CSQ Funded Training

Funded Training for Building and Construction Industry Workers

Safety & Emergency Training are proud recipients of Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) funding contracts to deliver Short Courses – Building & Civil Construction in the Northern region to eligible workers within the Queensland building and construction industry for the contract period 1st October 2025 to 30 September 2026.

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.

CSQ provides funding to reduce the financial obstacle to training, making upskilling an affordable option for many more individuals in the construction industry.

CSQ-funded training is delivered by a range of selected registered training organisations (RTOs) across Queensland.

CSQ contributes towards the cost of courses to reduce the cost to participants. CSQ funding is paid directly to the contracted RTO, generally between 75% and 100% of course costs. 

These short courses focus on the safety, licencing and regulatory requirements of the industry and provide you with a range of competencies that employers need. 

These short courses are designed to get you up skilled fast.

If you:

  • 15 year old or older. 
  • An Eligible Worker OR
  • An Unemployed Eligible worker in Queensland, you have been unemployed for a period of not greater than 6 months but would otherwise meet the requirements of an eligible worker 
  • An Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or a participant who has the right to work & study in Australia & has been employed in the QLD Building and Construction Industry for a period of 6 months or more. 
  • Do not work for an RTO or are an employee of an authority or other industry (council workers are acceptable)
  • Have not been previously trained or assessed in the short course that you wish to undertake unless an approved refresher.  
  • Are not currently enrolled in a Queensland secondary school program 

You may be eligible to receive the maximum funding for the below courses:

Participants are eligible to complete 8 units of competency within the funding period under the short courses program (which includes both Building and Civil) Within the 8 units participants can only undertake 3 high risk work licences and 3 mobile plant units.  

Building Units

  • HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
  • CPCCLDG3001 – Licence to perform Dogging
  • CPCCLSF2001 – Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level 
  • CPCCLSF3001 – Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding intermediate level 
  • TLILIC0024 – Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above)
  • TLILIC0005 – Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 meters or more)
  • TLILIC0040 – Licence to operate a non-slewing mobile crane (greater than 3 tonnes capacity)
  • TLILIC0023 – Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes)
Civil Units
  • RIICOM301E – Communicate Information
  • RIIHAN309F – Conduct telescopic materials handler operations
  • RIIHAN311F – Conduct operations with an integrated tool carrier
  • RIIMPO319E – Conduct backhoe/loader operations
  • RIIMPO320F – Conduct civil construction excavator operations
  • RIIRIS301E – Apply risk management processes
  • RIIWHS202E – Enter and Work in Confined Spaces
  • RIIWHS204E – Work safely at heights