illustrating how the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative has changed lives.
Last updated 06 October 2009
View/print the Skilling Queenslanders for Work brochure (PDF, 302 KB)